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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…
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World Bank’s $3.75 Billion Coal Loan to Eskom: Neither Green nor Just
By Bobby Peek Director, groundWork, Friends of the Earth South Africa On April 8, the World Bank took us
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Bob Dinneen and the Ethanol Industry Ready to Rumble
It seems like we’ve panicked the dirty ethanol lobby — and that’s a good thing. Bob Dinneen, the president of the Renewable Fuels Association, mentioned us in
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Congressman Doggett Takes on Liquid Coal
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means committee held its “Hearing on Energy Tax Incentives Driving the Green Job Economy.” At the hearing, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) took a bold stan…
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New: From Genetically Engineered Corn to Cows
The spread of genetic engineering (GE) technology exacerbates the corporate consolidation occurring in the seed industry. This trend will continue, if not worsen, in livestock once the genetically…
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State Department ignores global warming in draft assessment of Keystone XL pipeline’s environmental impacts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State released on Friday a draft analysis of environmental impacts that could be caused by a proposed pipeline to transfer dirty tar sands oil from Canada to r…
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U.S. Denies Climate Aid to Bolivia and Ecuador, Bullies Countries Not Supporting Copenhagen Accord
Washington, D.C.— An Obama administration official told the Washington Post in an article written today that it will withhold climate assistance funds from countries not…
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Justice Stevens announces retirement from Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. — Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement today, ending a tenure that began in 1975. He is the Court’s senior Associate Justice.