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House Natural Resources Committee

Should Wilderness Society Strip US Rep. Nick Rahall of the Ansel Adams Award?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Nick Rahall, Mo Udall, House Natural Resources Committee, Wilderness Society, Flooding, Mountaintop Removal, Edward Abbey, Lisa Jackson, Jack Spadaro, Coal, Environmental Protection, Smcra, Green News
Jeff Biggers

Rahall has turned his back on the mountains and mountaineers while more than 3.5 million pounds of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil explosives have ripped across the wilderness of his state every day.

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Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Primates, Animals, House Natural Resources Committee, Sharks, 111th Congress, Jane Goodall Institute, House of Representatives, Nick Rahall, Primate Pets, Lynn Westmoreland, Rob Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Chimp Attacks, Shark Hunting, Finning, Shark Finning, Human Society Legislative Fund, Pet Chimps, American Veterinary Medical Association, Captive Primate Safety Act, Madeleine Bordallo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Humane Society of the United States, H.R. 80, Pet Monkeys, Born Free USA, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

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Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil: McCain's Drilling Rig Do-Over

Josh Dorner | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green

Read More: New Orleans, John McCain, Oil Spill, Minerals Management Service, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi Oil Spill, House Natural Resources Committee, John Mccain Oil Drilling, Nancy Pfotenhauer, Big Oil Mccain, McCain Offshore Drilling, T. Boone Pickerns, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Josh Dorner

Whether it's because of the 30 or so oil industry lobbyists working on his campaign or the more than $2 million in campaign cash from Big Oil, McCain is determined to push his drill here, drill there, drill everywhere plan.

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