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A Pesticides Wake-Up Call
As organic farmers, we care deeply about the food we put in our bodies and how it’s grown. On our small farm in middle Georgia, my husband and I grow U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic…
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Pesticide levels drop after one week of eating organic
A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Research found that switching to an organic diet significantly reduced the levels of synthetic pesticides found in all…
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Voting rights, environmental groups launch North Carolina redistricting tour
A coalition of voting rights and environmental organizations are launching a redistricting teach-in tour in eastern North Carolina this weekend.
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Groups in NC launch campaign to end Duke Energy’s monopoly control of electric system and public officials
The Energy Justice NC Coalition is a new collaboration of 15 local, state, regional and national organizations focused on promoting common sense energy policies that will shift the state to a more aff…
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Arctic Indigenous Voices made a difference on polar shipping in 2018 – and 2019 looks promising too
It’s not every day that elder Alaska Natives are heard and respected by leaders from around the world.
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RSPO should suspend membership of groups undermining Guatemala’s anti-impunity commission
Since 2017, Morales has been engaged in a battle against the U.N. commission, which was investigating his alleged violations of campaign finance law as well allegations of corruption by many of his as…
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The Green New Deal is a strong vision for the future, stuck in the politics of today: Congressional Green New Deal resolution falls short on fossil fuels
The Green New Deal is a strong vision for the future, stuck in the politics of today. We enthusiastically endorse the many pieces of the resolution that call for systemic change.
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Carnival Corporation cruise ships put Arctic, Subarctic marine mammals at risk, groundbreaking new map shows
A groundbreaking new interactive map released today by the international Clean Up Carnival coalition shows that nearly half of Carnival Corporation cruise ships traveling through the Arctic and Subarc…
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Senators Push Financial Firms to Address Global Deforestation
Eight U.S. Senate offices led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) sent a suite of letters to the nation’s largest asset management firms this week, calling on them to use their financial leverage to sto…
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Palm Oil Giant Golden Agri-Resources Removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Index after Bribery and Corruption Scandal
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index has removed the world’s second largest palm oil company, Golden Agri-Resources, from its list of sustainable companies.