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Prop 37 The fight to label genetically engineered foods reignited
Election night was a big night for progressive communities across the country. President Obama was re-elected, of course, and he finally called for action on climate change in his victory speech (whic…
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Harpers folly is El Salvadors tragedy
Friends of the Earth visits the Canadian Embassy to protest Pac Rim gold mine fiasco On Monday, November 12, I joined representatives of several environmental and public interest groups gathered in fr…
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Feds launch two new proceedings to address safety concerns raised by petition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In today’s decision, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and staff to consider the issues raised by Friends of the Earth in…
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Prop 37: David versus Goliath fight
GMO labeling ballot initiative in California reignited movement for safe, sustainable and just food system and consumer right to know BERKELEY, Calif.– Yesterday, Californians voted 53 percent t…
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Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama
Congratulations to President Obama on his re-election and thanks for his acknowledgement in his acceptance speech of the ‘destructive power of a warming planet.’
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Recovering in Sandy’s wake
This week, Hurricane Sandy fulfilled what many of us had been dreading as we watched it move up the coast: its landfall on the coast of New Jersey and a merger with a massive cold front left millions…
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Carbon doping: Hurricane Sandy is climate on steroids
Hurricane Sandy tore through more than just the eastern states this past week; the power of the megastorm is also forcing the media and candidates to break their silence on climate change. Hurricane S…
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San Onofre: California launches investigation of cost issues as nation’s aging reactors face ‘mothballs’
Friends of the Earth: Continued operation of San Onofre is not cost effective IRVINE, Calif. — The California Public Utilities Commission will announce today that it is launching an investigatio…
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Indigenous leaders rejecting California REDD hold governor responsible for their safety
As California lawmakers prepare to launch the state’s cap and trade program as part of its Global Warming Solutions Act, or AB32, indigenous leaders traveled to Sacramento to urge officials not to i…
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Biofuels from algae pose threat to water and the climate, National Research Council reports.
This morning the National Research Council released a new report titled