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How Greener School Lunches Can Help Fight Climate Change
Greening school food should be a primary ingredient in combating climate change—just as important as making schools more solar-powered and energy efficient.
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Friends of the Earth announces historic verdict in Indonesia’s fight against deforestation
Palm oil from Central Kalimantan is in thousands of consumer food products and cosmetics on the global market, as well as in biofuels in many countries; numerous palm oil companies implicated in the d…
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Statement on Trumps plan for NAFTA renegotiation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A draft of Donald Trump’s notice to Congress of his intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement has leaked. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued th…
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Is “Food-Tech” the Future of Food?
What do we want the future of our food system to look like, and shouldn’t we all have a say in that?
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Lawsuit Challenges Trumps Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Controversial Pipeline Rejected by Obama Would Pollute Water, Worsen Climate Change, Endanger Rare Species WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups sued the Trump administration today for approving t…
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Senate Ag Committee Vote Disappoints Environmental and Food Advocacy Coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture today voted to advance the nomination of Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture to the full Senate. In response to today’s vote…
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Ranking Member Stabenow, Senate Ag Dems Should Oppose Perdue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Agriculture is today set to vote on the confirmation of Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture, moving the confirmation to the full Senate. It is reporte…
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Rollback of public lands coal moratorium accelerates climate change, enriches coal companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a visit today to the Environmental Protection Agency, Donald Trump will issue an Executive Order to undo climate policies put in place by President Obama, according to the…
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Statement on Trumps Energy Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration issued a sweeping Executive Order rolling back climate action by the federal government. Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pica issued the followi…
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Keystone XL threatens American heartland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, the State Department announced it issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline and Donald Trump gave a speech at the White House…