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Green Scissors 2011 and ARPA-E
The recently released Green Scissors 2011 report identifies environmentally beneficial spending cuts that could save taxpayers more than $380 billion. Recommended cuts range from giveaways to big oil…
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Nations largest environmental organizations stand together to oppose oil pipeline
Washington, D.C. — The heads of the nation’s largest environmental organizations — often at odds on the best strategy for combating climate change — released a letter today calling on Pre…
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Taking ‘Green Scissors’ to budget would yield $380 billion in savings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 24, 2011 — Ending a third of a trillion dollars in environmentally harmful subsidies could go a long way toward solving our nation’s budget challenges, an unusual…
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End Big Oil subsidies action toolkit
Each year, the federal government gives away more than $10 billion in tax breaks to oil and gas companies. These polluting industries are already raking in record profits — it’s an outrageous…
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Nuclear regulators told law prohibits new reactor licensing until Fukushima review taken into account
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 11, 2011 — Not only should the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) slow down reactor licensing and relicensing in order to address a range of health and safety concer…
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Friends of the Earth lauds members of Congress opposing draconian cuts in debt deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Senate voted 74 to 26 to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011. The bill passed the House 269 to 161 last night and institutes roughly $1 trillion in initial spending…
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Divided appeals court rules human genes are patentable, protecting biotech profit instead of patient health
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled late Friday that two human genes correlated with increased risk for breast cancer are patentable.
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Friends of the Earth urges rejection of proposed debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader McConnell announced a framework for raising the debt ceiling. The plan calls for…
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How the EPA Encourages Climate Change
A new report by Friends of the Earth, Corn Ethanol and Climate Change, demonstrates how the Renewable Fuel Standard, in spite of its climate protections, increases environmental degradation. The RFS…