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Friends of the Earth statement in support of XL Dissent demonstration against Keystone XL pipeline
Students from across the country will march on the White House this weekend to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. The XL Dissent mass demonstration will bring youth activists together “to tell P…
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Friends of the Earth Statement: DOE workers exposed to deadly radiation
Yesterday the Department of Energy revealed that 13 workers at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, known as WIPP, inhaled plutonium and americium following a Feb. 14 release of these elemen…
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Friends of the Earth responds to the State Department IG report on Keystone XL conflicts of interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the State Department Inspector General released the findings of its investigation into conflicts of interest by Keystone XL pipeline environmental review vendor Environm…
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Statement: Keystone XL pipeline and corporate conflicts of interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica joined Reps. Raul Grijalva and Jan Schakowsky to call for a Government Accountability Office review of the State Department’s pr…
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President Obama builds nuclear legacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference today, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced finalized government support for constructing the nation’s first new nuclear reactors in almost forty yea…
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Keystone XL report contractor tied to TransCanada: Evidence mounts in ongoing conflict of interest inquiry
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth submitted evidence to the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General to support the ongoing inquiry into conflicts of i…
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More than a half million people demand Home Depot and Lowes stop selling bee-killing pesticides
Thousands participate in bee swarm actions across the country in the week of Valentine’s Day WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, over 27,000 people coast-to-coast are swarming Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) and…
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Keystone XL: What did API know and when? Groups FOIA State Department for communication with Big Oil, Canadian government
Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club and Oil Change International have filed a FOIA request to the State Department to unearth insider communications with the Canadian government and oil industry in the…
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Friends of the Earth responds to the Keystone XL Environmental Impact Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the State Department will release its Environmental Impact Statement for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Below is a statement from Friends of the Earth President Er…
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Friends of the Earth immediately available for Keystone XL EIS comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups expect that the State Department will issue an Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Pipeline today, January 31. Under the National Environmenta…