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Biofuels Also Create Dangerous Spills
With the recent oil rig catastrophe and subsequent spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the biofuels industry is claiming it produces a cleaner alternative. But biofuels can produce environmentally harmful…
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TV Ads Take on ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ in Wake of Spill
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth released a TV ad today that takes the fight to “drill, baby, drill” sloganeers in the wake of the mounting oil spill catas…
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Environmental Champion David Obey to Retire from Congress
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman David Obey (D-Wisc.) announced this afternoon that he will not seek re-election this November and that he will retire after more than 41 years of service to Wisconsi…
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Cruise ship pollution: Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina is among a number of U.S. cities that have joined the fight against the rising tide of cru…
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It’s Not Just BP That Bears Responsibility for Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to President Barack Obama’s remarks this afternoon in Louisiana.
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Oil Spill Continues to Leak 1,000 Barrels Per Day into Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C.—Last Thursday, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig leased to oil giant BP, sank off the coast of Louisiana after an explosion. Eleven oil rig workers a…
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EPA Proposes Rule to Phase out Lead from Aviation Fuel
Washington, D.C.–The Environmental Protection Agency responded to a petition from Friends of the Earth yesterday by announcing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding harmful le…
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Poetry Contest Calls Out Discovery for Sponsoring Sarah Palins New Nature Series
Washington, D.C.—More than 3,600 people across the country have voted in a poetry contest hosted by Friends of the Earth that berates Discovery Communications for teaming up with Sarah Pal…