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Joe Romm

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Dec 10, 2017
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Poll: 75 Percent of Americans Support Regulating CO2 as a Pollutant, 60 Percent Support Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax

A new national survey confirms strong public support for funding renewable energy research, regulating carbon pollution, and signing a global treaty to slash emissions. The study, conducted by…
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Joe Romm,
ThinkProgress
April 27, 2012
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Shale Shocked: “Remarkable Increase” In U.S. Earthquakes “Almost Certainly Manmade“

A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) team has found that a sharp jump in earthquakes in America’s heartland appears to be linked to oil and natural gas drilling operations.…
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Joe Romm,
ThinkProgress
April 8, 2012
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Scientists: Increase in US Earthquakes Almost Certainly Manmade

A seismograph monitoring an earthquake. (Photo: Bill McKay / Flickr)A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) team has found that a sharp jump in earthquakes in America’s heartland appears to…
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Joe Romm,
ThinkProgress
April 7, 2012
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The Charts That Prove Obama Doesn’t Set Gas Prices

America produces 200 times as much oil as Germany, but our gas prices rise and fall in tandem (we pay far lower gas taxes). Source: Energy Information Administration…
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Joe Romm,
Think Progress
March 22, 2012
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Over Half of All US Tax Subsidies Go to Four Industries

Citizens for Tax Justice has analyzed corporate tax rates from 2008 to 2010. The report [PDF] examines over half of the Fortune 500 companies Perhaps it’s…
by
Joe Romm,
Think Progress
November 14, 2011
Truthout
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Bombshell: State Department Outsourced Tar Sands Pipeline Environmental Impact Study to “Major” TransCanada Contractor

The State Department assigned an important environmental impact study of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to a company with financial ties to the pipeline operator, flouting the intent…
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Joe Romm,
AlterNet
October 11, 2011
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The Biggest Low-Carbon Resource by Far

Energy efficiency is the most important climate solution for several reasons:
by
Joe Romm,
ThinkProgress
June 1, 2011
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