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On heels of Canada’s approval, more retailers say no to GMO salmon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of Canada’s approval of GMO salmon, Friends of the Earth U.S. and a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups released upda…
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Legal action to shut down Indian Point
Emergency legal filing to the NRC demands reactor 2 not restart, immediate shut down of reactor 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The disappearance and disintegration of more than 1 in 4 critical bolts holdi…
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Harmony of the Seas launch inconsistent with Royal Caribbean’s commitment to sustainability
At 226 thousand metric tons, accommodating 6,780 guests and 2,100 crew, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ new Harmony of the Seas is a gargantuan fuel-gobbling monster.
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Health Canadas approval of GMO salmon denounced
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Canadian and U.S. environmental and consumer groups denounced Health Canada’s approval of genetically engineered salmon created by AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (ABTX:LSE), a m…
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Canadian energy board recommends Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The Trans Mountain pipeline currently carries 300,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen or tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to Burnaby, British Columbia for export through U.S. waters in the Salish…
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80 NGOs ask Japan to end fossil fuel financing by 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter released today in Tokyo, 80 civil society organizations urged Japan to announce a commitment at the G7 summit to end all fossil fuel financing by 2017. Such a commitme…
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Potentially hazardous nanoparticles found in powdered baby formula
It’s of real concern that these tiny particles are used in hundreds of consumer products, and now in infant formula, with minimal to no oversight. Companies and regulators must take extra care with…
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Rally Tally: 1,200+ people march in D.C. to break free from fossil fuels
On Sunday, May 15, more than 1,200 people rallied in front of the White House and marched to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to call on the Obama administration to stop offshore drilling. The ral…
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1000+ rally against offshore drilling
Representatives from coastal communities in the Arctic, Atlantic and Gulf gather in Washington to call on President Obama to end offshore drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today more than 1,000 people gat…
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Sustainable palm oil controversy escalates as international NGOs call for customers to drop palm oil giant IOI Group
IOI responds to the suspension of its sustainability certification by denying wrongdoing, fighting back with lawsuit against the RSPO San Francisco, CA – Today, Rainforest Action Network joined…