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Nuclear fuel test failure raises concerns
CONTACT: Tom Clements, Friends of the Earth, 803-834-3084 Elliott Negin, Union of Concerned Scientists, 202-331-5439 NUCLEAR FUEL TEST FAILURE SHOULD TRIGGER SUSPENSION OF WEAPON-GRADE PLUTONIUM FUEL USE, GROUPS SAY HAZARDOUS FUEL BEHAVIOR ANOTHER SETBACK FOR TROUBLED ENERGY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM, HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR OTHER REACTORS Read More
EPA Ignores Warnings Over Flawed Ethanol Mandate
CONTACT: Environmental Working Group: Donald Carr 202 -939-9141 Friends of the Earth: Nick Berning 202-222-0748 Clean Air Task Force: Jonathan Banks 207-607-0606 Network for New Energy Choices: Regina Weiss 212-991-1069 Read More
Friends of the Earth Does Not Support Club4Climate
CONTACT: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Statement of Friends of the Earth-U.S.: It has come to the attention of Friends of the Earth-U.S. that a U.K.-based firm called Club4Climate is linking to our website and implying an affiliation with our organization. There is no such affiliation. Friends of the Earth does not support Club4Climate and has not given it permission to use its logo. We are not accepting financial contributions from Club4Climate. Read More
FDA Holds Yet Another Nanotech Meeting, But Still No Action
CONTACT: Ian Illuminato, Friends of the Earth: 202-222-0735 George Kimbrell, International Center for Technology Assessment, 202-547-9359 Watchdog Groups Slam Agency for Continued Delay and Inaction Read More
Watchdog groups take aim at new ‘Climate Investment Funds’
ACTION AID USA * CAMPAGNA PER LA RIFORMA MONDIALE * INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES * FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL * OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748; Janet Redman, 508-340-0464; Steve Kretzmann, 202-497-1033; Samuel Nguiffo, 646-339-5764; Watchdog groups take aim at new 'Climate Investment Funds;' report exposes World Bank's 256 percent increase in support for coal Read More
FDA Finds Chemicals Linked to Birth Defects in Two-Thirds of Cosmetics Products
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Bluewater Network and Friends of the Earth Merge
New organization expands base of operations, programs, and influence Contact: Dick Bell, (202) 222-0742 Friends of the Earth is proud to announce the completion of a merger with Bluewater Network. The merger of two of the country’s most innovative and effective environmental organizations will create a more powerful voice for the protection of the earth’s peoples and the planet. Read More
Port of Seattle Improves Cruise Ship Air and Water Pollution Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Teri Shore, Friends of the Earth: 707.583.4428 University of Washington Environmental Law Clinic: Director Michael J. Robinson-Dorn 206.616.7729 Student Advocate Nathan Phillips 206.851.5084 Read More
Groups Call on Wal-Mart to End Contributions to Anti-Environmental Candidates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: David Waskow, Friends of the Earth, (202) 492-4660 cell Mari Margil, Corporate Ethics International, (503) 381-1755 cell Report finds Wal-Mart PAC Supported Over 100 Members of Congress Who Scored 10% or Less on LCV Scorecard Read More
The Missing Question on Biofuels: Volume or Value?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: David Waskow, 202-222-0716 Erich Pica, 202-222-0739 Washington, DC – In the State of the Union speech tonight, President Bush is expected to call for an increase in biofuels use in the United States to 35 billion gallons each year by 2017. Read More