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Friends of the Earth statement on Keystone XL vote in Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Washington, D.C. – With a vote of 12-10 the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee moved legislation by Chairwoman Mary Landrieu (D-La.) that if enacted would circumvent President Obama and t…
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Friends of the Earth statement on EPA’s Clean Air Act rules for existing power plants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency released rules, today, to reduce carbon dioxide pollution from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Electric power…
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Friends of the Earth statement on a bill to set a price on carbon
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced H.R. 4754, the Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014. The bill would require the U.S. Government to set a price, which would increase…
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White House doubles down on all-of-the-above energy strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration released an update on its “all-of-the-above” energy strategy. The report heavily advocates increased domestic oil and gas production, citing the natio…
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Biotech industry cooks up PR plans to get us to swallow synthetic biology food
Like traditional GMOs, the products of synthetic biology are unlabeled, virtually unregulated and the novel risks to human health and the environment posed by synthetic organisms have not been adequat…
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Top conservation groups urge Hillary Clinton to speak out against Keystone XL
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups representing millions of Americans today sent a letter to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to speak out against the Keystone XL pipeline. The cont…
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Friends of the Earth statement on the Senate effort to force pro-Keystone XL vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the proposed legislation to force approval of the Keystone XL permit suffered a fatal blow in the Senate. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) wanted to…
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More spin than science: The latest efforts to take down organics
A recent Oxford University study found that “organic farms support 34 percent more plant, insect, and animal species than conventional farms,” including important pollinators.
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Friends of the Earth statement on the Third National Climate Assessment
Washington, D.C. – The White House’s Third National Climate Assessment documents the devastating and immediate impacts of climate change throughout the United States, drawing upon the expertise of…
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ExxonMobil + Exim Bank = Tragedy in Papua New Guinea
In a powerful new video, When We Were Hela, Pulitzer Prize – winning journalist Ian Shearn takes us to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, where a massive natural gas project has caused death and…