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State Dept. Announces Reevaluation of Keystone XL Tar Sand Pipeline
Washington, D.C. - The State Department announced today that it is reevaluating the environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project. The reevaluation will include consideration of rerouting the pipeline to avoid sensitive ecological areas in Nebraska. An alternative route would require a new environmental impact statement and would delay a final decision on the tar sands pipeline for as long as 18 months.
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Read more: XL Update
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Make History on November 6 We're about to ask you to do something extraordinary. Something world changing. Something righteous. Something to use up those frequent-flier miles. On November 6, meet us in Washington, D.C., to join hands in a ring around the White House. Together, thousands of us will send President Obama a message he might overlook on his Blackberry: We want clean energy. Tar sands oil is not in our national interest. And the Keystone XL pipeline must neverget a presidential permit. The closer you look at the Keystone XL boondoggle and its wealthy corporate backers, the worse the whole thing smells. In Texas, the Sierra Club and the Tea Party actually allied to oppose it. Seriously, it's now or never: Either we stop this pipeline and the environmental catastrophes that come with it, or we live with the consequences. Don't miss your chance to make history. Come help us stop the Keystone XL (and bring a sweater -- D.C. can be nippy in November). |
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Majority of Senate Votes to End Tax Breaks for Big Oil
Final Vote 52-48 Falls Short of 60 Votes Required
Washington, D.C. – Today the majority of the U.S. Senate voted in favor of the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act (S. 940) but failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass the bill. The bill, which had overwhelming public support, would have ended $21 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil, reduced the federal deficit and required Big Oil to pay its fair share of taxes, amid record profits for the industry and sky-high gas prices.
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Read more: Congress Supports Big Business Over the People
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Electric Vehicles: Myths vs. Reality
Myth 1: Switching to an electric vehicle will just mean that the same amount of pollution comes from the electricity generation rather than from the tailpipe — I'll just be switching from oil to coal.
Reality: According to a range of studies, an electric car leads to 35 to 60% less carbon dioxide pollution from electricity than the CO2 pollution from the oil of a conventional car with an internal combustion engine.[1][2][3] In some areas, like many on the West Coast that rely largely on wind or hydro power, the emissions are significantly lower for EVs. And that's today. As we retire more coal plants and bring cleaner sources of power online, the emissions from electric vehicle charging drop even further. Additionally, in some areas, night-time charging will increase the opportunity to take advantage of wind power -- another way to reduce emissions.
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Read more: Myths Surrounding Electric Cars
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Sierra Club Welcomes Administration’s Announcement to Strengthen Fuel Efficiency and Pollution Standards for Cars
Stronger Standards are Creating Jobs Now, and Can Move Us Beyond Oil
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation announced a supplemental notice of intent to strengthen car fuel efficiency standards.
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Read more: EPA to Strengthen MPG Requirements
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