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"All of the Above" Proposal Won't Solve Energy Woes Special interests in Congress are pushing for dirty fuels, reckless drilling and billions in subsidies -- while neglecting clean energy solutions Report: Special interests in Congress are pushing for dirty fuels, reckless drilling and billions in subsidies -- while neglecting clean energy solutions

Stop Dirty Fuels Looking for fuel in all the wrong places puts wildlands, air, water and climate at risk. Overview: Looking for fuel in all the wrong places puts wildlands, air, water and climate at risk.
Protect Our Friendly Skies Gassing up on tar sands, liquid coal, and oil shale would sharply increase aviation emissions Fact Sheet: The aviation industry should not use dirty fuels and should instead focus on emission reduction techniques
Don’t Support Dirty Fuels Oil Shale and Tar Sands Are Not America’s Energy Answer Fact Sheet: Congress must stop oil and gas companies from opening up our Western lands to dirty fuels like tar sands, oil shale, and liquid coal
Driving It Home: Choosing the Right Path for Fueling North America's Transportation Future Choosing the Right Path for Fueling North America's Transportation Future Report: North America faces an energy crossroads. With the world fast approaching the end of cheap, plentiful conventional oil, we must choose between developing ever-dirtier sources of fossil fuels -- at great cost to our health and environment -- or setting a course for a more sustainable energy future of clean, renewable fuels. This June 2007 report explores the full scale of the damage done by attempts to extract oil from liquid coal, oil shale, and tar sands; examines the risks for investors of gambling on these dirty fuel sources; and lays out solutions for guiding us toward a cleaner fuel future.