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WORLD EXPERTS ON URANIUM MINING TO APPEAR AT RICHMOND FORUM NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 11
Richmond – Five experts from around the world will be in Richmond on March 11 to discuss the human, environmental and economic impacts of uranium mining during an all-day sy…
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Who Owns Your Genes? Gene Patents and the Threat to Public Health
Did you know that around 20 percent of the human genome has been patented? That corporations and researc…
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President Obama’s Risky Nuclear Industry Bailout
By Ben Schreiber, Climate and Energy Tax Analyst for Friends of the Earth
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GM Crops Failing to Tackle Climate Change
A new report from Friends of the Earth International reveals that claims made by the biotech industry that genetically modified (GM) crops can combat climate change are both exaggerated and prematu…
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EPA Releases Final Biofuels Mandate Rules (RFS2)
In early February 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rules on the Renewable Fuels
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New Ads in Opposition to Obama Administration’s Nuclear Bailout
Friends of the Earth recently released two TV ads in South Carolina and Georgia opposing the Obama administration’s proposed bailout of the nuclear industry. For more information about the…
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Friends of the Earth Launches TV Ads Opposing Obama Administration’s Nuclear Bailout
WASHINGTON, DC – Friends of the Earth launched two television ads today against the $55 billion in loan guarantees the Obama Administration has proposed to hand out for the construction of…
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Friends of the Earth to Challenge South Carolina Reactors in State Supreme Court
Columbia, SC—In a case that could have far-reaching implications for efforts to build new nuclear reactors in the U.S., the South Carolina Supreme Court has set a hearing date on a challen…
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Tar Sands: Resources and Information
Below, are resources and information on Friends of the Earth’s tar sands campaigns. Fact sheets: General tar sands fact…
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Resources for Journalists: Understanding the Copenhagen Accord
The two-week climate conference in Copenhagen this past December produced the Copenhagen Accord. The Accord is a two-and-a-half page document that emerged in the final days of the summit, containing…