Jan. 13, 2012 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Legal
The State Department continues to stonewall on disclosing aspects of its internal conversations about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, more than a year after Friends of the Earth and several allies filed a Freedom of Information Ac...
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Nov. 17, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
Despite conclusive evidence that the State Department has overseen a corrupt Keystone XL tar sands pipeline review process, the Obama administration indicated last Thursday (November 10) that the department will remain in charge of the new environ...
Read More »Nov. 10, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Obama administration announced today that it will delay its review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to explore a new route and conduct a new environmental impacts analysis. The announcement comes as Presid...
Read More »Oct. 6, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
The tangled web of corruption surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline implicates lobbyists and government officials alike. DeSmogBlog, Oil Change International, The Other 98% and Friends of the Earth investigated the cozy relationships between key St...
Read More »Oct. 3, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
With the release of the second batch of documents, the filing of a lawsuit to stop illegal pipeline construction work in Nebraska and the expansion of our Freedom of Information Act request, there has been extensive media coverage of the pro-pipel...
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Oct. 2, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
Friends of the Earth and allies have obtained internal emails from the State Department that provide definitive evidence of bias and complicity in the department's review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. The emails are a key pa...
Read More »Sep. 14, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public health and environmental experts are warning that the increasing use of nano-silver as an antimicrobial agent in consumer products may be hastening the spread of resistant microorganisms, according to a report relea...
Read More »Jun. 20, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth, Oceans and Forests
Read more about the international climate negotiations: Read informational briefs about pressing issues at Bonn Huffington Post: Will Bonn Climate Talks Reflect a Dramatically Changed World? Deutsche Welle: Kyoto successor looks bleak at Bonn c...
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Mar. 14, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
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Feb. 2, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
Read More »Tell President Obama and Secretary Kerry: Reject the Keystone XL!
