Trisha Marczak

Trisha Marczak is a Mint Press staff writer and investigative reporter specializing in the oil industry, environment, education and immigration. She has worked in Australia with several NGOs, and as a staff writer, reporter and an award-winning editor at various newspapers, magazines, and public radio stations throughout the Midwest. Contact Trisha at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter at @TrishaMarczakMP.

Cuomo Warms Up To Fracking Days Before Obama’s Visit

The New York governor’s recent comments indicate he could be bowing to pressure from big oil — and the president.

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All eyes have been on Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he holds the cards related to the state’s fracking potential. While anti-fracking advocates around the state have long lobbied the governor to maintain the only state moratorium against the industry, his recent comments indicate he could be bowing to pressure from big oil — and the

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4 Examples Of Corporate Welfare In Action

For all the talk of free markets and cutting deficits, American taxpayers are picking up a lot of tabs for their corporate bosses.

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While corporations are often painted as the independent drivers of the U.S. economic system, the beacons of small government success aren’t always void of government help, with some reaping success at the hands of taxpayers. In 2012, the government spent just shy of $50 billion on public service programs, including food assistance and social

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Residential Solar Power Proves To Be A Great Investment

Some states, however, are attempting to turn back the clock on individual solar units.

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Workers install a solar panel for SunCommon on Monday, April 29, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

The most cost-effective mode of electricity generation is one found when individuals take matters into their own hands, according to a new report that shows independent solar power units offer more return on investments than most S&P stocks. The Geostellar Quarterly Index, which takes into account a combination of factors to determine the

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Mexico To Open The Floodgates To Foreign Oil Companies

Mexicans worry that partnerships with Big Oil could take the nation down a slippery slope.

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Mexico’s president is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow foreign oil companies to tap resources in the now-privatized Mexican oil industry, opening up the doors — partially — to companies like Shell and Exxon, which have long eyed the nation’s dense oil resources. President Enrique Peña Nieto isn’t ridding the nation’s

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Energy Secretary Moniz Emerges As ‘Green’ Guy Who Soothes Industry Concerns

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz doesn’t have much to say about the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Newly minted Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz doesn’t have much to say about the proposed 1,700-mile Keystone Pipeline poised to be built from the Alberta tar sands to the Gulf of Texas. Despite holding the highest office in the federal Energy Department, Moniz has refused to voice his views on what would be the nation’s largest oil pipeline.

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In Wake Of NSA Uproar, Australia Revises Its Definition Of ‘Whistleblower’

What is a whistleblower? According to Australia, it’s someone who blows the whistle, not to the public, but to their own boss.

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Australia is the latest country to declare whistleblowers criminals, urging public servants who witness misconduct to instead report it to their bosses and hope for the best. The shift in the Australian government’s definition of whistleblower comes in the midst of the U.S. battle over whether whistleblowers are essential to the transparency of

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Marriage Equality: Freedom Not Only To Marry But To Divorce

The day marriage equality came to Minnesota was also the day divorce equality arrived.

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While Aug. 1 was touted in Minnesota as the day marriage equality came to the state, it also marked the date divorce equality arrived. Dawn Tuckner, who was married to her same-sex partner in Canada nine years ago, was one of the many people celebrating when Minnesota legislators voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a law that went into effect

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