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Fukushima lessons still haven’t been learned three years later
Three years ago this month an earthquake struck Eastern Japan, sparking a tsunami and a triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima. While the disaster has faded from much of the world’s memory, it is an o…
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No fracking way: New brief from Friends of the Earth Europe
In a new issue brief, Friends of the Earth Europe and other allies detail the potential threats that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a massive trade deal currently being negotiated…
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EU-U.S. trade deal: Concerns grow, but secrecy and privileged access remain
BRUSSELS – The latest round of trade negotiations between the EU and U.S. on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership end today with public disapproval growing stronger than ever. After…
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Friends of the Earth asks General James L. Jones to disclose financial ties to Keystone XL backers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline, Friends of the Earth is seeking clarification about the relationship between former…
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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…