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Revolving doors at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Today, Friends of the Earth and 33 of our allies wrote to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission insisting that they postpone two important votes until after Commissioner William Magwood leaves for his ne…
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34 groups urge NRC to postpone key votes in order to avoid “taint” of Magwood conflict of interest
Latest step follows announced August 31 departure of “fatally compromised” Magwood on heels of June and July letters urging him to step down for violations of ethics laws in seeking and landing a…
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Obama administration pushes offshore drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management sold 434,000 acres for oil and gas development in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Leases were awarded to 14 companies for approximatel…
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Health groups: OSHA rules needed for farmworkers
Farmers would have to post information for their workers on the pesticides being used if public health advocates had their way. Workers who experience potentially life-threatening exposure to a pestic…
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Greens demand info on KXL study changes
Friends of the Earth has hit the State Department with a new Freedom of Information Act request in an escalating clash over the agency’s studies of the Keystone XL pipeline. GREENS DEMAND INFO ON…
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Greens demand State hand over Keystone docs
An environmental group is demanding the State Department fork over all of its communications over changes that were made to the final Keystone XL pipeline environmental impact review. Friends of the E…
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Learn What You Can Do To Help Save Our Bees
In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, two bee advocates, Tiffany Finck-Haynes, head of the BeeAction.org campaign for Friends of the Earth and Larissa Walker, the Pollinator Campaign Directo…
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Keystone XL: Friends of the Earth files for release of State Department records surrounding EIS revisions
FOIA request underscores lingering questions about integrity of KXL review process WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding the expedited release…
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In fighting deforestation, lets celebrate our victories: but beware the law of unintended consequences
Campaigns to transform the palm oil industry are having clear success on many fronts: Over twenty companies worldwide, including Unilever, Cargill, Wilmar, and Pepsico, have adopted sustainable palm o…
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We Don’t Know Enough About Nanomaterials To Be Adding Them So Freely To Our Food
Nanoparticles can be used to deliver vaccines, treat tumours, clean up oil spills, preserve food, protect skin from sun and kill bacteria. They’re so useful for purifying, thickening, colourin…