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As comment period ends, groups challenge Justice Department on BPs latest tax break
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A letter from Friends of the Earth and 16 other groups was sent this morning to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It calls on the Justice Department to ensure that the costs of BP�…
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Stern’s double speak on climate negotiations; words contradict actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd D. Stern delivered a press briefing from the climate negotiations in Paris. Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pica…
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WikiLeaks exposes environmental threat of Trade in Services Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. WikiLeaks released today the secret text of the Annex on Environmental Services for the Trade in Services Agreement, which confirms that the global trade deal will stand in the way of…
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Home Depot to phase out bee-killing pesticides
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, has announced that it has removed neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from 80 p…
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Indigenous flotilla of kayaks and press conference demanding true climate solutions at COP21
Media advisory for: December 6, 2015 PARIS, FRANCE – During the COP21 climate talks in Paris, Indigenous Peoples from the Arctic to the Amazon and their allies will gather to demand real climate so…
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Climate activists call on President Obama to cancel fossil fuel auction coinciding with Paris climate talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Climate organizations are calling on President Obama to cancel a fossil fuel auction slated for the final days of the Paris climate talks. Groups argue that selling oil and gas to…
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Communities in Nigeria speak out on Wilmar palm oil landgrab: Video and statement
Earlier this year, Friends of the Earth groups in Nigeria and the United States published the report Exploitation and empty promises: Wilmar’s Nigerian land grab, which raises serious concerns abou…
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President Obama speaks on U.S. role to fight global emissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama addressed climate change and the U.S.’ role in combating global climate emissions at a press conference during the United Nations Paris Climate Summit. Friends o…
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COP Blog: Paris’s $100B question
Originally posted on Environmental Finance At the Paris COP, it is hardly possible to overstate the importance of climate finance – the provision of funds by developed countries for developing cou…
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Should our children be genetically engineered?
Call for ban on germline genetic engineering of human beings BERKELEY, CALIF. — On the eve of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine International Summit on Human Gene Editing, the Cen…