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Keystone XL: State Department admits not checking on consultant’s ties to TransCanada
Friends of the Earth: Spokeswoman’s claim is ‘absurdly disingenuous’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an extraordinary admission, the State Department has acknowledged it did not try to exami…
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Chiapas cancels ‘disastrous’ forest plan linked to Calif. cap-and-trade program
The state government of Chiapas has cancelled a controversial forest protection plan that critics said failed to address the root causes of deforestation and could endanger the lives and livelihoods o…
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Ex-Im Bank rejects funding for dirty coal project in Vietnam
Friends of the Earth: Obama administration keeps promise in climate action plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank voted to reject financing for the 1200-megawatt Thai…
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President Obama’s new climate program threatened by vote at US Export-Import Bank
Public interest organizations call on president to assure rejection of funding for coal plant WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of five environmental organizations, including Friends of the Earth U.S…
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Keystone XL: Friends of the Earth sues State Dept. over failure to release records on pipeline lobbying
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth today sued the State Department in federal court for failure to turn over records detailing the contacts between lobbyists for the Keystone XL tar sands pipel…
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Friends of the Earth statement on US – Europe trade negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the first round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership concludes in Washington, D.C. The trade talks opened Monday, July 8, under a cloud res…
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Conflict of interest: State Department contractor on Keystone XL study lied about ties to TransCanada & oil industry
ERM employee tried to cover up deceit online WASHINGTON, D.C. – The company hired by the State Department to review the environmental impact of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline lied on its conflic…
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The lethal legacy of nuclear waste at San Onofre
Friends of the Earth: Edison must quickly move spent reactor fuel from pools to dry casks WASHINGTON, D.C. – The legacy of 44 years of operating the San Onofre reactors is a nuclear waste dump conta…
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Statement on President Obama’s climate plan
Below is a statement from Damon Moglen, climate and energy program director of Friends of the Earth, on President Obama’s speech and plan addressing climate change. “This is not a climate…
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Nuclear safety: Attorneys general of NY & VT join Friends of the Earth in opposing NRC’s move to erase landmark ruling that promoted closing of CA nuclear reactors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The attorneys general of New York and Vermont — two states opposed to extending the lives of their aging nuclear reactors — are supporting a filing by Friends of the E…