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Rebuffed by Congress in 2006, Bush Steers Amtrak Off a Different Cliff Transportation Budget Micro-Manages Amtrak System on Insufficient Funds
Washington DC – President Bush sharply reversed course on rail transportation funding today, proposing $900 million for Amtrak in his 2007 budget. However, Bush’s proposal contains so many fine p…
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Southeast Rail Tour Launched to Support Amtrak Service Tour to Include Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia, Raleigh, and Richmond
What: In response to the lack of adequate funding for Amtrak, Friends of the Earth, an international environmental and public health organization, is launching a Whistle-Stop tour o…
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The facts about cruise ships
Cruise Ships Generate Vast Quantities of Waste Cruise ships generate hundreds of thousands of gallons of human sewage and offer a host of amenities that create pollutants, including dry-cl…
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Leaked World Trade Organization Ruling Shows that U.S. Misled the World on Biotech Foods “Victory”
Contacts: David Waskow, Friends of the Earth U.S. Tel: + 1 202 492 4660 Juan Lopez, Friends of the Earth International GM coordinator, Tel: +34-6-25980582…
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California Air Resources Board Report Release Expected Today
STATE AIR OFFICIALS NAME BEST PORTS FOR SHIPS TO PLUG-IN TO DOCKSIDE ELECTRICITY Ports of Oakland and San Francisco are Top Candidates Contact: Teri Shore
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Court Rules Bush Adm Violating Law Designed to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil, Global Warming, and Air Pollution
Alternative Fuels Vehicles to Receive Boost Contacts: Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity, (951) 961-7972 Danielle Fugere, Bluewater Network/Fri…