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TV ad calls on Edison to keep San Onofre nuclear reactors shut down
A new television ad campaign targeting Southern California Edison calls on residents to let the utility know that their families come first — and that it must not restart the troubled San Onofre…
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New television ad highlights San Onofre reactor problems
Friends of the Earth launched a new television ad campaign today targeting the utility Southern California Edison, the operator of the troubled San Onofre nuclear reactors, which are currently closed…
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What’s in store for the Green Climate Fund in 2012?
With the first board meeting of the Green Climate Fund scheduled for the end of April, now is a good time to provide a bit of a primer and update on the GCF. The lead-up to the Green Climate Fund Sinc…
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New bill on E15 gives big oil companies ‘get out of jail free’ card
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation introduced yesterday in both the U.S. House and Senate would provide liability protection for oil companies, gas retailers and engine manufacturers against any eng…
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Firestorm over Seoul: Lessons for the Trans Pacific Partnership
Two days ago, President Barack Obama returned from a state visit to South Korea. The trip coincided with the entry into force this month of the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, which Obama touted as a…
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Nuclear engineer warns unresolved safety issues threaten San Onofre reactors
New report reveals reactor operator SoCal Edison misled federal regulators A new analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers has revealed that serious un…
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Nuclear engineer warns: Keep troubled San Onofre reactors shut down
Friends of the Earth released today a new analysis by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers, Arnie Gunderson. The report has revealed serious unresolved safety problems at Southe…
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Can we end subsidies for big oil?
Last night the Senate voted 92-4 to have 30 hours of debate on S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. The bill would eliminate billions of dollars of tax subsidies for the five biggest oil comp…
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Iowans: Oppose the rate hike for new nuclear reactors
Friends of the Earth and our activists have been fighting a bill in the Iowa state legislature that would raise customers’ electric rates to pay in advance for the construction of new nuclear re…
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Texas landowner calls out Obama on Keystone XL fast-tracking
Yesterday, President Obama shamelessly stood in front of piles of Keystone XL pipe near Cushing, Oklahoma, touting his ‘all of the above’ strategy to solving our energy woes and the climate crisis…