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Lawsuit challenges State Dept. for allowing construction to begin on Keystone XL pipeline
OMAHA, Neb.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Nebraska Resources Council and Friends of the Earth sued the State Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to stop illegal…
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WTO rules that Dolphin Safe Tuna labels are illegal
Washington D.C.—A World Trade Organization tribunal in Geneva, Switzerland ruled yesterday, September 15, that the U.S. labeling system intended to prevent dolphins from being killed by commercia…
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New ‘super bug’ threat: Nano-silver
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public health and environmental experts are warning that the increasing use of nano-silver as an antimicrobial agent in consumer products may be hastening the spread of resista…
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Nano-silver and bacterial resistance
For almost 100 years, we have waged a war on bacteria. In a new report by Friends of the Earth, we argue that this war, far from making people safer, may have a harmful impact on people’s health. …
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Super committee can avoid harmful cuts by protecting the environment
As a result of this summer’s debt ceiling agreement discretionary spending will be slashed by $900 billion over the next ten years. A congressional super committee has been charged with reduci…
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Friends of the Earth opposes NAFTA-style investment chapter in Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement
CHICAGO, ILL. — As representatives from the United States and eight other Pacific countries gathered behind closed doors in a Chicago hotel to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agre…
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Green Scissors 2011 and ARPA-E
The recently released Green Scissors 2011 report identifies environmentally beneficial spending cuts that could save taxpayers more than $380 billion. Recommended cuts range from giveaways to big oil…
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Taking ‘Green Scissors’ to budget would yield $380 billion in savings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 24, 2011 — Ending a third of a trillion dollars in environmentally harmful subsidies could go a long way toward solving our nation’s budget challenges, an unusual…
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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…