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Protect forests and the future of musical instruments
As tens of thousands of people gathered last week for the opening of the National Association of Music Merchants’ annual trade show, I traveled to Anaheim, California to join musicians and other env…
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Lawsuit filed over Navy training that blasts marine mammals with harmful sonar
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — A coalition of conservation and American Indian groups today sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises…
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Costa Concordia: Human tragedy & potential environmental disaster
The tragic capsizing of the Costa Concordia in Italian waters on January 13, which left at least 16 dead and many more unaccounted for, cast a spotlight on the safety and environmental practices of cr…
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How undercutting financial regulators also harms California’s climate efforts
As someone who lives in California but works for a Washington-based advocacy organization, I often think about how decisions in DC impact life here in the Golden State. So late last year, when Congres…
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Iowa Utilities Board staff critique nuclear legislation
Friends of the Earth Calls on Senate to heed the warning and reject misguided legislation A newly released memo from the staff of the Iowa Utilities Board has provided a stinging economic critique of…
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The keys to stopping Keystone XL
If you’d have asked me in the fall of 2009, when Friends of the Earth was first contemplating going all in on a campaign to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, whether I thought we could force President…
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Musicians and environmentalists unite in opposition to music industrys lobbying offensive endangering rainforests and jobs
ANAHEIM, January 19—As tens of thousands of people gather for the opening of the NAMM Show, the National Association of Music Merchants’ biggest annual event, musicians and environmental grou…
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President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Obama administration rejected the permit for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline sought by Canadian oil firm TransCanada, determining that the project was not i…
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The writing is on the wall for Keystone XL
The writing is on the wall for rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. But given recent oil industry efforts to make it appear otherwise, I thought it might be useful to provide a reminder that leading…
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Why we need strong shipping rules for the polar regions
The recent saga of a Russian fishing vessel that struck a submerged iceberg in the Antarctic Ocean illustrates the perils of polar shipping. Three ships originally tried to rescue the 32 crew member…