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Workers of the World Unite -- With Shareholders

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Citi, Trinity Mirror, Rex Tillerson, Citigroup, Sec, Aviva, Bp, Chevron, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Steelworkers, Wells Fargo, Exxonmobil, Usw, United Steelworkers, Dodd-Frank, Astrazeneca, Compass Minerals, 99% Power, Tesoro, Securities and Exchange Commission, Banking, Banks, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

In the wake of Wall Street recklessness that caused economic collapse, Congress gave shareholders and citizens Dodd-Frank to help them constrain self-dealing corporate executives. The 99% Coalition and shareholders are working with those tools even as Republicans vow to take them away.

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Dying for Work

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Massey Energy, Bp, Taxi Cab Standard, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Deepwater Horizon, Mitt Romney, Tesoro, Seaman?S Manslaughter Law, Beryllium, Bill Richardson, American Criminal Law Review, Osha, Upper Big Branch, Miners, Workers Safety, Mining, Coal Mining, Upper Big Branch Mine, Workers Rights, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Every day, 12 workers die on the job in America -- often because a corporation has defied regulations or ignored standard safety procedures. Many more die prematurely from work exposure to toxic materials.

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Regulatory Flaws, Repeated Violations Put Oil Refinery Workers At Risk

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tesoro Refineries, Issa, Regulation, Tesoro, Tesoro Refinery, Refinery Regulation, Video, Politics News

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell The Center for Public Integrity One evening last April at the Tesoro Corp.'s refinery in Anacortes, Wa...

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Tree Hugging Ain't the (Only) Reason Californians Endorsed Climate and Clean Energy (Prop. 23)

Donnie Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Koch, Cap and Trade, Rps, Clean Tech, Charles Koch, Climate Change, Proposition 23, Valero, Koch Industries, Environmentalism, Renewable Portfolio Standard, ab32, Tesoro, Assembly Bill 32, prop23, California, Election 2010, Green News
Donnie Fowler

Just after Labor Day, the race was tied, and with only ten days to go, the lead was barely in double digits. The ultimate 22-point defeat of Prop. 23 arose because of tremendous work by a broad coalition.

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Litmus Test: California Voters to Determine Fate of Climate Change Bill

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 32, Environment, U.S. Economy, Solar Energy, Green Jobs, Proposition 23, California, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Renewable Energy, Valero, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tesoro, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

A number of regional agreements in the united States and Canada limit greenhouse gas emissions. What's stopping them from becoming national legislation? Corporate interests.

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Mapping the Money and PR Behind Prop 23

Ryan Van Lenning | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon, Flint Hills Resources, Climate Change, Koch Industries, Valero, ab32, Tesoro, Prop 23, Texas Oil, Emissions, Poltical Action Committees, California, Los Angeles News
Ryan Van Lenning

At least 92% of contributions being pumped into Prop 23 are from energy companies that would be regulated by the energy and climate legislation they are trying to overturn.

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The Other California Ballot Horror

Preeti Vissa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 26, Proposition 23, Valero, Chevron, Philip Morris, Pollution, Tesoro, California, Politics News
Preeti Vissa

Instead of polluters paying for the harm they cause, taxpayers will get stuck with the bill

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Defeat Proposition 23

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Energy, California, Proposition 23, Global Warming, Barack Obama, 2010 Elections, Valero, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tesoro, Elections 2010, Green News
Gene Karpinski

Corporate polluters have successfully blocked climate legislation in the Senate, making it more important than ever to beat back the deceptive effort by Texas oil companies to kill California's clean energy initiative.

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Jurassic Ballot: When Corporations Ruled the Earthrop 23

Rebecca Solnit | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 23, California, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, California Prop 23, Valero, Koch Industries, Prop 23, Prop 23 Supporters, No on Prop 23, Tesoro, Green News
Rebecca Solnit

The oil dinosaurs want to win so badly in my home state because the nation often follows where California goes. Winning, however, depends on what happens when voters look at that deceptive label, "California Jobs Initiative," on their ballot.

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Think Prop 23 Is Bad? So Is Prop 26

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Proposition 26, California, Proposition 23, November Election, Green Jobs, Unemployment, ab32, Valero, 2010 Midterm Elections, Tesoro, California Ballot Proposition, Green News
Mike Sandler

If you think Prop 23 is bad, check out Prop 26. This one has a lower profile, but could be just a terrible for the green economy.

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NRDC Action Fund Recommends: NO on Propositions 23 and 26; YES on 21 and 25

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Clean Energy, California, Proposition 23, Tesoro, prop23, Valero, Green News
Heather Taylor-Miesle

On November 2nd, will we continue California's proud tradition of cutting edge clean technology and environmental leadership or slip backward toward greater reliance on dirty energy?

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An Enemy of the People: Texas Money vs. Clean Air

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Schwarzenegger, Global Warming Solutions Act, Proposition 23, Tesoro, Koch Brothers, ab32, Valero, Global Climate Change, Green News
Bob Burnett

Polls now show that opponents of California's anti-environment ballot initiative outnumber supporters by eleven points. But there are still many undecided voters and the barrage of polluter-funded deceptive ads is just starting.

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Standing Up Against the Oil Lobby, in California and Beyond

Al Gore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Koch Brothers, Repower America, California Prop 23, Valero, Koch Industries, Prop 23, Climate Change, Oil Lobby, Tesoro, Climate Crisis, Clean Air Act, Global Warming, Green News
Al Gore

Attacks from the oil lobby aren't over, and its reach is spreading. Critical federal laws like the Clean Air Act and state climate change laws must be defended, in California and beyond.

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Why Do Texas Energy Companies Hate California?

