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Statement in response to the firing of Amtrak President and CEO David Gunn
Contact: Colin Peppard – 202-222-0747 or 202-841-4491 (mobile) Colin Peppard, Transportation Policy Coordinator Friends of the Earth criticizes the Amtrak Board of Directors’ decision t…
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Court Orders Companies to Stop Gas Flaring in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, DC/NIGERIA, 14November 2005 – In a historic judgment today, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has ordered companies to stop gas flaring in the Niger Delta, as it violates guarante…
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Reflections on Hurricane Katrina from a Native of New Orleans
By Avis Moore, Friends of the Earth Board of Director & New Orleans’ Resident
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Goldman Sachs Leads Investment Banks on Environmental Commitments
A Step Forward in Investment Banking
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Friends of the Earth Opposes Alito Nomination
Statement of Sara Zdeb, Legislative Director Contact: Sara Zdeb, 202-222-0728 Dick Bell, 202-222-0742
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Energy Bill Conference Report Showers Billions on Polluting Industries
“I will tell you with $55 oil we don’t need incentives to oil and gas companies to explore. There are plenty of incentives.” President George W. Bush, quot…
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Delayed Stadium Vote is a Welcome Sign of Fiscal Sanity
Contact: Chris Weiss, 202-222-0746 The baseball stadium lease collapsed yesterday because a majority of the DC Council recognizes that a “stadium at any cost” is fiscally risky and does not reflec…
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Ten Years of Genetically Modified Crops Failed to Deliver the Promises Made by Biotech Giants
Washington DC (US) / Brussels (Belgium) / Lagos (Nigeria) January 10, 2006 – Ten years after the first significant planting of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, no plants with benefits to consumer…
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EPA RESPONDS TO BLUEWATERS CALL FOR MORE ACCURACY IN FUEL ECONOMY TESTING
Contact: Danielle Fugere