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Nuclear emergency ongoing in Japan
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nuclear experts at Friends of the Earth U.S. are monitoring the ongoing nuclear reactor emergency in Japan, which has occurred in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunam…
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Broad Coalition Applauds Sens. Coburn and Cardin for Legislation to End Ethanol Subsidies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Broad and Diverse Coalition Applauds Senators Coburn and Cardin for Legislation to End Ethanol Subsidies WASHINGTON, DC — A broa…
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FOE and Peruvian allies call on Zijin mining company to come clean
Zijin Mining Group, a leading Chinese gold and copper producer, is in the hot seat yet again for the way it handles environmental and social risks related to its mining business.
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Upton and Inhofe Introduce Clean Air Act Assault
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined today with CongressmanEd Whitfield (R-Ky.) and Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) to offi…
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Groups Call on Hong Kong Exchange to Ensure Zijin Mining Comes Clean about Overseas Investment Risks
Several civil society groups today petitioned the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to ensure that Zijin Mining Group (listed as 2899:HK) fully discloses material risks associated with one of its most con…
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Secretary Clinton Backs Off Support for Dirty Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today acted appropriately by refusing to weigh in on a proposed mega-pipeline to pump tar sands oil from Canada to Texas in response to a qu…
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GOP Senator: Oil Companies Doing Just Fine on Their Own
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday endorsed slashing subsidies to oil companies during an interview with C…
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World Bank Day of Action
At a World Bank Day of Action protest in Paris, Friends of the Earth France demands, “Free us from fossil fuels!” More pictures here. The climate crisis, driven overwhelmingly by fossil fu…
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Time to reject a dirty electricity standard
Friends of the Earth joined more than 240 state, local, regional and national groups across the country urging Senate Majority Leader Reid to reject the idea of a so-called “clean electricity sta…