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Murkiness in Congress over tax relief bill forces Keystone XL back into debate
The first rule of Keystone XL: don’t underestimate the vice grip of Big Oil on our democracy, especially when it comes to its marquee project. A month ago, we were celebrating—skeptically. We had…
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Pac Rim case exposes trade pacts’ danger to democracy
“¡El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido!,” or “the people united, will never be defeated,” resounded outside World Bank headquarters yesterday in downtown Washington, D.C. Friends of the…
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Occupy Wall Street: A new avenue for hope and change
Lately we’ve all been hearing a lot about Occupy Wall Street (or Occupy Oakland, DC, San Francisco, and many places in between). Many are calling it the Tea Party of the Left, with its focus on unem…
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Friends of the Earth U.S. statement in support of Occupy Wall Street
The hope and ambition of the Occupy movement has reminded us that we need to remake financial and economic systems so that they serve people and the planet, not the other way around. We are challen…
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Watch The Story of Broke and take action to end polluter subsidies
Friends of the Earth is proud to team up with Annie Leonard, creator of the hit video The Story of Stuff, on her latest project — The Story of Broke. This new video describes the myriad ways in…
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Momentum to stop Keystone XL surges as thousands circle the White House
12,000 strong. That’s how many people showed up Sunday, November 6 — exactly one year before Election Day 2012 — to link arms around the White House in a circle of hope (three rings deep!) and ur…
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End Big Oil subsidies action toolkit
Each year, the federal government gives away more than $10 billion in tax breaks to oil and gas companies. These polluting industries are already raking in record profits — it’s an outrageous…
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People or Polluters?
Our elected officials set the tone for the upcoming budget debate early in the wake of the 2010 elections by trading expensive tax cuts for mil…
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2011 Biofools Nominees
Another Biofools Day is swiftly approaching and we need your help to pick out the biggest Fool of the lot! It has been a good year for Biofools of all shapes and sizes: ethanol subsidies were slipped…