fossil fuels

12 days of giveaways - Day 9

Dec 7, 2011

What gifts will the fossil fuel industry receive this year courtesy of the American Taxpayer? Find out in our ongoing 12 days of Giveaways holiday guide to the gifts we give to Big Oil, Big Gas, and King Coal.

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12 days of giveaways - Day 10

Dec 7, 2011

What gifts will the fossil fuel industry receive this year courtesy of the American Taxpayer? Find out in our ongoing 12 days of Giveaways holiday guide to the gifts we give to Big Oil, Big Gas, and King Coal.

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12 days of giveaways - Day 12

Dec 7, 2011

What gifts will the fossil fuel industry receive this year courtesy of the American Taxpayer? Find out in our ongoing 12 days of Giveaways holiday guide to the gifts we give to Big Oil, Big Gas, and King Coal.

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Climate Change Facts: Fossil Fuels are a Bigger Problem than Wildland Fires

Jun 5, 2008

The Earth’s climate is changing. In the past, the climate warmed and cooled due to natural processes. Now humans are changing the climate by burning fossil fuels and permanently deforesting landscapes. Many of our wildlands are being stressed beyond their natural ability to adapt to these dramatic changes, and the full extent of how to deal with these changes remains unclear.

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Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says

Matthew Wald, New York Times
Oct 20, 2009

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Burning fossil fuels costs the United States about $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported in a study issued Monday.

The damages are caused almost equally by coal and oil, according to the study, which was ordered by Congress. The study set out to measure the costs not incorporated into the price of a kilowatt-hour or a gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel.

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Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

Anonymous
Feb 24, 2009

By David Moulton,  Climate and Conservation Funding Director

"We are greatly encouraged that, in his first address to Congress tonight, President Obama continued to stress his commitment to addressing global climate change — a looming, long-term, and potentially catastrophic threat to America’s economy, national security, and environment.

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Biomass — Rarely a carbon neutral energy option

Jun 25, 2010

The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences recently released a report commissioned by the state of Massachusetts that investigates greenhouse gas impacts of biomass energy. Quite predictably, the report has been greeted with both howls of protest and shouts of righteous glee.

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