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Protect the Pacific from Trump
The environmental, climate, health, safety and economic risks from Trump’s extreme energy agenda are numerous, but they are not the only dangers presented by expanded offshore drilling.
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Trump Administration sends mixed signals about Florida drilling deal
Trump and his appointees are clearly in the pocket of Big Oil and will do anything to give our public lands and oceans away and destroy our environment in the process.
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Trump Administration to open oceans for corporate polluters to drill for oil
The reckless move by the Trump Administration to pursue increased offshore oil drilling is an appalling attack on our already imperiled communities.
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Friends of the Earth welcomes IMO action on Arctic heavy fuel oil risk
As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71) concluded today, Friends of the Earth and the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the support fr…
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Trumps reckless ocean drilling order imperils coastlines
The Trump administration tomorrow will begin the process of allowing drilling off the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts, according to reports.
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Canada greenlights tar sands pipeline threatening Salish Sea
In approving this ecosystem-destroying pipeline, Canada’s leaders have ignored the threats to the Salish Sea, its marine species, and its 8 million people, including 29 Tribes and First Nations.
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Environmental groups applaud EPAs proposal for Puget Sound No Discharge Zone
As shipping traffic and ship size continues to increase, vessels are generating a growing volume of air and water pollution. Without the protection of a No Discharge Zone Puget Sound would be facing e…
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Arctic shipping policy: What’s wrong with this picture
Often we hear much talk about balancing economic and environmental concerns, and this idea — which has widespread support — is referred to as sustainable development. One of the places on…
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Tar sands/Dilbit Crude Oil Movements Within the Salish Sea
This report from Friends of the Earth documents the transits between the Kinder Morgan oil terminal in Burnaby, British Colombia and the U.S. Oil and Refining Co. in Tacoma, Washington from 2010 to 20…
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Myths & Realities of Leaded Aviation Fuel
The September 2016 report catalogues the current use of avgas by piston-engine aircraft (small propeller planes and some helicopters), the gaps in regulations and proposed policy solutions.