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Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Spills in North Dakota
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A TransCanada pipeline that carries tar sands oil into the U.S. from Canada had to be shut down for inspection Saturday after spilling about 21,000 gallons of tar sands oil in…
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House GOP Votes to Protect Big Oil Giveaway
WASHINGTON, D.C.—By a vote of 241-171, the House of Representatives today blocked the repeal of just one of the many taxpayer-funded subsidies that benefit big oil companies.
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Major Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Spill Adds to Doubts About Controversial Keystone XL Proposal
Today, tribes and environmental organizations reiterated their call for the rejection of new tar sands oil pipelines following a major tar sands oil pipeline spill in Alberta, Canada. Last Friday…
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Coalición aplaude proyecto de ley bipartidista para eliminar subsidio al etanol
WASHINGTON, DC — A broad and diverse coalition today sent a letter applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Feinstein (D-CA) for combining their efforts to end billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded…
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Surging Profits Underscore Absurdity of Big Oil Receiving Billions in Giveaways from Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oil giants ExxonMobil and Shell reported surging first-quarter profits today, increasing pressure on Congress to act on President Obama’s call for the elimination of billion…
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Un nuevo informe revela las prácticas comerciales turbias de TransCanada Pipelines.
WASHINGTON, DC—Un informe publicado hoy por Amigos de la Tierra revela las nefastas prácticas comerciales de TransCanada Pipelines, cuya controvertida propuesta de bombear petróleo de arenas bituminosas a través…
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Watchdog Group Charges Buffett with Swindling Iowans over New Nuclear Reactor
OMAHA, NEB.—As shareholders began arriving for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, Friends of the Earth placed an advertisement in the Omaha World-Herald challenging Warren Buffett to…
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Environmental Watchdog Criticizes Iowa Legislature for Passing Sweetheart Nuclear Deal
DES MOINES, IOWA?Today the Iowa House voted to approve controversial legislation that would pave the way for MidAmerican to raise consumers’ electricity rates to pay for the construction of a new…
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New Poll Shows Iowans Oppose Paying for New Nuclear Reactor
DES MOINES, IOWA—A new statewide poll released today shows that 75 percent of Iowans oppose pending legislation that would permit the electricity rates of MidAmerican Energy customers to be in…
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Environmental Group Criticizes Continued Failure of TEPCO to Control Radioactive Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) revealed today that it allowed the release of some 520 tons of highly radioactive waste water into the open ocean in early April.