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Senator Bernie Sanders Backs Renewable Energy Industry - Solar Feeds - 0 views

  • Instead, he believes that money is better spent promoting breakthroughs in the renewable energy sector, once more emphasizing economic responsibility rather than ethical responsibility. Growth in the renewable energy sector means growth in jobs, growth in energy output, and growth in profit. The wind industry alone now employs 75,000 working Americans, supplying residents with more than 50,000 megawatts of electricity (an output equivalent to 50 nuclear plants).  Similar numbers are seen in the solar energy and weatherization industries – a testament to the vitality and potential of the renewable energy sector.
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Senator Bernie Sanders: To Battle Global Warming, We Must Pick Clean Energy As A 'Winne... - 0 views

  • As a member of both the Senate Energy and Environment committees, I am working to stop the handouts to the fossil fuel industry. I have introduced legislation called the End Polluter Welfare Act. Rep. Keith Ellison filed the companion bill in the House of Representatives. Our measure calls for the elimination for all subsidies to the oil, gas and coal industries.
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Big Wind's Recurring Nightmare | Mother Jones - 0 views

  • Jacob Susman is frustrated again. Sitting in the bright green conference room of his company's trendy industrial office, overshadowed by the Brooklyn Bridge, he's a clean-cut poster child for the "green economy": Since 2007, Susman's OwnEnergy, which installs wind turbines, has grown to be one of the nation's most prominent wind installers. But he's plagued by a recurring nightmare: "Every few years the industry has to drop everything for six or nine months and focus exclusively on having the credit passed."
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Gov. Gregoire announces priority actions to protect state's valuable shellfish resource... - 0 views

  • OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire signed an executive order today underscoring the importance of recommendations from her Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification to address the growing problem of ocean acidification in Washington, which threatens the state’s shellfish resources and its $270 million shellfish industry.
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Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment | The Nation - 0 views

  • Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment Bronwyn Oatley and Kelsey Collins on December 20, 2012 - 3:46 PM ET In the wake of a high-profile student protest and amid a growing university movement to combat climate change, Middlebury College announced in early December that it would initiate steps to address the feasibility of divesting its endowment from the fossil fuel industry.
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Fracking Lobbyists Prep Case Against Matt Damon Movie | Climate Central - 0 views

  • Fracking Lobbyists Prep Case Against Matt Damon Movie Published: December 24th, 2012  774  23  76  0   Print Permalink RSS Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian Hollywood's discovery of fracking has caused some unease in the oil and gas industry — even in the midst of America's energy boom.
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The Final Tally: Big Polluters' Big Ad Spending In The 2012 Elections | ThinkProgress - 0 views

  • In just the last two months of the campaign, outside groups linked to dirty energy sources or the promotion of a dirty energy agenda spent more than $270 million on TV ads in the presidential, House, and Senate races and industry ads promoting oil, gas, and coal interest, and more than $31 million was spent on energy-related ads, according to a Center for American Progress Action Fund analysis of data from Kantar Media’s CMAG. This includes more than $109 million spent in congressional races with $21.7 million on energy-specific ads. During that time, more than 59,600 spots ran on energy and environmental issues in the presidential race and key House and Senate races.
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For oil traders, a vexing new risk: U.S. politics | Reuters - 0 views

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      "Much of the industry has been caught out in recent years by a number of unexpected decisions, from Obama's more liberal use of strategic petroleum reserves in 2011 to the drawn-out battle over the TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL pipeline."
  • For oil traders, a vexing new risk: U.S. politics
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  • As Poor Countries Walk Out of Climate Talks, Venezuela Calls on Industrial Nations to Take Action
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