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Chevron fracks Europe: Transatlantic trade & investment agreement favors big energy companies and threatens the environment
“Chevron has acquired exploration acreage in Eastern Europe offering prospects for production of natural gas located in shale beds.” —Chevron statement of support for Transatlantic Trade and…
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San Onofre: Friends of the Earth to NRC — Operating unsafe reactor as a nuclear experiment is not an option
Motion calls for convening hearing panel on license amendments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth has filed a motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting that a Licensing Board be…
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Wilmar International and European banks and pension funds fuel landgrabs in Uganda
European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants, Wilmar International, according to new…
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No fracking way: Keeping hydraulic fracturing out of California
Thanks to new high-tech advances, California is on the verge of another oil boom: a fracking boom. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it is commonly known, involves drilling horizontal wells and pum…
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California REDD: A False Solution
Among environmental advocates, and especially forest defenders, REDD can be a complicated and divisive issue; among those a little beyond the inner circles of environmental advocacy, it’s downright…
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BP greenwashes as climate dangers grow
BP’s careful control of image hides a record that should be alarming With spring fully sprung and another Earth Day past, it is critical the public stay alert to corporations that wrap themselve…
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California officials join Friends of the Earth to demand formal public hearings
New evidence exposes more major safety concerns WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of a pointed ruling by a panel of judges against Southern California Edison’s scheme to rush the experimental restar…
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Worst bee die-off in 40 years
Updated May 2013: Take action here to tell Home Depot, Lowe’s and other stores not to carry products containing bee-killing neonicotinoids. Spring is in the air, and as we plant our vegetable ga…
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Federal judges: No San Onofre restart without formal relicensing hearings
Atomic Safety Licensing Board grants Friends of the Earth’s petition WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a stunning rebuke to Southern California Edison’s bid to start up the crippled San Onofre nuclear power…
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Biden comes out against Keystone pipeline Friends of the Earths response
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to news reports, Vice President Joe Biden said recently that he is against granting a permit for construction of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, bu…