May. 18, 2012 / Posted by: Bill waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
One of the best-known and trusted environmental labels is the “dolphin-safe” label that today can be found on much of the tuna sold in the U.S. On May 16, a World Trade Organization appeals panel ruled that this label unfairly discrimi...
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May. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Michal rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Today, the majority of U.S transportation fuel is comprised of approximately 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline, a blend known as E10. However, the ethanol industry recently cleared all federal hurdles required by the U.S. Environmental Pr...
Read More »May. 15, 2012 / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2072, a bill to reauthorize the federal government’s Export-Import Bank, which provides billions of dollars in public financing for harmful fossil fuel projects worldwide.[1] Passage of t...
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May. 15, 2012 / Posted by: Michal rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Today the Renewable Fuels Association, a trade group for the ethanol industry, released a report claiming corn ethanol reduces gas prices at the pump. It is no surprise that a report bought by the corn ethanol corporations champions their industr...
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