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Synbio Vanilla Factsheet
Learn about synthetic biology vanilla
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Gardeners Beware 2013
Bee-toxic pesticides found in “bee-friendly” plants sold at garden centers nationwide.
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San Onofre: Edisons experimental restart scheme may violate terms of plants operating license
Controversial plan to run reactor at reduced power could require formal legal hearings WASHINGTON, D.C. — Southern California Edison’s experimental plan to start up one of the crippled San O…
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Friends of the Earth statement on Senator Kerrys nomination to become secretary of state
Friends of the Earth U.S. congratulates Senator John Kerry (D -Mass.) on his nomination to become secretary of state and President Erich Pica had the following statement:
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Climate Stories: Bringing the personal impacts of climate change to light
At the height of Superstorm Sandy there was a five-foot surge of water rushing down Don’s street. Then, in the middle of the storm, a fire sparked in a neighbor’s house and, by the next day, m…
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Friends of the Earth launches Climate Stories campaign
Friends of the Earth announced today the launch of its new Climate Stories campaign. The project, produced in partnership with HEIST (
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We need to put the breaks on palm oil biodiesel
This past Tuesday the European Commission approved a scheme that would certify “sustainable biodiesel” made from palm oil for use in the EU’s transportation sector, despite the fact…
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San Onofre: Laguna Hills meeting no substitute for formal court hearings
Tonight Southern California Edison will present to federal regulators its controversial plan to restart one of the crippled reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Friends of the Ear…
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Control fossil fuel exports: part 1
“Global warming is fueled by oil, coal, and natural gas exports. The World Trade Organization, the proposed Trans Pacific trade agreement and international investment agreements are designed to…
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President Obama we need leadership to fight climate change
Last week it sounded a lot like the conservative think thank American Enterprise Institute cares more about addressing climate change then President Barack Obama. It certainly seems more willing to fi…