Jun. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
Today feels like Groundhog Day with the Department of State. More than a year ago, Friends of the Earth, along with members of Congress including Sen. Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Cohen from Tennessee, charged the State Department with gross neglig...
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Apr. 23, 2013 / Posted by: Ross Hammond / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
In February John Kerry took over at the State Department, providing a glimmer of hope to those demanding that the agency finally serve as an honest broker on the review of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Kerry, a fierce advocate for bold a...
Read More »Apr. 3, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Friends of the Earth: Obama alone can kill the Keystone pipeline SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- President Obama arrives here Wednesday for a series of fundraisers. At 5:30 p.m., when he visits the Pacific Heights home of Ann and Gordon Getty, he will be...
Read More »Mar. 22, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, by a vote of 62-37, the U.S. Senate attached a provision to the Senate Budget Resolution expressing support for the Keystone XL pipeline. This vote is non-binding and has no impact on the State Department’s pe...
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