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Sen. Murkowski Poised to Bring Clean Air Act Rollback Measure to a Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has indicated that she could bring a measure to roll back the Clean Air Act to the Senate floor this week. Sen. Murkowski’s measure…
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Nano banned from organic in Canada
Nanotechnology involves the creation and manipulation of materials at the scale of atoms and molecules. Scientists are applying nanotechnology to many industries, including food production. Critics sa…
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Dangerous Senate Bill Threatens to Stymie Fight Against Global Warming
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to the four-page and 21-page summaries of the “American Power Act” cap-and-trade prop…
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TV Ads Take on ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ in Wake of Spill
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth released a TV ad today that takes the fight to “drill, baby, drill” sloganeers in the wake of the mounting oil spill catas…
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It’s Not Just BP That Bears Responsibility for Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to President Barack Obama’s remarks this afternoon in Louisiana.
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Oil Spill Continues to Leak 1,000 Barrels Per Day into Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C.—Last Thursday, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig leased to oil giant BP, sank off the coast of Louisiana after an explosion. Eleven oil rig workers a…
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EPA Proposes Rule to Phase out Lead from Aviation Fuel
Washington, D.C.–The Environmental Protection Agency responded to a petition from Friends of the Earth yesterday by announcing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding harmful le…
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Poetry Contest Calls Out Discovery for Sponsoring Sarah Palins New Nature Series
Washington, D.C.—More than 3,600 people across the country have voted in a poetry contest hosted by Friends of the Earth that berates Discovery Communications for teaming up with Sarah Pal…
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State Department ignores global warming in draft assessment of Keystone XL pipeline’s environmental impacts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State released on Friday a draft analysis of environmental impacts that could be caused by a proposed pipeline to transfer dirty tar sands oil from Canada to r…
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U.S. Denies Climate Aid to Bolivia and Ecuador, Bullies Countries Not Supporting Copenhagen Accord
Washington, D.C.— An Obama administration official told the Washington Post in an article written today that it will withhold climate assistance funds from countries not…