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Senate Passes Significant Amtrak Reform and Funding Package Amendment lays out a positive future for Amtrak
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Big oil benefiting from $14 billion in taxpayer handoutsdespite making record profits
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Statement in response to the firing of Amtrak President and CEO David Gunn
Contact: Colin Peppard – 202-222-0747 or 202-841-4491 (mobile) Colin Peppard, Transportation Policy Coordinator Friends of the Earth criticizes the Amtrak Board of Directors’ decision today to fire president and CEO David Gunn as politically motivated and a… Read More
Court Orders Companies to Stop Gas Flaring in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, DC/NIGERIA, 14November 2005 - In a historic judgment today, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has ordered companies to stop gas flaring in the Niger Delta, as it violates guaranteed constitutional rights to life and dignity. In a case brought against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Shell), Justice C. V. Read More
Reflections on Hurricane Katrina from a Native of New Orleans
By Avis Moore, Friends of the Earth Board of Director & New Orleans' Resident Read More
Goldman Sachs Leads Investment Banks on Environmental Commitments
A Step Forward in Investment Banking Read More
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect National Parks From Harmful Off-Road Vehicle Use
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Friends of the Earth Opposes Alito Nomination
Statement of Sara Zdeb, Legislative Director Contact: Sara Zdeb, 202-222-0728 Dick Bell, 202-222-0742 Read More
Energy Bill Conference Report Showers Billions on Polluting Industries
“I will tell you with $55 oil we don't need incentives to oil and gas companies to explore. There are plenty of incentives.” President George W. Bush, quoted in the Washington Post House Energy Bill Increases Tax Breaks: Legislation at Odds With Bush Proposal, 4/19/05 Read More
Delayed Stadium Vote is a Welcome Sign of Fiscal Sanity
Contact: Chris Weiss, 202-222-0746 The baseball stadium lease collapsed yesterday because a majority of the DC Council recognizes that a “stadium at any cost” is fiscally risky and does not reflect the priorities of DC residents, according to the No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign. … Read More