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The Environmental State of the Union

January 24, 2012 by Frances Beinecke
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The annual State of the Union Address is a time for taking stock.  Tonight President Obama will assess our nation's progress on a range of urgent issues of urgent issues, but today I want to look closely at one critical indicator of America's well being: the health of our environment. Is America's air getting safer to breathe than... [read more]

The Congressmen from Coal

June 19, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Most congress people, when they want research, turn to the Congressional Research Service, a organization that dates back to 1914 and prides itself on doing research that is “confidential, authoritative, objective and nonpartisan.” And then there is a group of Republican legislators, organized as the Rural American Solutions Group, who... [read more]

Is Republican Nuclear Support a Wedge Issue Or Long Overdue Leadership On Energy And Climate?

June 7, 2009 by Rod Adams
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On Monday, June 8, 2009, Senate Republicans have scheduled a hearing co-chaired by Senator Lamar Alexander and Senator John McCain to discuss a vision of building 100 new nuclear plants in 20 years. According to the email accompanying the press release announcing the event, this hearing is the kickoff for a major effort to change the... [read more]