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Analyze This!
The Canadian government is failing to adequately protect its citizens from toxic chemicals, according to a report released today by an advisory group to Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The report recommends that the government spend millions of dollars to analyze new and existing pesticides and other chemicals for risks, clarify which federal agencies are responsible […]
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Put This in Your Pipeline and Smoke It
Guess what? A survey paid for by oil-happy Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) found that 75 percent of Alaskans support opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Environmentalists are also confronting another problem — industry says many more pipelines need to be built to boost the amount of natural gas available to […]
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Exploratory Committee
The governors of Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming told the U.S. House Resources Committee yesterday that they would welcome more oil, gas, and coal exploration in their states. The committee’s chair, James Hansen (R-Utah), agreed with them that policies discouraging energy exploration on federal lands have contributed to the energy problems facing California and other parts […]
