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Subsidies

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Glasgow summit pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies faces an uphill battle

Energy

Subsidies that make coal, oil and gas cheaper are widely recognized as a roadblock to a transition toward cleaner energy. But they’ve proven hard to get rid of.

At this month’s climate change conference, there’s a new tactic for reining in greenhouse gases

Environment

Failed negotiations cause FAA shutdown

Global Politics

Fossil fuel subsidies and climate change

Environment

Nigerians Protest Against Rise in Fuel Price

Conflict & Justice
The World

Ethanol Subsidies Up for Vote

Global Politics

Ethanol supporters argue that the alternative energy source should not be targeted, but cutting the subsidies could save the federal government billions. Takeaway Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, reports.

Subsidies Effect on Salmon

Water subsidies may be the biggest problem facing rivers in the Pacific Northwest. That’s according to Mr. Terry Anderson, Senior Fellow with the Political Economy Research Center, a think-tank in Bozeman, Montana. In an interview with host Steve Curwood, Anderson foresees that environmentalists will team up with fiscally conservative lawmakers to change the way water […]

Sustainable Industries

Host Steve Curwood talks with author Hazel Henderson about the problems of industries dependent on diminishing resources, such as fishing and logging. Henderson says governments need to encourage the transition away from “sunset industries” by phasing out subsidies and imposing taxes on the use of nonrenewable resources.

The World

Western Water Woes

Commentator Ruth Page takes a swipe at Western water subsidies and the farmers who prosper from them.

The World

Lies, Secrets & Big Oil

Oil companies were put on the spot in Capitol Hill with questions about energy task force participation, reports of windfall profits, and renewed calls for oil conservation.