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Pentagon Denies Benghazi File Request
The Pentagon denied an April request for all classified information of the Defense Department’s assessment of the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on Wednesday, the Hill reported.
Category: Climate Change
Adrian Grenier Holds Movie Info Hostage Over Fracking
Vinnie Chase has reprised his role as Aquaman to fight back against water contamination caused by the process of fracking.
U.S. Meets Kyoto Emissions Targets Without Trying
Emissions from energy consumption at lowest level since 1994
The United States met the Kyoto Protocol’s carbon emissions targets in 2012 without ever embracing the treaty.
Pulling Punches
Environmental org refuses to protest Obama fundraiser held at environmentalist’s home
An environmental organization that vowed to protest every appearance made by President Barack Obama prior to his announcing a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline will not protest a fundraiser hosted by a noted environmentalist.
IMF to Filmmaker: No Criticism of Russia Allowed
Documentarian backs out of conference after hosts attempt to censor him
The director of a documentary on fracking has withdrawn from a conference hosted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Oxford University after organizers refused to screen a clip from his film that was critical of Russia.
Glorious ‘Bastards’
Feature: Target of global warming agitprop unconcerned, amused
Only a handful of people showed up to a screening of Greedy Lying Bastards—Craig Rosebraugh’s documentary that aims to expose the global warming denialist-industrial complex—at an Alexandria, Va. theater on Saturday. Nobody in the audience seemed to notice one of the documentary’s star villains seated among them despite the light turnout.
The Anti-Stimulus
Economists agree: unemployment benefits hurt employment rates
Three different economic experts testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs on Thursday afternoon during a heated and contentious hearing.
Taxing the Planet Clean
Boxer, Sanders call for $1.2 trillion carbon tax
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) announced they will introduce sweeping new energy regulations, including a carbon tax, during a Thursday press conference.
Preparing for Disaster
Government includes climate change in biennial list of at-risk areas within the federal government
Federal, state, and local governments need to better prepare for natural disasters, Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) said today at the unveiling of the Government Accountability Office’s High-Risk Series report.
Invite-Only Civil Disobedience
Daryl Hannah arrested in Sierra Club sit-in
U.S. Parks Police Wednesday arrested nearly 50 environmentalists who were protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in an event outside the White House organized by the Sierra Club.