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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…
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San Onofre: Expert testimony shows how Edisons failures led to nuclear crisis
Friends of the Earth tells NRC utility should have sought license review ROCKVILLE, Md. — Southern California Edison made critical and fundamental errors in the design of the replacement steam g…
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San Onofre: Nuclear watchdog’s legal brief charges reactor restart plan is in breach of license
Friends of the Earth filed a brief today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board