Mar. 27, 2012 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Last night the Senate voted 92-4 to have 30 hours of debate on S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. The bill would eliminate billions of dollars of tax subsidies for the five biggest oil companies, who have cumulatively booked more than $...
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Mar. 13, 2012 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
In what is becoming a summer ritual high gas prices are again at the forefront of the national consciousness. With the U.S. consuming 20 percent of the world’s oil supply and controlling only 2 percent of the reserves, there simply is no sho...
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Feb. 14, 2012 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Yesterday President Obama fired the first shot in what is likely to be a series of budget skirmishes with House Republicans leading up to the November elections. Including controversial provisions such as an expiration of the Bush tax cuts for tho...
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Jan. 31, 2012 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
If there ever were a story that illustrated how the top 1% have captured both the economic and political power in our country, we need look no further than today’s earning announcement from Exxon Mobil. The oil and gas giant made $41 billion...
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