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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…
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TV Ad Challenges Iowa’s Radioactive Rate Hike Bill
Des Moines, Iowa—The watchdog group Friends of the Earth today released a TV ad opposing legislation that would allow MidAmerican Energy to raise electric rates in order to pay for new nuclear…
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Report details World Bank’s fossil fuel binge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Bank continues its fossil fuel financing binge, evading environmental standards and worsening poverty and pollution — that’s the conclusion of a new report released…
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New Reactor Model Faces Legal Challenge
DURHAM, NC – The Fukushima nuclear disaster has amplified a host of concerns about the reactor model chosen to lead a so-called U.S. nuclear renaissance, and industry pressure rushed the long-d…
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Friends of the Earth Opposes Iowas Proposed Radioactive Rate Hike
The watchdog group Friends of the Earth today announced that it is mobilizing its members to oppose bills being considered by the Iowa General Assembly that would allow MidAmerican Energy to rais…
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Friends of the Earth Remains Strongly Opposed to U.S.-Colombia Trade Deal
Washington, DC — Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued this statement in response to the Obama administration’s endorsement of the “Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights…
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With Shutdown Looming, Obama Urged to Stand Firm
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As news reports indicate that a government shutdown is increasingly likely, Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, called on President Obama to stand firm and reject fu…
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Regulators Urged to Protect Public from Human-Cow Hybrid Milk
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, [email protected];Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, nberning@foe…