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Coalition Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Ethanol Subsidy
WASHINGTON, DC — A broad and diverse coalition today sent a letter applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Feinstein (D-CA) for combining their efforts to end billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded…
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Surging Profits Underscore Absurdity of Big Oil Receiving Billions in Giveaways from Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oil giants ExxonMobil and Shell reported surging first-quarter profits today, increasing pressure on Congress to act on President Obama’s call for the elimination of billion…
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New Report Reveals Dirty Business Practices of TransCanada Pipelines
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A report released today by Friends of the Earth reveals the nefarious business practices of TransCanada Pipelines, whose controversial proposal to pump tar sands oil across the…
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Watchdog Group Charges Buffett with Swindling Iowans over New Nuclear Reactor
OMAHA, NEB.—As shareholders began arriving for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, Friends of the Earth placed an advertisement in the Omaha World-Herald challenging Warren Buffett to…
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Environmental Watchdog Criticizes Iowa Legislature for Passing Sweetheart Nuclear Deal
DES MOINES, IOWA?Today the Iowa House voted to approve controversial legislation that would pave the way for MidAmerican to raise consumers’ electricity rates to pay for the construction of a new…
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New Poll Shows Iowans Oppose Paying for New Nuclear Reactor
DES MOINES, IOWA—A new statewide poll released today shows that 75 percent of Iowans oppose pending legislation that would permit the electricity rates of MidAmerican Energy customers to be in…
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Environmental Group Criticizes Continued Failure of TEPCO to Control Radioactive Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) revealed today that it allowed the release of some 520 tons of highly radioactive waste water into the open ocean in early April.
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As Iowa Legislature Considers Radioactive Rate Hike, Public and Investors Turn Against New Reactors in other States
While MidAmerican Energy continues to push the Iowa legislature to pass legislation that would allow the company to increase electricity costs to pay for the construction of a new reactor—befor…
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State Department Releases Supplemental Environmental Analysis on Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. State Department today released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry highly pollu…
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US Ex-Im Bank Finances Largest Carbon Emitting Project in its History
Washington D.C. — Today the Board of Directors of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) voted to approve $805 million dollars in subsidized financing for one of the world’s larges…