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Feds approve unsafe new nuclear reactors requiring billions of taxpayer dollars
Washington, D.C. — Despite the opposition of its chair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last Thursday approved the first new construction of a new design of nuclear reactor since the Thr…
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24 hours to stop Keystone XL
UPDATE Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. EST: We’ve smashed through our initial goal of half a million and are now over 672,000 messages to the Senate! Unfortunately, some of Big Oil’s bought-and-paid-for f…
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A new resource for fighting dirty energy giveaways
There’s a lot of uncertainty around exactly how much taxpayer money the government gives out to Big Oil, Big Coal and the rest of the dirty energy industry each year in subsidies. But we know one th…
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Investigation reveals flaws in State Departments Keystone XL review process, raises fresh concerns
Department’s Office of Inspector General recommends reforms after finding procedural lapses and previously undisclosed financial relationship between TransCanada and Cardno Entrix, as well as insuff…
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update: FOIA request for Cardno Entrix contracts re-opened
5 p.m. update, Thursday, February 10, 2012: Friends of the Earth received an email from the State Department this afternoon indicating that our FOIA request for the contract with Cardno Entrix has bee…
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A salute to science over politics
Yesterday the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved a bill that would require the EPA to do a more thorough analysis on the effects for consumers, the economy, and the environment of…
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Letter to Sunscreen Companies
Requesting sunscreen companies to let us know if they use nanomaterials in their products.
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Radioactive release from California reactor indicates nuclear power is neither dependable nor safe
San Francisco — Friends of the Earth called the radioactive release of steam today from the San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego a sharp reminder that a Fukushima could happen here. The organizat…
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Exxon profits highlight misguided priorities
If there ever were a story that illustrated how the top 1% have captured both the economic and political power in our country, we need look no further than today’s earning announcement from Exxon Mo…
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World Bank’s new lending tool: Less safe, less transparent
The World Bank last week decided to take a significant step backwards on social and environmental protection and transparency. The Bank’s board voted to approve Program-for-Results, also known as…