by Melanie Feliciano Ethical Markets Correspondent The Mekong River – which travels through Thailand, Laos and Cambodia – is being destroyed by the construction of hydropower dams. The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan has had its surface area reduced by 90% due to diversion of water tributaries. Photographs of these effects …
Poll Finds Americans, Especially Independents, Overwhelmingly Oppose Subsidies to Fossil Fuels
Hat tip to Paul H.Ray! Poll Finds Americans, Especially Independents, Overwhelmingly Oppose Subsidies to Fossil Fuels AmericanProgress.org: 15 Feb 2012 07:56 AM PST Americans Desperately Want an Oil Change by Daniel J. Weiss As part of the FY 2013 budget released on February 13, President Obama proposed to eliminate $40 …
Business Leaders Urge Congress to End Oil Subsidies
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2011 CONTACT: American Sustainable Business Council — Richard Eidlin, 303-478-0131, [email protected] Business Leaders Urge Congress to End Oil Subsidies and Direct Limited Resources to Deficit Reduction and Job Creation Washington, D.C. — Business leaders called on Congress today to limit the billions in …