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Report: Indonesian peat fires linked to global palm oil companies and their financiers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This summer and fall, forest and peat fires burned on Indonesian palm oil plantations owned by global palm oil companies Bumitama and Wilmar International. A report released today…
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Bureau of Land Management postpones oil and gas lease sale amid activist pressure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management announced today the postponement of the December oil and gas lease sale for the Eastern States. The 160 acres in Arkansas and 427 acres in Michigan w…
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Special Climate Envoy Sterns boasts on climate finance ring hollow
PARIS, FRANCE – U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern spoke today about the U.S. role in climate negotiations, including climate finance. Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pic…
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Congress reauthorizes Ex-Im Bank without needed reforms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress reauthorized the U.S. Export Import Bank as an attachment to an unrelated transportation bill. Ex-Im Bank’s authority lapsed July 1 after Congress failed to pass a reau…
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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…