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US move to curb airplane emissions ‘may amount to greenwashing’
Environmental groups have warned that the first step by the Obama administration to curb rapidly rising carbon pollution from airplanes, expected as early as Friday, may amount to little more than gre…
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Back off, Alaskan energy group tells Shell activists
With pressure building on Shell’s port activity in Seattle, an Alaskan energy coalition said the state’s economy won’t be held hostage by external activists. Back off, Alaskan energy…
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Alaska beware: Shell Oil is on its way, and it’s larger, louder and dirtier than ever
Shell Oil has spent many years and billions of dollars in the reckless pursuit of oil in the American Arctic Ocean. All that is standing in their way from starting exploratory drilling this summer is…
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Corn Ethanol Is Worse Than Keystone
For years, environmental activists have opposed the Keystone XL pipeline, claiming that development of Canada’s oil sands will be “game over for the climate.” But if those same activists are sin…
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EPA Nears Decision on Aircraft Emissions Risk to Climate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has proposed carbon dioxide limits on coal-fired power plants, is nearing a decision on whether to regulate aircraft emissions in response to global war…
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Environmental groups file lawsuit challenging Shell Oils risky and reckless Arctic drilling plan
Agency gave Shell the stamp of approval to drill in fragile Arctic Ocean, despite threats ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — An alliance of environmental and Alaska-based community groups are challenging the Burea…
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Department of the Interior unlawfully sells Arctic Ocean lease to oil companies … again
In February 2008, the Department of the Interior offered nearly 30 million acres of pristine, sensitive Arctic ecosystem in the Chukchi Sea for oil and gas leasing, known as Lease Sale 193. The agency…
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How Garden Centers Are Getting Toxic, Bee-Killing Pesticides Out of Their Plants and Off of Their Shelves
Over the last decade, we’ve heard the term “colony collapse disorder” a lot, describing the die-off of honeybees, pollinators essential to maintaining our food crops. Scientists have been lookin…
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New report highlights strategies to move garden industry in bee-safe direction
Growing number of companies taking steps to protect bees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute released a new report today, Growing Bee-Friendly Garden Plant…
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Obamas Trade Deal Faces Bipartisan Peril in the House
The bruising battle over President Obama’s push for the power to negotiate two potentially far-reaching trade pacts will shift this week to the House, where the White House faces entrenched opposit…