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Groups call on Ecover and Method to drop extreme genetic engineering plans
Consumer, environmental, farming groups say synthetic biology is not natural or sustainable SAN FRANCISCO – In an open letter released today, 17 national and international consumer, environmental, w…
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Friends of the Earth statement on a bill to set a price on carbon
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced H.R. 4754, the Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014. The bill would require the U.S. Government to set a price, which would increase…
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Corporate capture: Europe trade talks threaten environment
On Friday, May 23, the United States and the European Union concluded weeklong negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (also called the Trans Atlantic Free Trade Agreement)…
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White House doubles down on all-of-the-above energy strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration released an update on its “all-of-the-above” energy strategy. The report heavily advocates increased domestic oil and gas production, citing the natio…
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Victory: Deutsche Bank divests from Bumitama after civil society pressure
Our partners at Friends of the Earth Europe announced yesterday that Deutsche Bank has sold its shares in the Indonesian palm oil supplier Bumitama, an important supplier to palm oil giant Wilmar Inte…
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Biotech industry cooks up PR plans to get us to swallow synthetic biology food
Like traditional GMOs, the products of synthetic biology are unlabeled, virtually unregulated and the novel risks to human health and the environment posed by synthetic organisms have not been adequat…
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Europe trade deal threatens food safety
Friends of the Earth protests corporate capture of trade policy at USTR stakeholder event WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in Arlington, Virginia, trade negotiators from the United States and the European U…
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New report: Tiny ingredients, big risks
This press release has been edited to reflect new information as of June 13, 2014. Companies who have recently claimed they do not introduce nanoscale titanium dioxide into products highlighted on our…
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Top conservation groups urge Hillary Clinton to speak out against Keystone XL
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups representing millions of Americans today sent a letter to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to speak out against the Keystone XL pipeline. The cont…
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Whats the secret? Closed door U.S.-EU trade talks put environmental and public health safeguards at risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States and the European Union opened the fifth round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which are scheduled to run through Fr…