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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…
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TEPCO Dumping Radioactive Wastewater into Sea
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth warned today that plans by the Japanese utility TEPCO to dump some 11,500 tons of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean pose substantial threats t…
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FDAs Comparison of Radiation in Milk to Everyday Exposures Called Improper
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration statement regarding milk contaminated with radiation from Japan failed to accurately inform and educate the public, five watchdog groups and…
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Obama Doubles Down on Dirty Energy in Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to President Obama’s speech today on the subject of energy security, as well as supporting documentation released by the White House, Friends of the Earth Climate…