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Seven-year-old global warming lawsuit comes to an end, setting a powerful precedent
Along with various other entities, we filed a federal lawsuit in 2002 to force two U.S. agencies to address the global warming implications of their financing activities abroad. We’re glad to report that the suit was settled on February 6th — more than six years after the suit was originally filed — and that the resolution of the suit establishes important legal precedents related to global warming.
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Coal meets reality
The coal industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to get out the message of "clean coal," through front groups like the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, campaign contributions, and an army of lobbyists. But the devastating December 22, 2008 coal ash slurry spill of the Kingston Fossil Plant in rural Tennessee broke through the cacophony of clean coal carolers. This ThinkProgress Wonk Room video is a stark reminder that in reality, coal isn't clean.
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Last week, at long last, the legal review of timber concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was finally completed. Happily, concession titles (basically, legal agreements that allow timber companies to log in the Congo) for close to 7.5 million acres will be canceled!!! This is great news. The Environment Minister also confirmed support for maintaining the current moratorium on the allocation of new titles.
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