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Nuclear engineer warns unresolved safety issues threaten San Onofre reactors
New report reveals reactor operator SoCal Edison misled federal regulators A new analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers has revealed that serious un…
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Nuclear engineer warns: Keep troubled San Onofre reactors shut down
Friends of the Earth released today a new analysis by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers, Arnie Gunderson. The report has revealed serious unresolved safety problems at Southe…
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Can we end subsidies for big oil?
Last night the Senate voted 92-4 to have 30 hours of debate on S.2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. The bill would eliminate billions of dollars of tax subsidies for the five biggest oil comp…
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Iowans: Oppose the rate hike for new nuclear reactors
Friends of the Earth and our activists have been fighting a bill in the Iowa state legislature that would raise customers’ electric rates to pay in advance for the construction of new nuclear re…
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Texas landowner calls out Obama on Keystone XL fast-tracking
Yesterday, President Obama shamelessly stood in front of piles of Keystone XL pipe near Cushing, Oklahoma, touting his ‘all of the above’ strategy to solving our energy woes and the climate crisis…
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President Obama’s wrong energy answer: all of the above
I wish every test and every decision we made had the answer “all of the above” as an option. It would definitely make life easier. It would make Friday evening conversations with my wife a breeze:…
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President Obama abdicates responsibility to lead with ‘all of the above’ energy strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following statement in response to President Obama’s speeches today on his “all of the above” energy plan, including exp…
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Environmental and progressive groups slam Obama’s expediting of southern segment of Keystone XL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s administration today touted an expedited review for the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, despite widespread public opposition to the…
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Joint advocacy efforts on biofuels policy
Friends of the Earth works to bring together diverse interests opposed to ethanol subsidies. We work with other environmental advocates, organizations that advocate against hunger and poverty, ind…
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Stop subsidizing harmful development
Many of us have driven through coastal communities and looked admiringly at houses nestled close to the water. What we don’t often think about is the fact that many of these houses are built on land…