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Mar 03 2022
Headline Roundup
How Much Russian Oil Does the US Import, and How Can Dependence be Reduced?
Russia's war on Ukraine has made gas prices in the U.S. even higher, and many are now questioning America's relationship with Russia when it comes to energy imports.
Three percent of the roughly 209,000 oil barrels the U.S. imported per day in 2021 came from Russia, ranking fourth behind Canada (61%), Mexico (10%) and Saudi Arabia (6%) as the U.S.'s biggest sources of oil imports. This
National Review (News) Wall Street Journal (News) Los Angeles TimesMar 24 2020
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Senate, administration optimistic on deal for massive coronavirus aid bill
The U.S. Senate could pass a $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package as soon as Tuesday, negotiators said, insisting they had made significant progress despite failing so far to reach a bipartisan deal on the sweeping legislation.
Steven Mnuchin, President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, said he would return to the Capitol for more talks on Tuesday, after a day of
ReutersNov 28 2014
News
EPA Proposes Stricter Ozone Air Pollution Standard
The Obama administration is set to release energy regulations in the coming weeks that will prompt push-back from industry and lawmakers before a Republican-controlled Congress comes in next year.
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed lower limits for ground-level ozone, or smog, in the atmosphere, setting off a nearly yearlong regulatory process for setting a new
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 02 2017
Headline Roundup
Rick Perry Links Fossil Fuels with Decreased Sexual Assault, Draws Controversy
Rick Perry said on Thursday that the use of fossil fuels could prevent sexual assault in Africa. "But also from the standpoint of sexual assault. When the lights are on, when you have light that shines, the righteousness, if you will on those types of acts," he stated. Many on the Left criticized his remarks as insensitive, while some on the Right felt the media took it out of context.
The Hill Washington Examiner VoxApr 26 2022
Perspectives Blog
Do Earmarks Encourage Bipartisanship?
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and was originally published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
Would reinstating congressional earmarks improve legislative gridlock as well as bipartisanship? Two experts give their thoughts.
Earmarks Help Nourish Legislative BipartisanshipBy Jason Grumet – Founder and President of the
Divided We Fall (author)Feb 20 2014
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New IAEA Report Shows Iran Complying With Nuclear Agreement
The latest report from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog shows that Iran is thus far following the terms of the interim deal signed between Tehran and the international community last fall, reducing stockpiles of enriched uranium and granting unprecedented access. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has released quarterly reports on the status of Iran’s nuclear
ThinkProgressNov 13 2020
Opinion
It would be madness for Joe Biden to return to the Iran nuclear deal
This week’s news that Iran has amassed a huge stockpile of enriched uranium beyond the limits it agreed to makes it all the more absurd that President-elect Joe Biden wishes to return the United States to the disastrous Iran nuclear deal.
The truth is that thanks to the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign, Iran is much weaker today than it was when the nuclear accord was
Washington ExaminerNov 05 2014
News
Texans Vote To Ban Fracking
On Tuesday, voters in Denton, Texas, banned fracking within the city limits by a large margin of 59 to 41. The first such restriction in energy-giant Texas, Denton has been a hotly contested site for the industry and one of eight locales with fracking bans on the ballot this election. A city of about 125,000 residents located 35 miles northwest of Dallas, Denton sits atop the Barnett shale and
ThinkProgressMar 07 2024
Headline Roundup
Arson at Tesla’s Germany Factory Highlights Split Between Environmentalism and Renewables
Production at a Tesla factory near Berlin was halted following an arson attack claimed by the far-left “Volcano Group.” With the production stoppage now extended until the end of next week, Tesla could face a loss of more than $1 billion.
For Context: The arsonists targeted an electricity transmission tower, causing a power cut at the factory and nearby towns. Tesla's plan to expand the
The Verge Quartz The Daily CallerJun 03 2015
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State Dept. spokeswoman sparks Twitter war with NYT reporter over Iran
A State Department spokeswoman battled a New York Times story on Iran's nuclear fuel stockpile on Wednesday with a line-by-line challenge of the article on Twitter.
State Department acting spokeswoman Marie Harf tweeted at David Sanger, one of two New York Times reporters who authored a story Tuesday about the stockpile, saying many central tenets of the story were "not true." The pair
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