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The Trans-Pacific Partnership's Environmental Implications
2013-12-09 11:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Before our nation was aware of the hazards of fracking and shale gas development, the drilling industry was working quietly behind the scenes with Vice President Dick Cheney and others to craft a series of loopholes and pass the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The law would help the industry evade the oversight of U.S. federal environmental protection laws. The same kind of behind-the-scenes negotiations are happening today, only this time the focus is on undermining U.S. laws as well as those of 12 other...
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