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Watchdog Groups Appeal State Departments Refusal to Disclose Communications with Oil Lobbyist
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Three watchdog groups today filed an appeal with the U.S. State Department over its refusal to release correspondence between the agency and a former high-ranking presidential…
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Groups Question Role of Oil Lobbyist in State Department’s Review of Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
Friends of the Earth is fighting to secure the Obama administration’s veto on a massive proposed pipeline called the Keystone XL, which would carry extremely polluting tar sands oil from Canada…
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Short Sea Shipping’s Costs Weighed
San Francisco, CA—Friends of the Earth today released a report detailing the environmental challenges associated with short sea shipping—the regional transportation of goods by ship, rather t…
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Assessing the 2011 State of the Union Address
President Obama delivered the State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, January 25. The speech provided important indications about the President’s priorities for t…
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Obama Calls Dirty Energy Clean in State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following response to Pr…
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The State of the Union: What to Watch For
President Obama will deliver the State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, January 25. The speech will provide important indications about the President’s priorities for the next yea…
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EPA Approves High Ethanol Fuel for More Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth joined a diverse coalition of business, environmental, budget watchdog and public interest groups in condemning today’s decision by the U.S. Environmenta…
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Massive tar sands oil pipeline no longer sure bet for Big Oil; pivotal Obama administration decision nears
Once thought a shoo-in for Obama administration approval, a proposed tar sands oil pipeline emerged as a controversial flashpoint in the fight over our nation’s energy future in 2010. The Keyst…
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Firm plans to pursue experimental nuclear reactors without required licenses
Columbia, SC — Documents obtained by Friends of the Earth under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that a private contractor plans to pursue experimental nuclear reactors without licensing by…