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Gas Utility Sends Kid-Friendly Activity Books to Oregon Schools

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The groups are represented by lawyers from Earthjustice and the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School. Some sections included safety information and tips on energy conservation, but many others promote natural gas, describe its benefits, or position gas as a clean alternative to dirtier fuels.

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

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James, with the help of Tulane’s law clinic, fought to protect their constitutional right to protest in Gramercy. It also walked back restrictive rules on its books related to marches. The law is on our side,” Lavigne told me. A few days later, RISE St. Now citizens and groups like RISE St. John and the Sierra Club.

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The Enormous Energy Legacy Of President George W. Bush

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” Quoting from my book Power Plays : “The group’s work culminated in the release of the National Energy Policy (NEP) in May of 2001. The Bush Administration passed a number of laws aimed at accelerating the development of fracking. oil and gas production. oil and natural gas production, a dramatic drop in U.S.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

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There, he met with OPUC staff in person and exchanged emails with Lori Koho, then OPUC’s senior official overseeing natural gas utilities. He hoped that his list of complaints would show “how the unethical culture [at NW Natural] goes all the way to the top,” as one of his emails to Koho explains.

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Waves of Abandonment

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This takes some stress off your shoulders and you’re like, all you really need in life is a pair of blue jeans and a good book.”. Sewell, a 48-year-old businessman based in Midland, Texas, founded 7S Oil and Gas LLC in 2014. This increases the risk of methane seeping into the air and oil migrating into the surrounding groundwater.

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Waves of Abandonment

DeSmogBlog

This takes some stress off your shoulders and you’re like, all you really need in life is a pair of blue jeans and a good book.”. Sewell, a 48-year-old businessman based in Midland, Texas, founded 7S Oil and Gas LLC in 2014. This increases the risk of methane seeping into the air and oil migrating into the surrounding groundwater.

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How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning

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In 19 articles that became a widely read book, History of the Standard Oil Company , published in 1904, she exposed its unsavory practices. At the time, the public (and even many scientists) didn’t appreciate the deadly nature of DDT. That didn’t come until the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring.