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Extreme Genetic Engineering and the Human Future
Recent research in genetic engineering and “synthetic biology” and how has enabled scientists to artificially redesign life — everything from microbes to people.
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Environmental Finance, COP Blog: Don’t turn the GCF into the Greedy Corporate Fund
Posted 10 December, 2014 on Environmental Finance Last week, the UN Climate Summit in Lima, Peru, kicked off amid controversy with news that Japan had counted loans for coal projects in Indonesia as i…
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Groups urge administration to steer clear of gas exports bill
Some 114 groups are pressing Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to reject proposals to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Groups urge administration to steer clear of gas exports bill -The Hill…
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Force Big Government to Kill Big Carbon
The climate movement tends to talk about “theories of change” rather than “theories of power.” But if you think about power — who has it, what are its mechanisms, how can…
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114 groups warn Sec. Moniz of LNGs dire climate impacts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Obama administration moves into another year promoting the false climate solution of natural gas, 114 public interest, environmental and faith groups submitted a letter to…
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Friends of the Earth alleges PG&E and NRC coordinated to spin positive messages about Diablo Canyon
An environmental group has alleged that members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) collaborated with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to spin positive information about the Diablo Canyon…
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Emails suggest NRC and PG&E colluded to downplay Diablo Canyon earthquake danger
Despite denials, heavily redacted communiqués demonstrate collusion WASHINGTON, D.C. – Internal emails show that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may have w…
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Renewable Fuel Standard does more harm than good
Though cellulosic ethanol holds promise as a potential renewable energy source, we cannot adapt a “by whatever means necessary” approach to developing it. Industry advocates, like James Greenwood…
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Friends of the Earth response to Sec. Kerry’s speech at Lima COP
In response to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks today at the UN climate change conference in Lima, Peru, Karen Orenstein, senior analyst at Friends of the Earth U.S., issued the followin…
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Hiding in the CRomnibus: A shameful mix of coal, animal manure and dark money
WASHINGTON, D.C—After weeks of wrangling, Congress is struggling to pass an omnibus spending bill filled with numerous provisions that would roll-back crucial environmental safeguards. Such provisio…