Media
Search
Categories
Issues
Projects
-
Lets not roll the nuclear dice
Southern California Edison’s controversial plan to restart one of the damaged San Onofre nuclear reactors is rolling the nuclear dice — a dangerous experiment that gambles with the safety of mil…
-
San Onofre reactor restart a reckless gamble with Southern Californians safety
Southern California Edison’s plan to restart one of its crippled San Onofre reactors is a reckless gamble that flies in the face of the utility’s claim
-
Nearing 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, advocacy groups challenge national water pollution trading model
Food & Water Watch and Friends of the Earth, represented by Columbia Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic, filed a joint lawsuit today to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
-
Poll: Edisons customers want to keep San Onofre reactor shut down
Many believe Edison puts profits ahead of public health and safety LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Southern California Edison is expected to submit a plan any day to restart the crippled San Onofre nuclea…
-
Friends of the Earth and 62 other US groups urge Secretary Clinton to support – not disparage – Robin Hood Tax
Yesterday, Friends of the Earth sent a letter signed by 63 U.S. organizations, to Secretary of State Clinton regarding misinformation spread internationally by State Department representatives about f…
-
Environmental groups defend EPA rule reducing large ship pollution
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -– A coalition of environmental groups moved to intervene in a court case today to support a low-sulfur fuel requirement for ships in most U.S. waters, including southern Alask…
-
Greens need to advocate in all relevant fora to protect the Arctic from increasing shipping
Arctic summer sea ice extent reached an all-time record low on September 16. The rapid nature of the changes in the region has many scientists concerned, and the implications on weather systems and…
-
“No More Solyndras” means lots more dirty energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6213, the “No More Solyndras Act,” which allows uneconomical and dirty coal and nuclear projects to remain eligible…
-
Dems capitulate on Keystone XL while activists organize in Texas and Oklahoma
The dog days of summer haven’t done much to slow down TransCanada’s propulsion towards construction of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. The Canadian oil corporation last week unveiled its �…
-
Obama’s EPA forced to consider effects of using food for fuel
Since my last post on the stupidity of using food for fuel, almost 300 members of Congress, state governors, organizations and private citizens have written to Environmental Protection Agency Administ…