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More Keystone XL documents — and redactions — from the State Department
The State Department continues to stonewall on disclosing aspects of its internal conversations about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, more than a year after Friends of the Earth and s…
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A days journey through South African coal country
Most of my work entails policy wonkery. Though important, especially in Washington, D.C., it often feels distant and far removed from the lives of ordinary people around the world and the lands they c…
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Nanomaterials used freely in consumer products under FDAs watch
In 2006, Friends of the Earth released a groundbreaking report, “Nanomaterials, Sunscreens and Cosmetics: Small Ingredients, Big Risks.” Since then, we’ve released updated reports every year, sh…
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Genetically modified mosquitoes’ survival rate concealed
Company conceals evidence that genetically modified mosquitoes may have high survival rate in wild News release from Friends of the Earth U.S., GeneWatch UK and Third World Network A confidential i…
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New radio ad warns against radioactive rate hikes in Iowa
As Iowa legislature assembles, new radio ad warns against ‘radioactive rate hikes’ Watchdog group’s ad seeks to prevent passage of electric rate increase to fund nuclear reactor construction; bi…
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Celebrating the New Year with a victory against corn ethanol
With the beginning of the New Year came the expiration of the biggest subsidy for corn ethanol, the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. Friends of the Earth campaigned against the tax subsidy, ni…
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Controversial release of genetically engineered mosquitoes delayed
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has reportedly delayed its planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes — which would have been the first-ever such release in the U.S. — until l…
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Top five Friends of the Earth moments in 2011
At the end of every year, we tend to pause and reflect about the past 12 months, stopping to examine trends and to remember important events — usually in list form. And with all the year in, wor…
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Shell’s floating monster spill
Nigerians wait, helpless, for the massive spill from Shell’s Bonga offshore oil field to hit the coastal waters, shorelines and swamps. Telephone links to some of the coastal communities are tenu…
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Six billion dollar subsidy for dirty corn ethanol defeated
Washington, D.C. — Congress finished its tax legislation today without including a provision to extend a massive subsidy for corn ethanol that is set to expire at the end of the year.