Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Revealed: Obama’s Keystone XL Delay Masks Other Huge Pipeline Developments
Many key pipeline, oil and gas industry marketing projects are currently up for expedited review by the Obama administration, eclipsing the capacity of Keystone XL’s northern half.
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American Farmers Call on Supreme Court to Defend Against Monsanto Patents
A group of family farmers, seed businesses and public advocacy groups asked the Supreme Court to hear their case against Monsanto.
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Anti-Keystone Stragegy: Build a Movement, Ignore Deniers, Topple Industry
Phil Aroneanu, co-founder of 350.org, believes reaching out to climate deniers is "a waste of our time," as is negotiating with the fossil fuel companies that "speak out of both sides of their mouth."
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The Time in Between: Waiting After Katrina and Sandy
On the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, families across New York and New Jersey are asking some of the same questions that plagued Gulf Coast residents, namely: When can I go home?
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Global Power Project, Part 10: TransCanada Corporation, Kings of the Keystone Pipeline
The government of Canada has, for years, been writing laws and implementing major policies at the direct suggestion of the oil industry — most recently TransCanada, which is seeking a green light to complete the Keystone XL.
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The End of Snow: A Warming Planet Dooms the Sport of Skiing
At Mount Hood in Oregon, some of the iconic mountain’s dozen glaciers have shrunk 60 percent and the U.S.'s only year-round ski site is melting away.
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Shutdown! Vermont Yankee Plant to Close, in Latest Anti-Nuke Victory
On Tuesday, Entergy Corp. announced it would decommission Vermont Yankee, the state’s only nuclear power plant, dealing a hard-fought win to residents statewide.
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Farmers' Strike Paralyzes Colombia
Colombian farmworkers are marching to demand government subsidies and greater access to land.
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Exposed: Cost of Enbridge Oil Spill in Kalamazoo Tops $1 Billion
The Canadian company responsible for the mega-tar sands oil spill in 2010 violated laws involving pipeline management, procedural manuals for operations and maintenance, public awareness and accident reporting, among others.
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With Opposition to Monsanto Growing, India's Farmers Turn to Traditional Bees and Honey
As India's government prepares to make the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India bill a law, the tiny bee may be emerging as a potential savior by offering ways to increase crop yields naturally.
