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Statement in Response to Senator Grassleys Ethanol Fear Mongering
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a floor speech, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) invoked fear and prejudice to justify his support for the extension of an expensive and wasteful subsidy for corn et…
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Alarming rumors in Cancun of secret Mexican text that could end Kyoto Protocol, lead to five degrees [C] of warming
CANCUN, MEXICO, 3 December 2010 — Rumors of a secret Mexican text that would essentially replace the Kyoto Protocol with the Copenhagen Accord, leading to a dangerous and unacceptable climate ch…
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Major U.S. Environmental Groups Call for Full Environmental Review of Genetically Engineered Salmon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today 12 executive officers of some of the nation’s largest environmental organizations requested that the Food and Drug Administration conduct a thorough Environmental…
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President Obama Promotes Damaging Bush-era Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration announced today that it has concluded negotiations on the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement, one of the NAFTA-style trade deals left over from the…
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Nanotechnologys true climate and energy cost exposed
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth groups around the world today released the report, Nanotechnology, climate and energy: over-heated promises and hot air, debunking the promises made by the…
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Groups Urge Clinton to Recuse Herself from Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The heads of seven environmental, consumer, and legal organizations sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, calling on her to recuse herself from the…
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Congress Urged to End Multi-Billion Tax Credit for Dirty Corn Ethanol in Lame Duck Session
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth launched an online ad campaign today to mobilize Americans to contact their members of Congress and demand that they end a tax credit that funnels billions…
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Senators Rebuke Clinton Over Controversial Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven influential senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today rebuking her for stating support for a controversial pipeline before her own agency has…
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New Report Says Biofuels Industry Spent $22 Million on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions to Influence Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A report released today by Friends of the Earth demonstrates the ways in which the biofuels industry influences legislation through lobbying expenditures and campaign contribu…
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New Jersey Governor Blocks Crucial Transit Tunnel
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A decision by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today to block construction of a commuter rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan will harm the state’s residents, acco…