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Polar protection on ice
London, U.K. — The polar waters of the Arctic and Antarctic are in jeopardy as a result of substantial delays to the development of environmental protection rules which will reduce the impact of…
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State Department sued for not disclosing Keystone XL pipeline lobbyists communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental group Friends of the Earth sued the State Department today to gain access to communications between the department and a broad web of lobbyists promoting the Ke…
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Take back our genes join the fight against gene patenting
Most people are shocked to learn that 20 percent of the human genome has been patented by corporations and scientists, granting companies ownership and sole access to these fundamental building blocks…
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Filing suit to block approval of new nuclear reactor design
Friends of the Earth and a coalition of 11 other groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday, February 16 to reverse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s misguided approval of risky new nuclear reactors at th…
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New investor brief exposes China National Petroleum Corporations lack of mechanism for addressing environmental and social risks
Friends of the Earth today released Crude beginnings, a new investor brief on the environmental and social risks associated with China National Petroleum Corporation, one of the world’s biggest oi…
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Crude beginnings: the environmental footprint of China National Petroleum Corporation around the world
The growing power of Chinese multinational corporations around the world, particularly in developing countries, is drawing a lot of attention. International companies complain that they are losing out…
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800,000+ strong against the Keystone XL pipeline
Wow. In 24 hours, the environmental movement and our progressive allies came together to send a huge, jarring wake-up call to senators wavering in the face of Big Oil’s threats and campaign coffers:…
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President’s budget has no solution for climate change
Yesterday President Obama fired the first shot in what is likely to be a series of budget skirmishes with House Republicans leading up to the November elections. Including controversial provisions suc…
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Liquid coal is a bad choice
Friends of the Earth has been monitoring the Medicine-Bow liquid coal facility since we first discovered that the Department of Energy is considering giving the project a loan guarantee. Medicine-Bow…
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Feds approve unsafe new nuclear reactors requiring billions of taxpayer dollars
Washington, D.C. — Despite the opposition of its chair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last Thursday approved the first new construction of a new design of nuclear reactor since the Thr…