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TV Interview on GE Salmon with Friends of the Earth’s Biotech Campaigner
Our biotechnology campaigner, Eric Hoffman, was recently interviewed on the Free Speech TV show “Whistle Where You Work” to discuss the dangers of the genetically engineered (GE) salmon. I…
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FDA Close to Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
UPDATE: The uproar generated by Friends of the Earth activists and 20 other environmen…
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Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Has Big Oil on the Defensive
When President Obama returned home to Chicago on August 4 and 5 to celebrate his birthday and fundraise, he was greeted by protestors concerne…
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Tides are Turning Against Ethanol Subsidies
The political tides seem to be turning against the ethanol subsidy “VEETC” (or the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit… but we’ll call it VEETC from now on out) , as new developments over…
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Biomass Emissions Accounted for in EPAs Global Warming Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tailoring Rule on May 13, 2010, which outlines which polluters will be requi…
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Klobuchar for Char
On July 14, 2010 Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) co-sponsored a “homegrown” energy bill with Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) that promotes biofuels…
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April 22, 2010: The Beginning of the End
By Erich Pica Three months into the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, BP has finally capped the well and is now testing to see if it can withstand the pressure building underground unt…
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Hunger, Religious, Farmer, and Development Organizations Oppose VEETC
Hunger, religious, farmer, and development groups came together on July 21, 2010 to oppose the renewal of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)…