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Historic: Obama Defeats Kochs As Solar Jobs Overtake Coal For The First Time Ever
The solar power industry in the United States is booming as more and more customers turn to the energy savings and environmental benefits of clean energy and more and more entrepreneurs set up innovative companies in the renewables industry. The Solar Foundation released its annual Solar Census today, showing that the solar workforce grew by…
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McConnell: Eliminate Campaign Funding Limits Or Face Shutdown
Mitch McConnell and his cronies are trying to remove campaign funding limits by sneaking the provisions into a must-pass spending bill.
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America, Take Notice: Brazil's Supreme Court Bans ALL Corporate Political Donations To Stop Corruption
As American democracy continues to be hijacked by big corporate donors in the aftermath of Citizens United, Brazil’s Supreme Court took an entirely different approach on Thursday and banned corporate contributions to political campaigns and parties. The ruling is a major victory for Brazilian democracy and marks a re-elevation of the rights of the people above those…
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Exposed: How The Koch Brothers Made A Fortune From Hurricane Katrina Victims
Thursday marked the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm ravaged the Gulf Coast, especially the city of New Orleans and further highlighted the failures of President Bush’s administration, as he allowed the victims of the Category 5 storm to languish in horrid conditions while he made television appearances praising the irresponsibly slow response to the storm.…
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Obama: Koch Brothers Are Un-American For Waging War On Renewable Energy
President Obama affirmed his commitment to solar energy in a speech on Monday, at which he called out the billionaire Koch Brothers for their opposition to sustainable energy and for preventing the growth of jobs in the clean energy sector. “They’re trying to undermine competition in the marketplace and choke off consumer choice and threaten…