August 26, 2015
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How the President Plans to Cut Methane Emissions by 40-45%
Last week, the Obama administration announced its proposed rule to cut future methane emissions from oil and gas production. Methane contributes 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities that are warming the earth, so the rule is a step towards meeting our climate change targets. A few disappointments in the rule. |
Freedom Industries Executives Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges for West Virginia Chemical Leak
The January 2014 chemical leak in West Virginia left 300,000 people without clean water. Last week, former two former Freedom Industries executives plead guilty to criminal charges for their roles in the spill. Read more.
Proposed Monsanto Merger with Swiss Chemical Giant Raises Troubling Questions
Allowing Monsanto and Syngenta to merge would likely give the corporation unfair advantages over competitors and drive others to pursue mergers of their own. It would also allow Monsanto to avoid at least $1.5 billion in U.S. taxes if it chose to "invert" and reincorporate in Syngenta's home country of Switzerland. Creating a monster?
"CEG's Scott Klinger on LA Public Radio," Los Angeles Public Radio’s Ian Masters, August 25, 2015
"Proposal Would Qualify More Tennesseans for Overtime Pay," Public News Service, August 24, 2015
"Dear Kim Kardashian: Those pesky FDA rules are there for a reason," MSNBC, August 17, 2015
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