May. 12, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
BOSTON -- May 11 -- “Stop selling elementary school students on coal.” That’s the message advocates for children, education, and the environment are sending Scholastic, Inc. The American Coal Foundation hired Scholastic to produc...
Read More »May. 10, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Our elected officials set the tone for the upcoming budget debate early in the wake of the 2010 elections by trading expensive tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires in order to extend unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who st...
Read More »May. 5, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—By a vote of 241-171, the House of Representatives today blocked the repeal of just one of the many taxpayer-funded subsidies that benefit big oil companies.
Read More »May. 3, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, DC -- A broad and diverse coalition today sent a letter applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Feinstein (D-CA) for combining their efforts to end billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded subsidies for conventional ethanol by introducing ...
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