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Clean Power Plan blog post series
As the December 1 comment deadline approaches for the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan, Friends of the Earth is launching a series of blog posts on Daily Kos explaining the rule&…
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Bloated oil profits and corporate welfare: a trick to taxpayers, a treat to polluters
WASHINGTON, D.C. —This morning, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reported its third quarter earnings for 2014 — an eye-popping $8.07 billion. Yet, ExxonMobil paid an effective tax rate of only 10.2 perc…
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The country has greater renewable energy potential than the Clean Power Plan demands
The United States and the rest of the world must move quickly toward an energy system based on clean renewables. Only a rapid and coordinated system shift will avert the worst impacts of climate disru…
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Energy East Pipeline: Concerned Citizens in U.S. and Canada Pledge to Block TransCanadas Latest Tar Sands Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Canadian oil giant TransCanada filed an official application with the Canadian National Energy Board for permits to build its proposed Energy East tar sands pipelin…
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The Diablo Canyon reactors and the fight for a safe, nuclear-free California (updating)
Below is an ongoing timeline of developments regarding the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors. Check back for news updates as they happen.
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Lawsuit: federal regulators altered quake standards at nuclear power plant
A lawsuit filed by an environmental group says federal regulators secretly and illegally revised the license for a California power plant, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. Lawsuit:…
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Group Asks Court For Review Of PG&Es Diablo Canyon Nuclear Reactor License Over Earthquake Fears
AVILA BEACH, San Luis Obispo County (CBS SF) — An environmental group asked a federal court Tuesday to review its claim that California’s last operating nuclear power plant is violating federal la…
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Does Obama’s new EPA rule place a dangerous bet on natural gas?
This blog is part of a Friends of the Earth series analyzing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. To see the other posts, visit our website. To write comments on how to improve the plan, cl…
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In federal court filing, PG&E and nuclear regulator said to collude in secret decision to cover up Diablo Canyons vulnerability to earthquakes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a secret decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to illegally alter the operating license for the D…
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Whats in a baseline? Why starting in 2005 matters a lot
The Obama administration has finally announced new rules to tackle the largest single contributor to climate change in the United States: carbon emissions from power plants. The headlines after the re…