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Biofuels Also Create Dangerous Spills
With the recent oil rig catastrophe and subsequent spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the biofuels industry is claiming it produces a cleaner alternative. But biofuels can produce environmentally harmful…
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Cruise ship pollution: Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina is among a number of U.S. cities that have joined the fight against the rising tide of cru…
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World Bank’s $3.75 Billion Coal Loan to Eskom: Neither Green nor Just
By Bobby Peek Director, groundWork, Friends of the Earth South Africa On April 8, the World Bank took us
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Bob Dinneen and the Ethanol Industry Ready to Rumble
It seems like we’ve panicked the dirty ethanol lobby — and that’s a good thing. Bob Dinneen, the president of the Renewable Fuels Association, mentioned us in
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Congressman Doggett Takes on Liquid Coal
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means committee held its “Hearing on Energy Tax Incentives Driving the Green Job Economy.” At the hearing, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) took a bold stan…
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New: From Genetically Engineered Corn to Cows
The spread of genetic engineering (GE) technology exacerbates the corporate consolidation occurring in the seed industry. This trend will continue, if not worsen, in livestock once the genetically…