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Harvard and TIAA’s farmland grab in Brazil goes up in smoke
TIAA, Harvard and the other institutions buying up farmland in Brazil and elsewhere around the world must stop pretending that their practices are sustainable. Read More
EXIM should not fund detrimental natural gas project in Mozambique
An obscure government agency, the U.S. Export Import Bank (EXIM), will decide this week whether or not to fund a $5 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) investment, the agency’s largest transaction ever. Read More
Plant-forward food: A powerful step toward climate-friendly schools
th up to seven billion school meals served annually, small menu shifts that swap meat dishes for plant-based entrees can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental harms. S Read More
GMO Animals: From Lab to Factory Farm
Instead of altering the animal, we need to fix the farm. Instead of creating GMO pigs that are resistant to diseases, we should focus on the root cause of the problem: industrial agriculture and horrendous factory farm conditions. Read More
Why talk of regenerative agriculture should include pesticide reduction
Including pesticide reduction as a vital part of the regenerative agriculture conversation ensures that Monsanto and its ilk do not define the path forward. Read More
The environmental case for a Trump impeachment inquiry
We believe that an impeachment inquiry is urgently needed — not because we disagree with Trump’s dangerous environmental policies (which we do) — but because Trump poses a much more grave and fundamental threat to our ability to fight for the planet. We focus on two impeachable offenses below: Read More
BlackRock’s recent statement on palm oil reveals an unhealthy addiction to climate risk
BlackRock, the $6.5 trillion Wall Street asset manager, has quietly released a statement on the company’s approach to engagement in the palm oil sector — an industry notorious for its role in destroying the planet’s last forests. Read More
Carnival Corp. companies all receive failing grades on the 2019 Cruise Ship Report Card
This year, Friends of the Earth is calling on Carnival Corporation and all large cruise companies to invest in real, comprehensive solutions to treat their environmental pollution and truly be environmentally responsible and protect the places they visit. Read More
What North Carolina’s Unfair Political Maps Have To Do With Hurricanes
In the wake of natural disasters, disaster funding is distributed based on the population. The census is also used in drawing redistricting maps for every state. In other words, as we told the Florence survivors we met on the ground, to fight for the census is to fight for every community’s political voice. Read More
Don’t cruise with the criminal Carnival
Carnival companies — Princess Cruise Lines, Holland America, Carnival Cruise Lines, Cunard, Costa, and 4 others — are key polluters of our oceans and definitely not role models for other cruise lines like they claim to be. Read More