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San Onofre: Did Edison submit false information to NRC?
Friends of the Earth demands release of leaked report Washington, D.C. — Southern California Edison, operator of the San Onofre nuclear reactors, appears to have submitted false information to t…
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NRC should release document indicating prior knowledge of design problems at San Onofre nuclear reactors
Friends of the Earth calls on NRC to release suppressed document indicating prior knowledge of design problems at Southern California Edison’s crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors Washington, D.C. &…
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Sen. Boxer, Rep. Markey release nuclear safety bombshell exposing collusion at San Onofre
Friends of the Earth applauds congressional action, demands leaked document be released to public WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth today welcomed the release of a letter from Senator Ba…
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Synthetic biology on Dan Rather Reports tonight
Tonight, Dan Rather Reports will run an hour-long special on synthetic biology. Friends of the Earth has been leading the charge for the proper oversight of this emerging technology and was intervie…
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Palm oil: fueling landgrabs and climate change, not development
Science and social movements agree: Palm oil expansion is bad for people and bad for the planet Just a few years ago, palm oil entered the spotlight as one of the best and brightest options for a “d…
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New poll: Americans support a carbon tax
It’s no secret that climate change is costing us big money these days. In 2011-2012, the price tag for extreme weather in the U.S. reached $126 billion. Droughts across the Midwest and Texas, wildfi…
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U.S. voters favor carbon tax by 4-to-1 margin
Cutting social spending not the way to deal with budget problems WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-seven percent of Americans would rather see the government tax carbon pollution rather than cut spending…
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No way out: Freeway gridlock could stall evacuation from San Onofre
A year after leak, online tool shows your distance — and risk — from accident at crippled reactor WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year ago, a leak of radiation caused an emergency shutdown of…
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A greener day at the State Department?
As Senator John Kerry’s confirmation hearing opened yesterday, President Obama set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with a rigorous commitment to combating catastrophic…
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A greener day at State Department?
Kerry expected to lead on tar sands pipeline, global climate policy Friends of the Earth: Obama’s nominee must live up to inaugural pledge WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Senator John Kerry’s conf…