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World Bank urged to vote no on Eskom coal loan
Washington, DC – The World Bank is expected to vote tomorrow, April 8, on whether to approve a $3.75 billion loan that would help South African utility Eskom build the 4800 MW Medupi coal-fired power plant, which would be one of the world’s largest and most polluting. Read More
Congressman Collin Peterson Wins Biofool of the Year Award
Washington, D.C. Congressman Collin Peterson, chairman of the powerful House Agriculture Committee, prevailed against tough competition to receive Friends of the Earth's annual Biofool of the Year award, which was delivered to his office on Monday. Read More
Historic Greenhouse Gas Standards Set for Cars
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration today established a greenhouse gas pollution standard for motor vehicles that will result in the sale of cleaner, more efficient vehicles, and that is expected to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and lead to healthier air and lower fuel costs. Read More
Court Rejects Patents on Human Genes
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. District Court of New York held yesterday in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, et al. that patents on human genes that correlate with increased risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer are invalid because genes and DNA sequences are naturally occurring Read More
Landmark Clean Air Rules Set for Ships
LONDON, U.K.—Today, the international body governing the shipping industry approvedrules to limit air pollution from ships in most U.S. and Canadian waters. The rules are expected to prevent millions of illnesses and 14,000 premature deaths by 2020. Read More
Bill Introduced to Extend Wasteful Ethanol Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) introduced a bill that would extend ethanol tax credits for another five years, to 2015. This tax credit is set to expire on December 31, 2010. If extended, the tax credits will provide the conventional ethanol industry with $30 billion over five years. Read More
Senate Votes to Undermine Obama Effort to Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, the Senate passed a bill (H.R. 4213) that would retroactively extend many harmful subsidies for polluting corporations if it becomes law. Read More
US Export-Import Bank to Vote on Carbon Increase Plan Ahead of Obama’s Visit
WASHINGTON DC – March 9 – As the Board of the United States Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) prepares to vote on the Ex-Im Bank’s proposed new Carbon Policy Implementation Plan, environmental groups urged them to reject the plan in a letter sent to the Board. The Board vote is planned for today, and the plan will likely be announced with fanfare at Ex-Im Bank’s 2010 annual conference later this week, at which Treasury Secretary Geithner, Secretary of State Clinton and President Obama will be in attendance. Read More
Obama administration files request to revoke Yucca Mountain license
Washington, DC – Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the request filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wednesday by the Department of Energy to revoke the license application for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Read More
Sen. Rockefeller Attacks Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to today’s introduction by Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.V.) of a bill that would freeze enforcement of global warming pollution through the Clean Air Act for at least two years. Read More