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Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy

Posted on August 23, 2017

Americans should understand the goal of the oil and gas industry: drill, extract, and burn all the oil and gas resources it can acquire. The business plan is to burn it all.[[{"fid":"19287","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","title":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"2"}}]]

The Environmental Risks and Oversight of Enhanced Oil Recovery in the United States

August 2, 2017 | By Matthew Geraci, Syed Jehangeer Ali, Courtney Romolt, and Regina Rossmann

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is the most common oil recovery practice in the U.S., accounting for an estimated 60% of domestic crude oil production. EOR involves the injection of fluids underground to increase the flow of oil and gas to the surface. Despite its prevalence, EOR is largely unknown to the public, poses threats to groundwater, and lacks adequate oversight from state and federal regulators.

Putting Drinking Water First: Restoring Clean Water Act Protections to Streams and Wetlands

May 1, 2017 | By Clean Water Action

Protecting sources of drinking water from contamination is essential to ensuring safe drinking water. Source Water Protection includes maintaining the health of streams, wetlands, and other water bodies, but there has been confusion over which water resources are covered under Clean Water Act pollution control programs following Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006 and subsequent Bush Administration policies.

What's it the package? Unveiling the toxic secrets of food and beverage packaging

What's In The Package? Unveiling the Toxic Secrets of Food and Beverage Packaging

August 1, 2016 | By Andria Ventura, Miriam Gordon, Audrey L Thier, Clean Water Action, Clean Water Fund, and ReThink Disposable Publications

This report investigates the issue of chemicals in food packaging and their impact on the safety of what American consumers eat and drink.

Reducing Litter and Achieving Zero Waste by Charging for Take-Out, A Survey of Customer and Café Behaviors and Response to a Proposed Ordinance in San Francisco Cups

Reducing Litter and Achieving Zero Waste by Charging for Take-Out Cups

April 1, 2016 | By Clean Water Fund and ReThink Disposable Publications

Surveys were conducted with 95 café owners and 461 customers across San Francisco that sell to-go beverages in disposable cups. The goal of the survey was to determine what current practices and behaviors businesses utilize to incentivize BYO behavior, current consumer habits and reasons, and opinions on future options.

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