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To Win Ohio and Pennsylvania, Obama Must Oppose Fracking
by Alex Lotorto This morning, I was sipping coffee and watching Sunday morning talk shows with my parents. We talked about the presidential election when my dad muted the commercial breaks that consistently included fossil fuel industry commercials. My mom put it simply, “I made phone calls, put up posters, and worked at the [Obama]…
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Bold Energy Justice Platform Released!
After a year of work with numerous grassroots leaders throughout the U.S., our network of activists fighting “biomass” incinerators has put together a bold and comprehensive platform to guide and unite our work. Since so-called “biomass” incineration cuts across many issues, including energy and waste policy as well as agriculture and forestry issues, it makes sense that…
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We predicted the nation’s largest city bankruptcy — 8 years ago
Pennsylvania’s capital city is now filing for bankruptcy. We hate to say it, but we told them so… eight years ago. In 2003, Energy Justice founder, Mike Ewall, testified before Harrisburg City Council at the request of the coalition of black clergy in the region, warning them that if they borrowed another $125 million to rebuilt…
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