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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…
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Financing Reef Destruction?
A new study from an Australia NGO tells how Chinese financing will potentially devastate the Great Barrier Reef. Yes, you read that correctly. The Great Barrier Reef – home to endangered sea turtles…
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California cap-and-trade scheme could endanger rainforest peoples
“REDD looks like a forest protection program,” said Jeff Conant, international forests campaigner with Friends of the Earth U.S., “but it’s not. It’s a carbon offset scheme. It fails to ad…
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New Chinese guidelines are a step in the right direction, but dont go the distance
Earlier this year, China’s ministries of Commerce and Environmental Protection jointly issued new guidelines for the environmental practices of Chinese companies doing business abroad. The new guide…
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Fossil fuel export proposals explode around the world
With the reliance on coal declining in places like the U.S. and Australia, Big Coal has found another way to offload its dirty goods — by shipping it overseas. The global coal trade expanded by over…
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Mark Zuckerberg, unfriend Big Oil!
Clean energy activists will protest at Facebook HQ at noon today MENLO PARK, Calif. – A protest today at Facebook headquarters will target founder Mark Zuckerberg’s support for the controversial K…
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Free trade in frankenfish? Trans Atlantic free trade agreement could be a monster
“Frankenfish is a 2004 monster movie dealing with genetically engineered fish in the bayou.” -Wikipedia “European Union… measures governing the importation and use of GE (genetically en…
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Keystone XL: What is Foggy Bottom hiding?
State Department denies request for quick release of lobbyist documents; appeal filed WASHINGTON, D.C. – The State Department has denied Friends of the Earth’s request for expedited release of int…
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Nearly 1.5 million objections to genetically engineered salmon filed with FDA
Previously undisclosed documents reveal requests by several companies to obtain government approval to grow controversial salmon in U.S. facilities WASHINGTON, D.C.– Earthjustice, Friends of the Ear…
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Senator Graham supports plutonium fuel project, puts Energy Secretary nominee on hold
Senate hearing could bring MOX fireworks Washington, D.C. – Senator Graham (R-S.C.) has placed a “hold” on the nomination of Dr. Ernest Moniz for secretary of the Department of Energy, drawing a…