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During debate over the energy bill in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Tuesday, Representatives Hall, Green, Murphy, Rogers, Pickering, and Committee Chair Barton, among others, voiced their opposition to any restrictions on future oil and gas exploration within the United States. The committee majority shot down a number of minority amendments, including an amendment by Rep. Stupak of Michigan to prohibit directional, slant, or offshore oil and gas drilling on the Great Lakes.
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Two years ago, support for Tom DeLay's MTBE liability shield for oil and chemical companies stalled when documents surfaced showing the companies had, contrary to their claims, aggressively lobbied for MTBE's adoption as a gasoline additiv
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A new analysis of Department of Energy (DOE) figures shows that in the wake of the 2002 Senate vote to approve the Yucca Mountain dumpsite, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission quickly and quietly approved license extensions at nuclear reactors nationwide.
Read MoreThe oil and gas industry and federal officials repeatedly claim that environmental protections have blocked their access to Western lands and hurt efforts to reduce dependence on foreign sources of energy. However, a year-long review of Department of Interior records by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows the oil and gas industry has enjoyed decades of access to an enormous amount of Western lands. Yet during this period, U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources has continually increased.
Read MoreRefineries, power plants and other large industrial facilities in California that violate clean air laws typically pay penalties lower than what an SUV driver may legally be fined for a smog violation, according to an investigation of enforcement records by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
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Metropolitan Areas Get Short End of Federal Gas Tax Funds
Read MoreLike other car companies, Ford has consistently fought mandatory increases in fuel economy for SUVs and other vehicles by invoking fears that higher mileage requirements would result in smaller, more dangerous vehicles.
Read MoreMTBE: WHAT THE OIL COMPANIES KNEW AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT
Read MoreView and Download the report here: Particle Civics
Read MoreView and Download our report here: Uncontrolled Lusts
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View and Download the report here: EWG Corn Ethanol Energy Security
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Choosing Green Energy: A Consumer's Guide to Sustainable Electricity
Read MoreView and Download the report here: Power Plants Caught Cheating
Read MoreMost voters do not know that George W. Bush's policy advisors typically work for corporate front groups working for goals far outside the mainstream environmental perspective.
Read MoreView and Download the report here: Potholes and Politics
Read MoreIn the five years before electricity deregulation, California utilities cut funding in half for programs that save energy, save customers money, and help save the environment.
Read MoreView and Download the report here: Do As We Say, Not As We Do
Read MoreView and Download our report here: Up In Smoke
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