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The diet we need for a sustainable planet
Forty-four years ago my mother, Frances Moore Lappé, published “Diet for a Small Planet,” a book that dared to suggest human beings could survive, even thrive, on a plant-centered diet and that doing so would be good for our bodies and the planet. Part meatless cookbook, part treatise on the… Read More
Environmental groups urge feds to consider beefs cost in U.S. diet
Full page ads in the New York Times and Washington Post on Tuesday called on the federal government to advise Americans to cut some meat from their diets. The ads, sponsored by more than 100 health and environmental groups, come as U.S. policymakers evaluate evidence that meat, particularly beef, takes… Read More
Citizen co-sponsors support the People’s Budget
This morning Friends of the Earth and 11 other groups delivered over 150,000 signatures to Congress in support of the People’s Budget, a progressive budget alternative that prioritizes economic and environmental justice. The signatures were received by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), one of the architects of the People’s Budget and… Read More
Obama Administration Reveals New Federal Rules on Fracking
On Friday, the Obama administration put forth the first major federal standards regulating hydraulic fracturing—the oil and gas extraction technique commonly referred to as fracking. The regulations will, among other things, require companies working on public lands to reveal which chemicals they used in their drilling processes. But as the New York Times notes,… Read More
Environmental group concerned about coal provision in Ex-Im bill
An environmental group expressed concerns on Friday that a newly introduced Senate measure to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank would eliminate financing restrictions for overseas coal plants. Environmental group concerned about coal provision in Ex-Im bill -The Hill 3/20/2015… Read More
The Obama admin is finally going to green up its fossil fuel leasing, but how much?
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell promised in a speech on Tuesday that her department, after years of handing out fossil fuel leases at bargain basement prices, would embark on a green reform agenda. Climate activists made encouraging noises after the speech, but it’s not clear how encouraged they actually should be. Read More
U.S. senators launch bipartisan Export-Import Bank blueprint
A bipartisan plan to save the U.S. Export-Import Bank seeks to extend the bank’s term until 2019, increase lending to small businesses and overturn limits on coal-fired power plant projects. The bill, introduced on Thursday, seeks a balance between conservatives who want to close the export credit agency, other Republicans… Read More
Will Costco be the GMO salmon store?
On the heels of the introduction of Sen. Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) bill last week to crack down on the potential introduction of GMO salmon, Costco is at a crossroads. Will it join its grocery competitors and reject AquaBounty’s GMO salmon, currently pending FDA approval, or will it welcome the first commercialized genetically engineered… Read More
Greens want Clinton emails on Keystone
An environmental activist group is filing a request for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private emails regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. Greens want Clinton emails on Keystone -The Hill 3/18/2015… Read More
What remains unknown from the NRC and PG&E about Diablo Canyon
Page 1 contains a short memo. Page 2 features a list of recipients. Pages 3 through 67, however, are blank. What remains unknown from the NRC and PG&E about Diablo Canyon -New Times SLO 3/18/2015… Read More