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Shells plan to increase oil trains in Anacortes hits snag
Citing the risks of oil spills and fires, a Skagit County examiner rules that Shell should conduct a full-blown environmental review of a proposal to handle tanker trains at the corporation’s Anacor…
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Obama administration readies for Arctic offshore drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today released proposed regulations for offshore exploration drilling activities in the Be…
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US tax dollars must not finance $1bn Great Barrier Reef destruction!
A powerful call has gone out the the US Export-Import Bank not to finance a massive coal mine, railway, port terminal and dredged ‘canal’ through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with…
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Dietary Panel: Eating Less Meat is Better for the Environment
If you want to help save the planet, eat less meat. That’s the conclusion of freshly-minted federal recommendations that could radically alter the way Americans eat. “A diet higher in plan…
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Tax on Sugary Foods Proposed by U.S. Panel to Fight Obesity
Americans should pay taxes on sugary sodas and snacks as a way to cut down on sweets, though they no longer need to worry about cholesterol, according to scientists helping to revamp dietary guideline…
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Health, environment and animal welfare groups applaud U.S. Dietary Guidelines new sustainability focus
Obama administration urged to embrace Advisory Committee recommendations for more plants, fewer animal proteins WASHINGTON, D.C. – A broad coalition of 49 health, environment and animal welfare gro…
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Agricultores ugandeses demandan por apropiación indebida de tierras para el cultivo de palma.
Farmers in Uganda evicted by oil palm plantations filed a lawsuit today against a joint venture co-owned by palm oil giant Wilmar International. The farmers, with the support of Friends of the Earth U…
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¿Son seguros los transgénicos? No hay consenso científico, afirman los científicos en un comunicado revisado por pares.
Following GMO apple approval, consumer watchdog groups highlight need for accurate media coverage on GMO science WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of USDA deregulation of the Arctic® apple — th…
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Los detractores del combustible de aviación con plomo podrían tener que esperar mucho tiempo.
No es ningún secreto que la exposición al plomo es peligrosa. Incluso niveles bajos pueden afectar el cerebro de un niño. Tampoco es secreto que los aeropuertos son una de las últimas fuentes de plomo en el aire en Estados Unidos.
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El análisis del arrendamiento de Chukchi predice grandes derrames de petróleo en el Ártico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea in Northwest Alaska. The federal governm…