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Reacciones a las conversaciones sobre el clima en Cancún
CANCUN, MEXICO — Friends of the Earth U.S. had the following response to the close of UN climate negotiations in Cancun: Climate change is the greatest threat the human community has face…
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WikiLeaks revela desacuerdos en el Departamento de Estado sobre el apoyo estadounidense al programa canadiense de extracción de arenas bituminosas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed that a U.S. diplomat warned the Obama administration about significant environmental impacts stemming from Canada’s cont…
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Declaración en respuesta al alarmismo del senador Grassley sobre el etanol
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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Grupos instan a Clinton a que se recuse de la decisión sobre el oleoducto de arenas bituminosas
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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Se insta al Congreso a poner fin al crédito fiscal multimillonario para el etanol de maíz sucio en la sesión saliente
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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Senadores critican a Clinton por el polémico oleoducto
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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Un nuevo informe afirma que la industria de los biocombustibles gastó 1.400.220 millones de dólares en actividades de cabildeo y contribuciones a campañas para influir en las políticas.
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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Senadores bipartidistas critican a Clinton por el oleoducto
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators pushed back this week against remarks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made October 15 at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club indicating t…
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El Secretario de Agricultura de EE.UU. fue confrontado en conferencia de prensa por multimillonarios.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth showed up at a press conference held by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this morning to protest his newly announced support for extending federal subsi…
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La EPA designa 16 áreas en violación de los estándares de plomo en el aire.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently identified 16 regions in the United States that fail to meet clean air standards for airborne lead emissions. The finding…