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Iowa PIRG Citizen Agenda

Fall 2005

Top Stories

Congress Passes Bad Energy Bill
This summer, the price of oil passed the $60-per-barrel mark for the first time ever. Dependence on foreign oil grew, as did evidence linking global warming to the use of oil in transportation and industry.

With Congress Slow To Prevent ID Theft, States Pick Up Slack
Identity theft is now the nation’s fastest-growing crime. That growth is not only a byproduct of our fast-paced, high-tech economy, but of negligence on the part of the companies handling our data.

  Cleaning Up Our Power
CLEANING UP OUR POWER—Iowa PIRG and other PIRGs around the country are responding to the irresponsible federal energy bill by pushing clean energy use at the state level. Although the federal bill promotes dirty sources, such as coal, states can still choose clean power on their own.



Featured Article

50 Oil Refineries Pose Risk Of Catastrophic Accidents

 


News Briefs

Coalition Launches Effort To “Exxpose Exxon”

State PIRGs Gear Up To Save Refuge

Iowa PIRG’s Fears On Campaign Finance Law Prove True

Iowa PIRG Backs Drug-Safety Bill

 



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