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Friends of the Earth Opposes Iowas Proposed Radioactive Rate Hike
The watchdog group Friends of the Earth today announced that it is mobilizing its members to oppose bills being considered by the Iowa General Assembly that would allow MidAmerican Energy to raise electric rates in order to pay for new nuclear reactors – and allow MidAmerican to keep the money regardless of whether the new reactors are actually constructed. Read More
Friends of the Earth Remains Strongly Opposed to U.S.-Colombia Trade Deal
Washington, DC -- Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued this statement in response to the Obama administration’s endorsement of the “Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights,” an agreement that now clears the way for the U.S.-Colombia trade deal to move to Congress. Read More
With Shutdown Looming, Obama Urged to Stand Firm
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As news reports indicate that a government shutdown is increasingly likely, Friends of the Earth's president, Erich Pica, called on President Obama to stand firm and reject further cuts. Read More
Regulators Urged to Protect Public from Human-Cow Hybrid Milk
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, [email protected];Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, [email protected] Read More
TEPCO Dumping Radioactive Wastewater into Sea
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth warned today that plans by the Japanese utility TEPCO to dump some 11,500 tons of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean pose substantial threats to people and the environment. Read More
FDAs Comparison of Radiation in Milk to Everyday Exposures Called Improper
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration statement regarding milk contaminated with radiation from Japan failed to accurately inform and educate the public, five watchdog groups and a former senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Energy said today, pointing to the fact that exposure to ingested iodine-131 is substantively different than everyday exposure to radiation in the environment. Read More
Obama Doubles Down on Dirty Energy in Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to President Obama’s speech today on the subject of energy security, as well as supporting documentation released by the White House, Friends of the Earth Climate and Energy Director Damon Moglen had the following statement. Read More
Clean Air Act Confronts Three-Pronged Attack in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) are each threatening to introduce amendments to roll back crucial parts of the Clean Air Act this week. Read More
FUKUSHIMA-RELATED FOIA REQUEST
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 25, 2011 – Three groups -- Friends of the Earth (FOE), the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) – announced today that they have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to get to the bottom of what led the U.S. government to call for a 50-mile evacuation radius for Americans near the Japanese reactor crisis in Fukushima. Read More
S.C.’s Oconee Reactors Present Hazards
Columbia, S.C.—In an annual report released on March 8, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirmed that four of seven operating nuclear reactors in South Carolina were at a “degraded” level of performance and merit additional inspection, oversight and corrective action. Read More