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Now theyre just trolling: House Republicans to vote on rehashed energy package
The GOP is hard at work trying to push through a bunch of terrible bills it’s already passed The House is planning to vote this week on a new package of GOP-backed, environmentally destructive energy bills that have no chance of going anywhere, just like they didn’t go anywhere the… Read More
Protecting the Barrier Reef
To the Editor: “Australia Unveils Its Plan to Protect Great Barrier Reef” (news article, Sept. 16) correctly notes criticism of the Australian government for approving coastal industrial development that may force the United Nations to reclassify this renowned World Heritage area as “in danger.” Yet the United States is… Read More
A Step Too Short: Obamas New Carbon Pollution Rules Must Be Strengthened
Earlier this summer, in a crucial albeit insufficient step to mitigate climate disruption, President Obama proposed a rule to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants. The administration predicts that it would result in a 30 percent reduction of carbon pollution from power plants below 2005 levels, by 2030. It establishes… Read More
Robin Hood to Ban Ki Moon: I can show you the money!
Among the surging crowds of hundreds of thousands of folks at the People’s Climate March on September 21 in New York, you will see marchers in pointy green felt hats, and if you are lucky, a fully garbed Robin Hood replete with green tights, leather vest and that signature gleam… Read More
Protesters in D.C. ask for halt to gold mining in El Salvador, say it will endanger ecology
Calling gold mining a scourge on the environment of El Salvador, a group of protesters rallied Monday outside the World Bank in the District, where a tribunal is discussing the case of a foreign company that seeks to extract gold from the impoverished Central American country. Protesters in D.C. Read More
U.S. agencies consider a diet for a healthy planet
For the first time, U.S. agencies consider a diet for a healthy planetIf the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committee has its way, America’s dinner plates are about to include a healthy portion of much needed environmental awareness. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health… Read More
Robin Hood to Ban Ki-moon: I can show you the money!
Among the surging crowds of hundreds of thousands of folks at the People’s Climate March on September 21 in New York, you will see marchers in pointy green felt hats, and if you are lucky, a fully garbed Robin Hood replete with green tights, leather vest and that signature gleam… Read More
Friends of the Earth calls for an environmental review of proposed changes to coal transport by rail
Coal companies already receive cheap and bountiful leases for coal development on public lands at below fair market value, and now they want to decrease the cost of shipping that coal across the nation. On September 5, 2014, Friends of the Earth, joined by the Western Organization of Resource… Read More
Overnight Energy: Energy Dept. gives thumbs up to more gas exports
GAS EXPORTS MOVING ALONG: The Energy Department cleared the way for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals Wednesday, only the second and third projects to get full federal approval to export LNG. Overnight Energy: Energy Dept. gives thumbs up to more gas exports -The Hill 9/10/2014… Read More
Deducting the cost of disaster
Note: On February 19, 2015, a federal judge ruled against BP in a motion to lower its maximum civil penalty for Deepwater Horizon. Here is the Friends of the Earth analysis from last September exploring the giant tax break BP may still be trying to wrangle from the disaster. Read More