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Interactive Calculator Shows How Cutting Carbon Emissions Would Barely Budge Temperatures

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Ever since the start of Joe Biden’s presidency, curbing climate change has been a fundamental component of his energy policy agenda. During the spring, for example, the Biden administration issued a power plant rule­­, imposing strict emissions reductions regarding the use of fossil-fuel power plants. There have been many other rules proposed as well, including regulating cars, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, and even microwaves. All of these rules are predicated on concerns about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on global temperatures and climate change. If greenhouse gas emissions drive…

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MoveOn Launches “Junk Fees Calculator” to Hold Corporations Accountable for Predatory Fees

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Washington, D.C. – As part of its “F*ck the Fees” initiative, MoveOn is launching a website to advocate with and for working families impacted by predatory junk fees. The site features a “junk fee calculator” which asks consumers a series of relevant questions used to estimate how much in junk fees an individual has paid in one year. MoveOn members are calling on Congress and federal agencies to regulate and force corporations to offer more transparency over these deceptive fees. “In nearly every industry, from housing to banking to travel, junk fees…

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