Mar. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth petitions PUC to speed probe into Edison's responsibility SAN FRANCISCO -- Friends of the Earth filed a request today for Southern California Edison to release documents expected to further confirm that the utility knew about ...
Read More »Mar. 8, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth: ‘Bombshell’ for plans to restart crippled reactor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A secret Mitsubishi Heavy Industries report released today confirms that Southern California Edison knew about serious problems in the radicall...
Read More »Mar. 8, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, San Onofre News
The just-released Mitsubishi Heavy Industries report on the San Onofre steam generators conclusively reveals that, as far back as 2005-2006, the joint Southern California Edison/Mitsubishi anti-vibration bar design team had identified worrisome pr...
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Mar. 7, 2013 / Posted by: Rey Edward / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
How green can China be? Can China hold true to its commitment to sustainably financing overseas investments by requiring banks to consider international environmental standards when making loans? These are the tough questions China needs to ask in...
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Mar. 7, 2013 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
Friends of the Earth, U.S. has released a new video, “Peril in the Pacific: Trans Pacific trade agreement threatens people and the planet.” The video highlights the threats to the environment and human rights posed by the secret negoti...
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Mar. 7, 2013 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Oceans and Forests
With Arctic sea ice melting dramatically due to global warming and natural resource development and trade on the upswing, the region is confronting substantial growth in commercial shipping within its waters. Increased Arctic shipping raises threa...
Read More »Mar. 5, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Money given to Congressional Leadership Fund violates prohibition on political giving by federal contractors WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Election Commission should take enforcement action against Chevron for its $2.5 million contribution to a ...
Read More »Mar. 5, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Friends of the Earth U.S. and Australia revealed new testing results from the Australian Government’s National Measurement Institute, which found that many popular sunscreen and cosmetic products are using a potent...
Read More »Mar. 5, 2013 / Posted by: Ian Illuminato / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Friends of the Earth has released new testing results from the Australian Government’s National Measurement Institute , which has found that many popular sunscreen and cosmetic products are using potentially hazardous forms of a common ingre...
Read More »Mar. 4, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica provided the following statement on the nominations of Ernest J. Moniz as Secretary of Energy and Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. On Ernest J. Mo...
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