Lisa Matthes
Press room
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LMatthes@foe.org
Our news releases are where you can find some of the latest news and breaking updates from our campaigns for climate and energy solutions, safe food and technology, healthy oceans and ecosystems and economic policies that put people before polluters, as well as statements on behalf of our organization made by our president, Erich Pica.
Journalists who wish to arrange an interview or to acquire more information are encouraged to contact our media team at the phone number and email address in the box to the right.
May. 21, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the announced resignation of Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: "With two of the five NRC commissioners now up fo...
Read More »May. 18, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth has released a new video ad warning that restarting the crippled San Onofre nuclear power plant is "a disaster waiting to happen."
Read More »May. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Coordinating Research Council released a study demonstrating the negative effects that blends of 15 and 20 percent ethanol in gasoline, E15 and E20, would have on the current vehicle fleet. Out of eight engines a...
Read More »May. 15, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2072, a bill to reauthorize the federal government’s Export-Import Bank, which provides billions of dollars in public financing for harmful fossil fuel projects worldwide.[1] Passage of t...
Read More »May. 15, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Southern California Edison avoided federal regulatory guidelines when replacing defective steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power plant -- a costly mistake that can’t be fixed by plugging the tubes that carry radioactive steam or by...
Read More »May. 10, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) announced legislation that is by far the most comprehensive attempt to end subsidies for the fossil fuels industry in the United States. Sen. Sander...
Read More »May. 10, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Despite intense industry lobbying, Iowa Legislature adjourns without passing ill-advised nuclear ‘cost recovery’ bill Des Moines, Iowa — In a major blow to the nuclear industry, the Iowa Legislature adjourned today without passin...
Read More »May. 8, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Irvine, Calif. -- The heat is on Southern California Edison tonight as it presents its energy efficiency plans to Irvine City Council -- one day after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair shot down Edison’s talk of an early restart of the...
Read More »May. 4, 2012 / Posted by: Kaitlin Froom / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The State Department today confirmed that Canadian pipeline firm TransCanada has submitted its re-application to the department for the transboundary, northern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta, Canada to...
Read More »May. 3, 2012 / Posted by: Kaitlin Froom / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that Canadian oil firm TransCanada has submitted applications to Corps district offices in Tulsa, Galveston, and Ft. Worth for a Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) to build the southern leg of the Keystone XL t...
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