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Friends of the Earth requests disclosure of relationship between former National Security Adviser and Keystone proponent
Friends of the Earth is asking for a clarification of relationships between the former United States National Security Adviser and proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline. On Thursday, March 13, the Se…
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Companies must not get more rights than people in EU-U.S. trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new round of talks between the EU and U.S. on a transatlantic trade agreement opens today in Brussels amid growing public concern and opposition. Public resistance is particul…
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Statement on the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster
Three years ago today a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami which struck Eastern Japan. Three nuclear reactors and a spent fuel pond at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station proved vul…
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Meat industry demands in the EU-US trade deal
As trade negotiators from the United States and the European Union gather in Brussels for the latest round in negotiations for the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment partnership (TTIP), twenty-nine en…
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Friends of the Earth statement in approval of federal proposal to put nuclear fuel project on cold standby
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his budget today, President Obama proposed putting the Mixed Oxide Plutonium Fuel Program in “cold standby.” The program, often called MOX, is located at the Savannah Riv…
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Friends of the Earth receives more than $70,000 from CREDO
SAN FRANCISCO – CREDO, the progressive phone and credit card company and a frequent outreach partner with Friends of the Earth, announced today that it is donating $73,993 to Friends of the Earth fo…
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Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
Largest U.S. grocery stores will not sell genetically engineered salmon WASHINGTON, D.C. — The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Safeway (NYSE: SWY), have made c…
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Friends of the Earth statement in support of XL Dissent demonstration against Keystone XL pipeline
Students from across the country will march on the White House this weekend to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. The XL Dissent mass demonstration will bring youth activists together “to tell P…
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Friends of the Earth Statement: DOE workers exposed to deadly radiation
Yesterday the Department of Energy revealed that 13 workers at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, known as WIPP, inhaled plutonium and americium following a Feb. 14 release of these elemen…
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A containers pivotal role in Robert Redfords new movie, All is Lost
A harrowing new film entitled All is Loststarring Robert Redford, whose character tests his mettle against the sea, features an item familiar to many in the maritime and logistics communities: the shi…