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Derrame de petróleo continúa derramando 1.000 barriles por día en el Golfo de México
Washington, D.C.—Last Thursday, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig leased to oil giant BP, sank off the coast of Louisiana after an explosion. Eleven oil rig workers a…
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La EPA propone una norma para eliminar gradualmente el plomo del combustible de aviación
Washington, D.C.–The Environmental Protection Agency responded to a petition from Friends of the Earth yesterday by announcing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding harmful le…
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Concurso de poesía premia a Discovery por patrocinar la nueva serie "Naturaleza" de Sarah Palin
Washington, D.C.—More than 3,600 people across the country have voted in a poetry contest hosted by Friends of the Earth that berates Discovery Communications for teaming up with Sarah Pal…
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El Departamento de Estado ignora el calentamiento global en el borrador de evaluación de los impactos ambientales del oleoducto Keystone XL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State released on Friday a draft analysis of environmental impacts that could be caused by a proposed pipeline to transfer dirty tar sands oil from Canada to r…
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EE.UU. niega ayuda climática a Bolivia y Ecuador e intimida a países que no apoyan el acuerdo de Copenhague
Washington, D.C.— An Obama administration official told the Washington Post in an article written today that it will withhold climate assistance funds from countries not…
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El congresista Collin Peterson gana el premio al biotonto del año
Washington, D.C. Congressman Collin Peterson, chairman of the powerful House Agriculture Committee, prevailed against tough competition to receive Friends of the Earth’s annual Biof…
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Se establecen estándares históricos de gases de efecto invernadero para automóviles
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration today established a greenhouse gas pollution standard for motor vehicles that will result in the sale of cleaner, more efficient ve…
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Se presenta proyecto de ley para extender créditos fiscales por despilfarro de etanol
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) introduced a bill that would extend ethanol tax credits for another five years, to 2015. This tax credit is set to expire on December 31…
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El Senado vota para socavar el esfuerzo de Obama por reducir los subsidios a los combustibles fósiles
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, the Senate passed a bill (H.R. 4213) that would retroactively extend many harmful subsidies for polluting corporations if it becomes law.
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La administración Obama solicita revocar la licencia de Yucca Mountain
Washington, DC – Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the request filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wednesday by the De…