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Fossil Fools From G20 to Rio+20
by Patricia Lerner, Greenpeace International Three years ago I was in Pittsburgh and witnessed the G20 leaders commit to phasing out “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies over the medium term”. That...
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The BLM’s corrupt coal leasing program: billions in subsidies for Peabody,...
Next week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to hold an “auction” for 721 million tons of taxpayer-owned coal in the Powder River Basin. This is for the North Porcupine tract, and like...
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Coal companies’ scheme to dodge royalty payments draws federal investigation
One of the many subsidies that coal mining companies like Arch and Peabody enjoy is coming under increased scrutiny from federal regulators. The Department of Interior (DOI) announced that an...
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21 groups call for moratorium on Powder River coal in letter to new Interior...
The federal coal program overseen by the Department of Interior is undermining President Obama’s climate commitment The leaders of 21 organizations welcomed Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to...
View ArticleThe Koch Brothers don’t like subsidies yet receive plenty of them
Crosspost from Friends of the Earth Earlier this month, billionaire siblings Charles and David Koch made it publicly clear that they hate subsidies of all kinds — even the ones they benefit from as oil...
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