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The fight over the Renewable Fuel Standard, explained
Back in 2007, Congress passed a law requiring the US to use more and more biofuels — like corn-based ethanol — each year. This is known as the Renewable Fuel Standard. In recent years, gasoline re…
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EPA declares Renewable Fuel Standard dysfunctional
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the EPA announced that it would not finalize the 2014 biofuel volumes under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard before the end of 2014. Friends of the Earth Climate and en…
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Stakeholders baffled, angry as Obama admin punts 2014 RFS
Stakeholders baffled, angry as Obama admin punts 2014 RFS -GreenWire 11/21/2014
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Polar Code too weak to properly protect polar environments from increased shipping activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to today’s adoption by the International Maritime Organisation of the long-awaited Polar Code, aimed at regulating shipping in Polar Regions, a coalition of environ…
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Amigos de la Tierra Internacional: La sesión de recaudación de fondos para el Fondo Verde para el Clima es un comienzo importante, pero está lejos de ser una necesidad real.
WASHINGTON, DC – En una señal de progreso moderado, una sesión de donantes celebrada hoy en Berlín, Alemania, para el Fondo Verde para el Clima de las Naciones Unidas recaudó hasta 1.400 millones de dólares en fondos muy necesarios para…
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Giving thanks to those born to give
From about as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving in my family has really been about food first and foremost. Of course, immediately followed by family. (If not for family, both real and adopted, who…
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The Next Climate Policy Fight Could Be All About Airplane Emissions
Environmental groups are pledging to intensify their push on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft in the wake of a new report showing no improvement i…
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McDonalds, Beef Industry Slammed for Greenwashing
McDonald’s and the rest of the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef are “greenwashing” beef production with their principles and criteria for global sustainable beef, according to consumer, wor…
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The environmental movement is not the Tea Party of the left
Perhaps it was inevitable, in the current Tea Party era, that a noisy progressive movement would draw comparisons to the right-wing insurgents who have taken over the Republican Party. And so — with…
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Terrible truth about Keystone, free Wi-Fi for all & record kids without homes
Erich Pica and Ben Schrieber from Friends of the Earth discuss the Senate’s vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline and what the ramifications of building this pipeline will be for the environment. Ter…