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Keystone XL stories: Theresa Landrum
Theresa Landrum, 56, is a native Detroiter and has lived on the same block in the city’s southwest side since she was born. Her neighborhood, known by its 48217 zip code, is the most polluted area in the state of Michigan and is home to some of the most toxic… Read More
Keystone XL stories: Karla Land
Karla Land settled in Channelview, Texas in 1979. She was born and raised in Texas, leaving the state for college and to pursue her passion for scuba diving in the Bahamas. She returned after marrying her husband and together they own and operate Land Cycles, a motorcycle repair shop and… Read More
Keystone XL stories: David Daniel
David Daniel is a 43-year-old carpenter living in Winsboro, Texas, a small community of a couple thousand people in East Texas. Daniel fell in love with the community for its natural beauty and purchased some land shortly after seeing it for the first time. He found the perfect spot, a… Read More
Keystone XL stories: Francois Paulette
François Paulette is a member of the Smith’s Landing Treaty 8 Dene First Nation and lives 200 miles downstream from the tar sands industry site in Fort Chipewyan in Alberta, Canada. François was previously chief and vice-chief of the Dene Nation and is currently a commissioner with the Assembly of… Read More
Keystone XL stories: Kim Marcel
Kim Marcel is a long-term resident of Fort Chipewyan in Alberta, Canada, the home of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations. She has always been interested in the environment and is concerned about what the tar sands industry is doing to destroy it. The following is a transcript of an interview between Kim and Friends of the Earth about her story and why she is compelled to fight back against the Keystone XL pipeline. Read More
Telling their stories: The fight to stop the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline
We're fighting the Keystone XL pipeline in solidarity with people who are already impacted by tar sands oil extraction and who would be directly impacted by this tar sands oil pipeline. We have compiled some of their stories to share with you. These interviews speak directly to the environmental and personal impacts the pipeline could have on many communities. Read More
Groups criticize Presidential Commissions recommendations on synthetic biology
On December 16, 2010, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues released its recommendations on the oversight of synthetic biology, provoking strong criticism from public interest watchdogs for its failure to respond to key environmental and public health risks. Read More
Wikileaks: Our suspicions confirmed
Cables reveal U.S. bullying in climate talks and underplay of tar sands’ environmental impacts Just climate treaty held hostage: Read More
Stop US Financing for Massive Coal Plant in South Africa
Friends of the Earth fights back against proposal to use U.S. tax dollars to fund dirty coal in South Africa Urgent: Ex-Im Bank could vote on this project today, April 14, 2011. Please call and urge them to vote no. Read More
The Presidents Bioethics Commission Misses the Mark on Synthetic Biology: Prudent Vigilance a Poor Substitute for Precaution
This article was orginally published by Biopolitical Times, the blog of the Center of Genetics and Society, which offers commentary and news on human biotechnoligies. To learn more, visit www.biopoliticaltimes.org Read More