Coal is back, even as the Obama administration pushes green energy

By Jeremy Borden and Jim Morris

Improving economy requires electricity, so Big Coal is back

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… three dozen units.The agreement, which stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club and two other organizations, is “a game-changer for how we power our hom …"

"… homes and businesses in the Southeast,” Mary Anne Hitt, director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, said in a press release.Just a few weeks earlier …"

The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… e government watchdog group Judicial Watch and the environmental group the Sierra Club are trying to obtain similar information about the task force; earlier tod …"

The Bay State's toxic legacy

By Beverly Ford

Despite the expenditure of millions in cleanup costs, 25 Massachusetts Superfund sites are still a toxic mess

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… opkins, the director of environmental quality for the Washington, DC-based Sierra Club.“During the Clinton administration, roughly 80 sites were getting cleane …"

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One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… they claim coal ash has caused severe degradation.In an August report, the Sierra Club, EarthJustice, and the Environmental Integrity Project documented how many …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… ive years ago and grew to about 185 in 2008. The old green groups like the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation have now been joined by a new wave of …"

Training exercises showed gaps in government preparedness before BP oil spill

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Over the last eight years, the U.S. government has conducted four major drills to prepare for a massive oil spill, the results of which fore

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… is “either fraud, fantasy or forgery,” said Carl Pope, chairman of the Sierra Club, the environmental lobby. “These are not serious plans, and yet the gove …"

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Use of toxic acid puts millions at risk

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A 2009 explosion in Corpus Christ sheds light on danger of toxic acid cloud

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… s alkylation unit led to a release of unspecified size. In that case, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups alleged that there were “significant” H …"

Green groups see red in recent administration actions

By Laurel Adams and John Solomon

The environmental groups that helped propel Barack Obama to the White House are feeling betrayed during a summer of discontent and climate i

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… t-Import Bank to provide aid to a coal plant in India.Cathy Duvall, of the Sierra Club, said the administration has made some strides on the environment but just …"

Frustrated green groups to sue ExxonMobil, saying Texas regulator isn’t regulating

By Chris Hamby and Elizabeth Lucas

Tired of waiting for state regulators to take meaningful action, two environmental groups are preparing to file a lawsuit against the nation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… zing the health of thousands of nearby residents.Environment Texas and the Sierra Club hope the lawsuit will force ExxonMobil to cut emissions, enhance monitorin …"

"… onprofit legal service in Boston that represents Environment Texas and the Sierra Club.ExxonMobil declined to comment on the impending lawsuit, but said it has s …"

"… nance.”The problem, said Neil Carman, clean air program director for the Sierra Club in Texas, is the TCEQ’s light-handed regulatory approach. He likened the …"

"… eluctant to take the actions necessary to correct these problems, said the Sierra Club’s Carman.In a series of unauthorized emissions between 2006 and 2008, th …"

Doc Hastings — Natural Resources Committee

By Kristen Lombardi

Richard “Doc” Hastings, a one-time paper company executive, was among the historic freshman class that swept House Republicans into power in

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sierra Club":

"… e, in the group’s view.“It’s uniformly bad,” said Bill Arthur, the Sierra Club’s deputy national field director, referring to Hastings’s environmenta …"

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