Feb. 6, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth applauds congressional action, demands leaked document be released to public WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth today welcomed the release of a letter from Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Edward Markey regarding...
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Feb. 4, 2013 / Posted by: Jeff Conant / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Oceans and Forests
Science and social movements agree: Palm oil expansion is bad for people and bad for the planet Just a few years ago, palm oil entered the spotlight as one of the best and brightest options for a “drop-in” biofuel feedstock (a type of...
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Jan. 30, 2013 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
It’s no secret that climate change is costing us big money these days. In 2011-2012, the price tag for extreme weather in the U.S. reached $126 billion. Droughts across the Midwest and Texas, wildfires in the West and the destruction from Su...
Read More »Jan. 30, 2013 / Posted by: Michelle Chan / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Cutting social spending not the way to deal with budget problems WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixty-seven percent of Americans would rather see the government tax carbon pollution rather than cut spending as a way of solving our budget problems. This is th...
Read More »Jan. 28, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
A year after leak, online tool shows your distance -- and risk -- from accident at crippled reactor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One year ago, a leak of radiation caused an emergency shutdown of a reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant -- a crisis that le...
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Jan. 25, 2013 / Posted by: Damon Moglen / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
As Senator John Kerry’s confirmation hearing opened yesterday, President Obama set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with a rigorous commitment to combating catastrophic climate change. But for Kerry to live up t...
Read More »Jan. 24, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Kerry expected to lead on tar sands pipeline, global climate policy Friends of the Earth: Obama's nominee must live up to inaugural pledge WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Senator John Kerry’s confirmation hearing opens today, President Obama has set ...
Read More »Jan. 16, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth tells NRC utility should have sought license review ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Southern California Edison made critical and fundamental errors in the design of the replacement steam generators for the San Onofre nuclear reactors, accor...
Read More »Jan. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth filed a brief today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
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Jan. 2, 2013 / Posted by: Erich Pica / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Oceans and Forests
Often, I am asked to assess the environmental movement. Will we win the fight against the fossil fuel industry? Can we prevent the worst impacts of climate disruption? Who’s out there fighting the good fight for a healthy and just world? My...
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