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Keystone XL “re-route” through Nebraska still threatens Sandhills & Ogallala
TransCanada yesterday unveiled its proposed alternative routes—including a preferred alternative route—through Nebraska for its Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to the state’s Department of En…
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More corn ethanol could mean higher gas prices
Washington is beautiful in the Spring: the cherry trees are in full bloom, children flock to the White House lawn for a century-long tradition of rolling eggs on Easter Monday, and hundreds of offic…
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We’re not broke: Tax Day and climate finance
Throughout the world, concerned individuals, groups and governments have been racking their brains, trying to figure out how on earth they’re going to be able to afford the costs of the climate cris…
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San Onofre reactor analysis: Design changes likely behind dangerous degradation
A follow-up analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers provides the first detailed picture of the extent of design changes made by Southern California Ed…
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Local residents voice concerns about reactors in advance of NRC chairman visit
This morning, standing on the dunes above the Pacific Ocean near the San Onofre nuclear reactor site, San Onofre Safety, San Clemente Green, ROSE and other local groups held a press conference ahead o…
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Shut down San Onofre: Dangerous nuclear reactors pose too great a threat
San Onofre reactor safety failures remind us (again) why the United States cannot afford the risks of nuclear reactors. In late January of this year, Friends of the Earth, while preparing an analysis…
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San Onofre crisis update: NRC chair to visit troubled reactors
WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — The ongoing crisis at the troubled San Onofre nuclear reactors entered a new phase today as Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Gregory Jaczko announc…
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TV ad calls on Edison to keep San Onofre nuclear reactors shut down
A new television ad campaign targeting Southern California Edison calls on residents to let the utility know that their families come first — and that it must not restart the troubled San Onofre…
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New television ad highlights San Onofre reactor problems
Friends of the Earth launched a new television ad campaign today targeting the utility Southern California Edison, the operator of the troubled San Onofre nuclear reactors, which are currently closed…
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New bill on E15 gives big oil companies ‘get out of jail free’ card
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation introduced yesterday in both the U.S. House and Senate would provide liability protection for oil companies, gas retailers and engine manufacturers against any eng…