Apr. 23, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: News Releases
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s stinging critique of the State Department’s latest review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is more evidence that State’s ability to objectively review the project has ...
Read More »Apr. 23, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: News Releases, San Onofre News
LA council joins other SoCal cities in concern over safety LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to ask federal regulators not to allow the restart of the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors before the formal public ...
Read More »Apr. 17, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013, which would establish a tax on financial transactions, popularly kn...
Read More »Apr. 16, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report out today from environmental groups shows that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would, if approved, be responsible for at least 181 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) each year, comparable to...
Read More »Apr. 16, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth: ‘No significant hazard’ ruling proves regulator ‘in the pocket’ of utility WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today's Federal Register notice of a public comment period on Southern California Edison’s requ...
Read More »Apr. 15, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
FOIA request shines light on Kerry and Obama links to pipeline proponents WASHINGTON, D.C. – The environmental watchdog group that uncovered conflicts of interest between the State Department led by Hillary Clinton and lobbyists for the Keys...
Read More »Apr. 10, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Representatives Goodlatte (R-Va.), Womack (R-Ark.), Costa (D-Calif.) and Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, which would eliminate the corn ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard and c...
Read More »Apr. 10, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C. -- Today, President Obama released a budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 that calls for ending billions of dollars in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. President Obama has been calling for the repeal of these provisions sinc...
Read More »Apr. 10, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Obama released his fiscal year 2014 Budget. For the first time the President’s Budget is calling for $1.2 trillion in cuts to the government, including billions from Social Security and Medicare. Friends ...
Read More »Apr. 8, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON - Southern California Edison’s request for a license amendment for one of its crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors treats major safety issues as a minor footnote and seeks to strip the public of the right to a meaningful public he...
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