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  A Titanic Enviro-Spanking

  By Ben Corbett | Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:14 PM ET

  an industry representative of 25 companies, quickly issued a retaliatory statement denouncing the report card, saying: "It is regrettable that Friends of the Earth authors such misinformation."While you certainly can't accuse Friends of the Earth of caving in to grade inflation, some of th Read More

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  Brower Youth Awards

  By Jimmy Langman | Thu Jul 2, 2009 7:12 AM ET

  fighting off plans to build hydroelectric dams that could have flooded the Grand Canyon.Later, among Brower’s trail of accomplishments, he founded Friends of the Earth, an environmental group which now has affiliates in 77 countries, the League of Conservation Voters and the Berkeley Read More

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  In the Name of the Father

  By David Jenison | Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  as the Cancer Research Campaign, Chernobyl Children Lifeline Charity, Amnesty International, Children with Cancer, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Friends of the Earth, and Guide Dogs for the Blind In 2002, on the one-year anniversary of the death, the family (with Eric Clapton) put together th Read More

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  From the UK: President-Elect Talks Green

  By Sebastian Clayton | Thu Nov 6, 2008 3:00 AM ET

  and the overall health of our planet – will not be sacrificed to appease polluting industries and campaign contributors." Over here in Europe, Friends of the Earth's Andy Atkins said "Obama's victory will give crucial climate negotiations a much greater chance of success – the Unite Read More

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