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Energy, Ballot Propositions, Elections, Polluters, Climate, California Prop 23, Valero, Clean Water, Enron, Prop 23, Koch Industries, Tesoro, Koch Brothers, Propostion 23, Clean Air Act, Green News
John DeCock

Enron is gone, collapsed under the weight of their own greed and corruption. But it is clear that the fossil fuel pushers from Texas don't want to see California go into rehab.

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Fighting Big Texas Oil in California

Preeti Vissa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 32, Climate Change, Proposition 23, Green Energy, Tesoro, California Prop 23, Valero, California, California Clean Energy, Electric Cars, Los Angeles News
Preeti Vissa

By strangling efforts to move away from oil and other dirty energy, California's Proposition 23 guarantees that our children will continue to breathe polluted air for decades.

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Proposition 23: Texas Oil Giants Invest Heavily To Repeal California Global Warming Act

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 23, California, Climate Change, Tesoro, Los Angeles, Oil Companies, Global Warming, Green News

California's Proposition 23 is shaping up to be a big fight. The proposition would suspend California's Assembly Ballot 32 (AB 32), otherwise known ...

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Vets vs. Big Oil: Prop 23 in California

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 23, California, National Security, Green Technology, Valero, Occidental Petroleum, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming Solutions Act, Tesoro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Green Energy, George Schultz, Global Warming, Politics News
Jon Soltz

The overwhelming majority of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans not only see our dependence on oil as a security threat, but believe that we need to pass clean energy legislation.

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More Regulation the Solution, Not the Problem

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Massey Energy, Tea Party, Marco Rubio, Bp, Ronald Reagan, Gulf of Mexico, American Petroleum Institute, Usw, United Steelworkers, Mike Pence, Osha, House GOP Conference, San Antonio Express-News, Gary Beevers, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Don Blankenship, Wall Street, Katrina, Process Safety Management, Rick Perry, Tesoro, Free Market, Ron Chittim, Texas City, Gulf Coast, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The governors of the Gulf Coast states, all Republicans, asked the federal government for help dealing with the BP oil spill -- yeah, the government, ...

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5 Earth Day Actions You Can Take In 10 Minutes Flat

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: ab32, Enron, Valero, Harry Reid, Stop the Dirty Energy Proposition, Climate Change, Tesoro, Senator Reid, Earth Day, California, Green News
Nathan Havey

It's Earth Day and in addition to all of the other lists advising you to turn off the lights, get green power, and pay attention to what you are buyin...

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Hey CA - Don't Get Fooled

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nathan Havey, California, ab32, Valero, California Propositions, Dirty Energy, Environment, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Tesoro, Green News
Nathan Havey

The Dirty Energy Proposition (aka the California Jobs Initiative) blew by its self-imposed signature collection deadline last week. The campaign is w...

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The Magic of Manzanillo

Bob Schulman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luxury Resorts, Brisas Hotels & Resorts, Mexico, Travel, Tesoro, Las Hadas, Barcelo, Manzanillo, Denver News
Bob Schulman

Maybe there's something in the water or on the hillsides overlooking Mexico's most breathtaking bays. Whatever it is, Manzanillo draws ultra-rich hotel developers like kids to a pinata.

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Fact: California Can Lead the Economic Recovery

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition, California, ab32, Valero, Clean Energy, Environment, Climate Change, Tesoro, Green News
Nathan Havey

AB 32, California's landmark climate legislation, will hold polluters accountable and require them to reduce air pollution. But an opposition force bought and paid for by Texas Big Oil is attempting to stop all this.

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Wrongful Fatalities, Failed Worker Protections

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Massey Energy Co., Daniel Horowitz, U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Washington Department of Labor and Industry, David Michaels, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, American Petroleum Institute, Chemical Safety Board, Business Week, The Dying Miner, Woody Guthrie, Forbes, Osha, Explosion, Don Blankenship, Charleston Gazette, Wall Street, Refinery, Seattle Times, New York Times, Grover Norquist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aracoma Alma No. 1 Mine, Tesoro, Texas City, Upper Big Branch Mine, Coal Dust Explosion, Centralia Coal Co., Business News
Leo W. Gerard

When an explosion occurs at a refinery or mine that has been repeatedly fined for heath and safety violations, one question that ought to be asked is just how unexpected was the event.

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Safety Awards That Endanger Workers' Lives

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Massey Energy, Bp, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, Msha, Oil Rig, Usw, Process Safety, United Mine Workers of America, United Steelworkers, Cecil Roberts, Mms, Upper Big Branch, Massey, Transocean, Sentinel of Safety, Safety Awards for Excellence, Don Blankenship, Refinery, Minerals Management Service, Umwa, Deepwater Horizon, Process Safety Management, Tesoro, Coal Mine, Union, National Mining Association, Npra, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

BP, Massey Energy and Tesoro all have hauled out plaques celebrating safety achievements to deflect allegations of corporate recklessness in the after...

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Petition to Kill California's Anti-Pollution Legislation Is Off to a Rocky, Slimy Start

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Thornberg, Green Jobs, California, Valero, Clean Energy, Sustainable Energy, Pollution, Ted Costa, No on Valero, Dan Logue, AB 32, People's Advocate, Dennis Tootelian, Union of Concerned Scientists, Tea Baggers, Big Oil, Green Technology, Campaign Contributions, Greenhouse Gases, Sustainability, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Tesoro, Tea Party, Global Warming, Sanjay Varshney, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Kim

With only a month to get almost 434,000 signatures, the anti-AB 32 petition drive is off to a rocky start. But one thing that's for sure is that you should never, ever count the Republicans out.

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