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Lawrence Carter

Area of Protected Land Larger Than California at Risk from Drilling under Trump

Across the United States, 120 million acres of land protected by the federal government sits above known and potential reserves of oil, gas and coal – including huge swathes of the nation’s parks; wildlife refuges and forests.

December 06th, 2017

By Lawrence Carter

Area of Protected Land Larger Than California at Risk from Drilling under Trump

An area of protected land larger than California could be at risk from fossil fuel development, as the Trump administration looks to ramp up drilling on federal lands – according to a new investigation by Unearthed. Across the United States, 120 million acres of land protected by the federal government sits above known and

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Auto Industry Lobbied Europe To Weaken Emissions Rules & Electric Car Requirements

The EU is setting new CO2 targets for cars after 2020 but the industry is trying to weaken them.

November 08th, 2017

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Auto Industry Lobbied Europe To Weaken Emissions Rules & Electric Car Requirements

The UK car industry is attempting to weaken European efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars, Unearthed can reveal.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) – which represents UK-based manufacturers – responded to a European Commission

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Oil giants TransCanada, Kinder Morgan and Enbridge have together suffered 373 spills over the past seven years.

August 10th, 2017

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Companies Slated To Build Tar Sand Pipelines Have Spilled 63,000 Barrels Since 2010

The companies behind four proposed pipelines that would transport oil from Canada’s tar sands have spilled 63,000 barrels of hazardous liquids – including crude oil – from their existing US pipeline network since 2010, according to government data. Statistics from the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) – 

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Trump’s Top Trade Nominees Lobby To Kill UK’s Growth-Hormone Meat Ban

The news could have implications for the UK’s attempts to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States, with reports suggesting the US agricultural sector wants to weaken UK food standards.

July 31st, 2017

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Trump’s Top Trade Nominees Lobby To Kill UK’s Growth-Hormone Meat Ban

Donald Trump’s nominee to be the United States’ chief agricultural trade negotiator previously called for the US to walk away from trade talks with the EU if it refused to drop its ban on beef reared with antibiotics and growth supplements, Energydesk can reveal. The news could have implications for the UK’s attempts to strike a post-Brexit

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Trump Order Could Open Up Area Larger Than Yellowstone To Drilling

An area of protected land larger than Yellowstone national park could be at risk from drilling – with six national monuments affected by the executive order sitting above known or potential reserves of oil, gas and coal.

May 10th, 2017

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Trump Order Could Open Up Area Larger Than Yellowstone To Drilling

More than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape could be at risk from fossil fuel exploration following Donald Trump’s decision to review protections on national monuments, an Energydesk investigation can reveal. Trump issued an executive order last month requiring the Department of Interior to review 27 monuments designated since 1996 –

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An activist with her hand painted black to symbolize the contamination of oil, takes part in a protest performance demanding measures to prevent oil spills, outside the national oil company in Lima, Peru, Aug. 22, 2016. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)

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Projects receiving government backing include a petrochemical refinery owned by Putin’s son-in-law; oil fields owned by Petrobras – Brazil’s state-owned oil company – which has been at the heart of the country’s massive corruption scandal; and coal mines in Russia.

April 19th, 2017

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REPORT: British Gov Subsidizing Controversial International Fossil Fuel Projects

The UK government has provided fossil fuel companies with £6.9 billion in financial support since 2000, according to a joint investigation by Energydesk and Private Eye. The support came from UK Export Finance, the government agency that underwrites loans and insurance for risky export deals as part of efforts to boost international

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William Happer is a leading climate skeptic scientist who believes that increased levels of CO2 will benefit the planet.

February 17th, 2017

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Trump’s Pick For Science Advisor Agreed Not To Disclose Fossil Fuel Funding

(REPORT) --- The rumored front-runner for the role of Donald Trump’s scientific advisor is a prominent climate skeptic who was previously caught in an undercover Energydesk investigation agreeing to conceal fossil fuel funding of his

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