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Statement on Washington, D.C., round of transatlantic trade negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the United States and the European Union concluded the third round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a trade deal intended to facil…
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Friends of the Earth statement on Sen. Baucus proposed energy tax reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman of the Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released his draft discussion plan for energy tax reform. In response to the proposal, Friends of the Earth President E…
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New revelations show Keystone XL contractors ties to oil booster groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Politico reports this morning that Environmental Resources Management, the London-based firm hired by the State Department to do key parts of the environmental review of the Keys…
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DOE small modular reactor subsidy for NuScale Power LLC misguided, confirms small modular reactors not competitive in free market without government handouts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday the U.S. Department of Energy announced that NuScale Power LLC has been awarded a subsidy to finance development of a conceptual “small modular reactor.” This subsid…
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Friends of the Earth applauds Congressional leaders’ call for President Obama to halt Keystone XL review until Inspector General report is made public
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to a letter from 25 Congressional leaders to President Obama on the State Department’s review of the Keystone XL pipeline, Friends of the Earth Senior Campaigner R…
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Congress affirms problems and challenges with plutonium fuel program
Defense act warns that non-MOX plutonium disposition options may be pursued WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, noting that constr…
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Air samples at cruise ship docks worldwide find dangerous levels of deadly soot
Tests in Manhattan, Venice, Germany show urgent need for lines to upgrade pollution controls NEW YORK – Air samples taken near idling cruise ships in New York and three European ports contained dang…
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Palm oil giant Wilmar International promises to end its forest destruction
Friends of the Earth will continue to hold the company to account WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, announced last week a new “No Deforestation, N…
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Court sets August 2014 deadline to protect whales and dolphins from Navy sonar in Pacific Northwest
SAN FRANCISCO — The National Marine Fisheries Service has eight months to issue a new plan to protect thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sea lions from U.S. Navy warfare training e…
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Friends of the Earth U.S. statement on COP19 Warsaw walkout
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A day before the conclusion of the UN climate conference in Warsaw, Poland, hundreds of climate activists from all continents — representing social movements, trade unio…