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South Carolina does not consent to being the nation’s nuclear waste dump
Finding a new home for old waste Tuesday, Aiken, S.C., became the first community to reject a new nuclear waste dump. Back in 2010 President Obama found himself stuck between a rock and a hard place…
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Chinese banking policy may invalidate Chinese loans made to Australian coal projects
Australian coal projects in the Great Barrier Reef may be in violation of a Chinese banking policy that obligates Chinese banks to assess environmental risks and to also suspend, or even terminate, lo…
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Toxic trade deal: Friends of the Earth decries industry efforts to weaken regulation of chemicals associated with breast cancer, autism, infertility
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on the launch of negotiations for a U.S.-Europe trade deal, the so-called Transatlantic Trad…
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Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board says “no” to more nuclear waste
Solid “non-consent” decision against spent fuel dumping N. Augusta, S.C. – After months of debate and unprecedented public input, the Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board adopted a formal…
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Update from the Pacific NW on endangered Orcas: Stranded baby whale rescued in 2002 has a calf
Eleven years ago, a rescued orphaned killer whale calf, Springer, was reunited with her family off Vancouver Island’s northern coast. Springer has been seen with her pod every year since, coincidin…
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A dark venture: Tales from Borneo, the global heart of palm oil — Part 3
When we left off, a local corporate public relations representative, unbeknownst to himself, was being devoured by a bloodthirsty mosquito in the heat of a palm oil plantation in the heart of Indone…
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Carts before horses at Green Climate Fund
Originally posted on Reuters The board of the fledgling U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF), which met in South Korea last month, continues to gloss over the foundational issues of the purpose of the Fund a…
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Keystone XL: State Department admits not checking on consultant’s ties to TransCanada
Friends of the Earth: Spokeswoman’s claim is ‘absurdly disingenuous’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an extraordinary admission, the State Department has acknowledged it did not try to exami…
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Tell Kroger: It’s time to take a stand on GE-seafood!
Today, Friends of the Earth launched a social media day of action for its Campaign for GE Free Seafood. We are asking Kroger to join Whole Foods, Aldi, and Trader Joe’s, Target, and others in no…
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Chiapas cancels ‘disastrous’ forest plan linked to Calif. cap-and-trade program
The state government of Chiapas has cancelled a controversial forest protection plan that critics said failed to address the root causes of deforestation and could endanger the lives and livelihoods o…