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Lifting the crude oil export ban would magnify already substantial ship traffic risks off Alaskas coastline
The Aleutian Islands—an archipelago stretching for over a thousand miles from the coast of southeast Alaska towards the far east of Russia—is remote and ruggedly beautiful terrain. Its shores and…
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Fukushima lessons still haven’t been learned three years later
Three years ago this month an earthquake struck Eastern Japan, sparking a tsunami and a triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima. While the disaster has faded from much of the world’s memory, it is an o…
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No fracking way: New brief from Friends of the Earth Europe
In a new issue brief, Friends of the Earth Europe and other allies detail the potential threats that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a massive trade deal currently being negotiated…
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Friends of the Earth asks General James L. Jones to disclose financial ties to Keystone XL backers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline, Friends of the Earth is seeking clarification about the relationship between former…
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Friends of the Earth requests disclosure of relationship between former National Security Adviser and Keystone proponent
Friends of the Earth is asking for a clarification of relationships between the former United States National Security Adviser and proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline. On Thursday, March 13, the Se…
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Statement on the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster
Three years ago today a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami which struck Eastern Japan. Three nuclear reactors and a spent fuel pond at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station proved vul…
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Friends of the Earth statement in approval of federal proposal to put nuclear fuel project on cold standby
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his budget today, President Obama proposed putting the Mixed Oxide Plutonium Fuel Program in “cold standby.” The program, often called MOX, is located at the Savannah Riv…
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Friends of the Earth statement in support of XL Dissent demonstration against Keystone XL pipeline
Students from across the country will march on the White House this weekend to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. The XL Dissent mass demonstration will bring youth activists together “to tell P…
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Friends of the Earth Statement: DOE workers exposed to deadly radiation
Yesterday the Department of Energy revealed that 13 workers at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, known as WIPP, inhaled plutonium and americium following a Feb. 14 release of these elemen…
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Friends of the Earth responds to the State Department IG report on Keystone XL conflicts of interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the State Department Inspector General released the findings of its investigation into conflicts of interest by Keystone XL pipeline environmental review vendor Environm…