Posts in January 8, 2008
New Hampshire Makes Climate A Priority
Interesting post by Cathy Duvall, the Sierra Club Political Director on Huffington Post about the importance of climate change in the New Hampshire primaries. Cathy writes: “The media may not be paying close attention, but in New Hampshire it’s easy for the candidates to talk directly to the public about the issues they believe are…
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Yesterday the Bush Administration delayed a decisive decision as to whether to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act. The feeling is that political meddling and its recent rush to sell oil leases in Arctic waters are behind the delay. Federal law requires U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to have made a final…
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Several green groups have sued Shell Oil and its affiliates, claiming the oil giant has for years released pollutants from its suburban Houston refinery that are well above state and federal limits. In their federal lawsuit, the Sierra Club and Environment Texas claim the excess air pollutants, including toxic chemicals benzene and 1,3-butadiene, are a…
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