Jun. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental leaders hosted a press call today to call for a State Department Investigator General investigation of the State Department’s flawed Keystone XL review process and to call on Secretary Kerry to halt the...
Read More »Jun. 7, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here is a statement from Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, on the announced closure of the San Onofre Generating Station. “This is very good news for the people of Southern California. We have long said that ...
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Jun. 4, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, San Onofre Updates
Former Japanese Prime Minister Naota Kan warned today that restarting the damaged San Onofre nuclear reactor is driven by the same industrial and regulatory forces in the United States that are seeking the restart of Japanese nuclear reactors. He ...
Read More »Jun. 4, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Friends of the Earth: 'No future' for nuclear in U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The decision of MidAmerican Energy to scrap plans to build nuclear reactors in Iowa is further evidence that nuclear power has no future in the United States, Friends o...
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Jun. 3, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog
Today, the United States Senate and the American people lost a tremendous champion for a healthy and just world with the passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. From fighting for greater access to public transportation and Amtrak to working to reform U....
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May. 30, 2013 / Posted by: Emma Hedman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
It has just come to light that genetically modified wheat has been found growing on a farmer’s land in eastern Oregon. The problem? No genetically engineered wheat has ever been approved for US Farming. In 2004 Monsanto, the world’s b...
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May. 29, 2013 / Posted by: Emma Hedman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Good news for fish today as more companies pledge to avoid GE Seafood! Earlier this year Friends of the Earth announced the launch of the Campaign for GE Free Seafood with the commitment of over 2000 stores nation-wide, including those owned by W...
Read More »May. 29, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under pressure from the California Public Utility Commission, Southern California Edison has released to Friends of the Earth another suppressed and highly incriminating internal document, showing that the utility knew eig...
Read More »May. 29, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood -- a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups led by Friends of the Earth -- announced that Target and other large mainstre...
Read More »May. 28, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Barbara Boxer has released a private 2004 letter from Southern California Edison that reveals the utility knew of major problems in its radically redesigned replacement steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Gener...
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