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Hundreds “Blow the Whistle” on Dirty Energy Money in Congress 
Hundreds of referees, including Bill McKibben, took to the nation’s capitol today to call out Congress on Big Oil lobbying and useless subsidies.
From the press release by 350.org:
“The most profitable corporations in the world do not need subsidies  from the American people,” said Sen. Sanders. “We need to end Big Oil  subsidies and tax breaks, and I’m going to introduce legislation to do  it.”
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Hundreds “Blow the Whistle” on Dirty Energy Money in Congress

Hundreds of referees, including Bill McKibben, took to the nation’s capitol today to call out Congress on Big Oil lobbying and useless subsidies.

From the press release by 350.org:

“The most profitable corporations in the world do not need subsidies from the American people,” said Sen. Sanders. “We need to end Big Oil subsidies and tax breaks, and I’m going to introduce legislation to do it.”

    • #Bill McKibben
    • #350.org
    • #350ppm
    • #Bernie Sanders
    • #big oil
    • #subsidies
    • #politics
    • #environment
    • #activism
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Bill McKibben: Time to get corporate cash out of Congress: I've seen enough of how Big Oil operates in Washington to know that moneyed influence is poisoning American democracy via reddit.com

Yet another hard-hitting piece by Bill McKibben - “We’ve reached the point where we’re unfazed by things that should shake us to the core.”

    • #bill mckibben
    • #350
    • #keystone xl
    • #tar sands
    • #congress
    • #big oil
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