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Nuclear Regulatory Commission gives early Christmas gift to industrty
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the final rule for the Westinghouse AP1000 design.
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The silver lining to a terribly dark cloud — the Green Climate Fund and Durban
There have been lots of “d” words used to describe the Durban climate talks that recently ended in South Africa —
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Floridians face genetically engineered mosquito threat
A private firm is planning to release potentially harmful genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys as early as January, endangering human health and the environment in what would become…
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Consumer safety groups file first lawsuit on risks of nanotechnology
San Francisco, Calif. — Concerned by the growing body of scientific reports cautioning against the unregulated use of nanotechnology in consumer products, a coalition of nonprofit consumer safety…
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Murkiness in Congress over tax relief bill forces Keystone XL back into debate
The first rule of Keystone XL: don’t underestimate the vice grip of Big Oil on our democracy, especially when it comes to its marquee project. A month ago, we were celebrating—skeptically. We had…
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Payroll tax deal means Obama must now reject the pipeline
Washington, D.C. — The Senate today passed a payroll tax cut deal that will force the Obama administration to decide the future of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline within 60 day…
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Corn ethanol infrastructure: A bad Christmas gift from Congress
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it’s final round of funding earlier this week, and once again put the interest of corporate polluters before the environment or taxpaye…
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Genetically engineered salmon grilled at Senate Commerce hearing
Yesterday morning, the Senate Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard held a hearing on the environmental risks posed by genetically engineered salmon (archived web…
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Pac Rim case exposes trade pacts’ danger to democracy
“¡El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido!,” or “the people united, will never be defeated,” resounded outside World Bank headquarters yesterday in downtown Washington, D.C. Friends of the…
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Disastrous outcome from international climate talks in Durban
Durban, South Africa — News release from Friends of the Earth International — The UN climate talks in Durban were a failure and take the world a significant step back by further underminin…