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Groups to EPW: Biofuels Mandate Should Be Suspended
Contact: Clean Air Task Force Jonathan Lewis, (617) 624-0234 x10 Environmental Working Group Donald Carr, (202) 939-9141 Friends of the Earth Nick Berning, (202)-222-0748 Read More
French Uranium Spill Shows Nuclear Is Not Safe
Contact: Nick Berning, (202) 222-0748 With two rivers closed, spill undermines U.S. nuclear lobbyists’ claim that France is nuclear utopia FRANCE—Nearly 8,000 gallons of radioactive waste spilled from the Tricastin nuclear site Wednesday, forcing the closure of two French rivers and threatening human populations and the environment. The spill comes at a time when many U.S. nuclear lobbyists are pointing to France as a supposed nuclear utopia, and undermines that claim, said Erich Pica of Friends of the Earth. Read More
Bush admin. blasted for refusal to address global warming
Contact: Dianne Saenz, Oceana 202.467.1909 Brian Smith, Earthjustice 415.320.9384 Nick Berning, Friends of the Earth 202.222.0748 Conservation Groups Blast Bush Administration’s Refusal to Address Global Warming Pollution Read More
Blumenauer Introduces Bill to Help Provide Relief from High Gas
Contact: Erin Allweiss Office of Congressman Blumenauer (202) 225-4813 Colin Peppard Friends of the Earth (202) 222-0747 Read More
Nuclear Cost Approvals Should be Revoked
Contact: Tom Clements -- 803-834-3084, cell 803-240-7268 Jim Warren -- 919-416-5077 SC, NC Commissions Are Urged to Revoke Duke Nuclear Cost Approvals Due to Design Problems, Delays Feds tell Westinghouse its design is off track; doubts over new nukes grow Read More
Pro Sports Asked to Ban Gene Doping
CONTACT: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth announced today that it has sent letters to major U.S. professional sports organizations asking them to prohibit gene doping. "Altering one's genetic makeup to impact athletic performance is unacceptable," said Gillian Madill, genetic technologies campaigner at Friends of the Earth. "Gene doping is cheating, and it's dangerous. Professional sports organizations should ban it." Read More
Attempt to force EPA to limit emissions from nonroad vehicles
CONTACT: Contact: Dan Galpern: (541) 485-2471 Danielle Fugere: (415) 544-0790 x15 Joe Mendelson: (202) 547-9359 xtn 12 Following six months of federal inaction, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) provided notice of its intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to restrict greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from nonroad vehicles and engines. Read More
Groups will sue to limit warming pollution from ships and planes
CONTACT: Brian Smith, Earthjustice, +1-510-550-6714 Dianne Saenz, Oceana, +1-202-467-1909 Nick Berning, Friends of the Earth, +1-202-222-0748 Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity, +1-951-961-7972 A concerted effort to force EPA’s hand in regulating major pollution sources Read More