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Plutonium Fuel Plan Hits Roadblock
For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Clements, 803-834-3084 Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 DOEs Plans to Use Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Jolted by Duke Energys Withdrawal from Program Future of MOX Program Again in Doubt as DOE Now Has No Nuclear Reactors to Use the Controversial Fuel Columbia, S.C.The troubled plan by the Department of Energy (DOE) to use nuclear fuel made from surplus plutonium was recently dealt a grave blow with the loss of all reactors that had been expected to use the fuel. Read More
Cruise Ship Safety Bill Introduced in Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nick Berning, (202) 222-0748 Marcie Keever, (415) 544-0790 x23 Matsui and Kerry push for safety and accountability WASHINGTON, D.CCongresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) today introduced the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009, which would protect cruise ship passengers against violent crimes, better inform passengers about crime rates aboard cruise ships, and authorize the Coast Guard to dispatch personnel to monitor cruise ship waste discharges. Read More
Obama Overturns Bush Stem Cell Policy
For Immediate Release Contact: Gillian Madill, 510-306-6562 Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Balance of promoting science and comprehensive regulation is crucial WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, President Obama announced that he will overturn the previous presidents ban on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. Read More
On Obama’s Climate, Energy and Transportation Budgets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2009 CONTACT: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 While Much of Obama's Proposed Budget Is Compelling, Its Climate Policies Are Not Nearly Aggressive Enough Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder responded today to the 2010 budget proposal released by the Obama administration: Read More
Obama Budget Slashes Giveaways to Big Oil
For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Berning, 703-587-4454 Erich Pica, 202-783-7400 Obama Budget Proposal Would Slash Giveaways to Big Oil WASHINGTON, D.C.The budget proposal released today by the Obama administration would slash taxpayer giveaways to the oil and gas industries by tens of billions of dollars. Friends of the Earth Domestic Programs Director Erich Pica had the following statement: Read More
Capitol Coal Plant Victory
For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Chris Weiss, 202-421-7319 Capitol Coal Plant Victory: Reid, Pelosi Call for End to Use of Coal WASHINGTON, D.C.A multi-year effort to green the U.S. Capitol complex appears likely to result in a major victory after todays announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that they want the plant to switch to cleaner natural gas. Read More
Spending Bill Has Upsides and Downsides
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 House omnibus spending bill makes progress on international climate funding, but makes too much available domestically to coal and nukes WASHINGTON, D.C.Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder had the following response to the omnibus spending bill that passed the House of Representatives today: Read More
Washington Post must correct George Will’s erroneous column
For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 David Hirsch, 202-783-7400 Friends of the Earth Calls on Washington Post to Correct George Wills Erroneous Global Warming Column Thousands of activists write Post ombudsman asking for correction; Feb. 15 column contained several inaccuracies Read More
Stimulus Creates Green Jobs but Misses Transportation Opportunity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 WASHINGTON, D.C.Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder had the following statement in response to the $789 billion economic stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama: Read More
Massive Nuclear Bailout Removed from Stimulus
For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Ben Schreiber, 202-222-0752 Loan guarantees coveted by nuclear industrys lobbyists removed in conference committee Washington, D.C.Legislative language authorizing up to $50 billion in loan guarantees for the nuclear industry was stripped from the economic stimulus package today. Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder had the following response: Read More