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GOP Senator: Oil Companies Doing Just Fine on Their Own
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday endorsed slashing subsidies to oil companies during an interview with C…
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Friends of the Earth Briefs Congress on Billions in Potential Savings from Ending Polluter Giveaways
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Damon Moglen, Climate and Energy Director at Friends of the Earth, spoke today at a congressional forum organized in response to the ongoing budget debate.
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Statement in Solidarity with Democracy Defenders in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The environmental group Friends of the Earth released the following statement today in response to the ongoing attacks on workers’ rights in Wisconsin.
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Under Legal Threat, State Department Accepts Request for Information on Lobbyist Influence
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Under threat of legal action, the State Department has reversed an earlier decision to withhold correspondence regarding a controversial pipeline that would carry tar sands oi…
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Financial Speculation Tax Introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C.—An idea gaining popularity around the world—placing a miniscule tax on financial speculation in order to fund urgent priorities—has come to the United States in the form o…
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TransCanada Runs Deceptive Ad Pushing Controversial Oil Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Canadian oil company TransCanada Pipelines has been running a deceptive and misleading television ad claiming that a controversial pipeline proposed to bring tar sands oil…
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Obama Urged to Go Further in Cutting Fossil Fuel Giveaways
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to President Obama’s budget proposal, which was released this morning.
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Republicans’ Draconian Spending Proposal Comes Under Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to the continuing resolution to fund the federal government that the Republican House leadership pro…
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USDA Approves Use of Genetically Engineered Corn for Ethanol
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it has approved a form of genetically engineered corn created by the biotechnology corporation Syngenta Seeds, Inc. for…
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New Bill Would End Legacy Tax Breaks for Big Oil
Washington, D.C.—Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Ed Markey announced today the introduction of legislation to end a variety of loopholes that let big oil corporations dodge billions in taxes ea…