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Burning trees to save the planet?
Politicians and industry folks have been arguing for years that the best way to transition away from petroleum-based fuels and save the world from climate doom is to use biomass for electricity and to…
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Statement from Californians for Toxic-Free Fire Safety
San Francisco, Calif. — California Governor Jerry Brown announced in a statement today that he has directed state agencies to revise the decades-old flammability standards and to recommend chang…
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Nuclear watchdog petitions NRC to require relicensing of faulty San Onofre reactors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth today filed a legal petition to require the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep the crippled reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station s…
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TPP trade negotiations: from Chicago to Dallas to San Diego
“There’s no reason in the world why trade agreements can’t be written that create a more just and sustainable world.” — Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, TPP Lab…
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Hazmat trade deal: negotiators in San Diego to focus on the TPP investment chapter
I met with Mr. Grant Kesler, the owner of Metalclad. I talked very clearly with him, saying that it was, from my point of view, virtually impossible to open the [hazardous waste d…
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Join a Netroots conversation on lessons from the Keystone XL fight
Greetings from Providence, Rhode Island! I’m here today with Friends of the Earth communications manager Kelly Trout for Netroots Nation, an annual national conference of progressive bloggers, media…
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Obama administration confused about its own flawed Keystone XL process
Either Press Secretary Jay Carney was confused at yesterday’s daily White House briefing and misspoke, or the Obama administration has abandoned any semblance of adhering to a legal review process f…
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US to Rio+20 National Day of Action: Nature and People Over Profit
In June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will play host to heads of state, UN agencies, and global stakeholders as they convene for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), commonly known…
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Reclaim the UN from corporate capture! Send a letter to the UN Secretary General today.
Friends of the Earth U.S. has today united with the many organizations that form our Friends of the Earth International Federation in order to send a strong message to the United Nations (UN) Secreta…
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World Bank tribunal allows outrageous Pac Rim case to drag on
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, June 1, a World Bank tribunal allowed an international legal attack on El Salvador’s environment and democracy to advance, accepting jurisdiction to rule on a lawsu…