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Green Scissors 2011: A Misguided Proposal for Budget and Environmental Reform

August 29, 2011 by Teryn Norris
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In the aftermath of the debt ceiling crisis and as the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction seeks a second budget deal, many public interest groups are working hard to ensure that even while Congress cuts wasteful spending, it preserves vital public programs and expands smart investments in the nation's future. [read more]

Has the Green Movement Stalled? Green Skeptic on Fox Business

April 22, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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I was on Fox Business' Varney & Company this morning for Earth Day. Tyson Slocum from Public Citizen was also on the program and we had fun talking about whether the environmental movement has stalled: [read more]

Energy and Financial Interests Pushing Offsets in Senate Climate Bill

March 17, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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Polluting energy companies and giant financial firms are once again allying to advance international offsets that have the potential to render a carbon cap entirely non-binding. The Coalition for Emissions Reductions Projects (CERP), wrote to Senator Maria Cantwell earlier this month criticizing the CLEAR Act she co-sponsored with... [read more]