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Keystone XL: EPA objects to State Departments insufficient review of pipeline impacts
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s stinging critique of the State Department’s latest review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is more evidence that State’s ability to objectively review the project has been compromised by pipeline lobbyists’ with close ties to the Obama Administration, Friends of the Earth… Read More
San Onofre: Los Angeles votes to oppose reactor restart without public hearings
LA council joins other SoCal cities in concern over safety LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to ask federal regulators not to allow the restart of the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors before the formal public process to determine whether Edison’s experimental restart plan is… Read More
Robin Hood Tax legislation introduced, could generate billions of dollars to fight climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013, which would establish a tax on financial transactions, popularly known as a Robin Hood Tax. The tax would generate hundreds of billions… Read More
New report reveals massive climate changing emissions for Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report out today from environmental groups shows that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would, if approved, be responsible for at least 181 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) each year, comparable to the tailpipe emissions from more than 37.7 million cars or… Read More
San Onofre: NRC opens public comment on Edison’s dangerous nuclear experiment
Friends of the Earth: ‘No significant hazard’ ruling proves regulator ‘in the pocket’ of utility WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today’s Federal Register notice of a public comment period on Southern California Edison’s request for a license amendment to pave the way for a fast-track restart of the crippled San Onofre… Read More
Keystone XL: Friends of the Earth files for release of State Department records on massive lobbying operation by TransCanada and Province of Alberta
FOIA request shines light on Kerry and Obama links to pipeline proponents WASHINGTON, D.C. – The environmental watchdog group that uncovered conflicts of interest between the State Department led by Hillary Clinton and lobbyists for the Keystone XL pipeline today demanded the release of records that could illuminate a continued … Read More
Bipartisan legislation introduced to end corn ethanol mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Representatives Goodlatte (R-Va.), Womack (R-Ark.), Costa (D-Calif.) and Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, which would eliminate the corn ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard and cap the amount of ethanol that can be in a gallon of regular gasoline at 10… Read More
Presidents budget saves taxpayers by ending harmful giveaways to fossil fuel industry
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Obama released a budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 that calls for ending billions of dollars in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. President Obama has been calling for the repeal of these provisions since his first budget. New this year are reforms to the… Read More
President Obamas budget capitulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Obama released his fiscal year 2014 Budget. For the first time the President’s Budget is calling for $1.2 trillion in cuts to the government, including billions from Social Security and Medicare. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the following statement in response to… Read More
San Onofre: Friends of the Earth: Edison’s license request a risky red herring that NRC must reject
WASHINGTON – Southern California Edison’s request for a license amendment for one of its crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors treats major safety issues as a minor footnote and seeks to strip the public of the right to a meaningful public hearing, warned Friends of the Earth. Edison has told the… Read More