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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…
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Nuclear cancellation in Florida is warning to Iowa legislators
Florida utility seeks to cancel nuclear construction plans while leaving customers on the hook for hundreds of millions as Iowa legislators consider allowing a similar swindle IOWA — News that F…
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EPA gets it right: Palm Oil is not “renewable”
On January 27, the EPA announced it’s determination that diesel produced from palm oil releases too many greenhouse gas emissions to qualify as a renewable fuel. Friends of the Earth applauds the…
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How undercutting financial regulators also harms California’s climate efforts
As someone who lives in California but works for a Washington-based advocacy organization, I often think about how decisions in DC impact life here in the Golden State. So late last year, when Congres…