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Fire at BP refinery — isolated incident or business as usual?
In an in depth piece in Crosscut, Friends of the Earth’s Northwest consultant, Fred Felleman, wades into the need to fully investigate the safety and environmental record of BP after a fire brok…
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On the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, here are the facts
We have analyzed the Fukushima disaster, seeking to explain the accident, and in particular the current status of the reactors, the human health impacts, the environmental contamination and the effect…
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Environmental group sues EPA to get the lead out of aviation gasoline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth, a leading advocate for a healthy environment, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency today after the agency did not reply to a May 201…
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TV ad challenges ‘dangerous’ nuclear rate hike bill in Iowa
DES MOINES, IOWA — A TV ad highlighting the risks of a bill that would allow MidAmerican Energy to raise electric rates for Iowa consumers in advance to pay for new nuclear reactors began airin…
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EPA reverses decision to allow four new feedstocks into the Renewable Fuel Standard in response to environmental objections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency today withdrew a previous direct and final rule to amend the Renewable Fuel Standard after environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth…
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Meritocracy or plutocracy? Selection of new World Bank president
As expected, the current president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, recently announced that he’s stepping down. The outstanding question remains — what will the process be to replace…
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TransCanada employs piecemeal gimmick to resurrect Keystone XL; administration caves to ploy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — TransCanada today announced a scheme to circumvent President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline by splitting the project into two segments to be revi…
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State Department sued for not disclosing Keystone XL pipeline lobbyists communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental group Friends of the Earth sued the State Department today to gain access to communications between the department and a broad web of lobbyists promoting the Ke…
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Filing suit to block approval of new nuclear reactor design
Friends of the Earth and a coalition of 11 other groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday, February 16 to reverse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s misguided approval of risky new nuclear reactors at th…
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800,000+ strong against the Keystone XL pipeline
Wow. In 24 hours, the environmental movement and our progressive allies came together to send a huge, jarring wake-up call to senators wavering in the face of Big Oil’s threats and campaign coffers:…