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False Solutions for Forests: Biomass Energy, Sustainable Timber, and Carbon Markets
Even as policies guiding timber exports fail to curtail deforestation, the world’s energy economy is demanding increased burning of biomass — meaning forests.
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Keystone XL: Newly released documents show State Dept. tried to hide consultant’s conflict of interest
Friends of the Earth: Sec. Kerry must throw out scandal-ridden environmental review WASHINGTON, D.C. – The State Department knew the consulting firm hired to review the proposed Keystone XL tar sand…
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Paris unfinished business: A transparent no-objection procedure for the Green Climate Fund
When the Green Climate Fund Board met in Paris earlier this month, they postponed making a decision on the “no-objection procedure.” This procedure would require active endorsement of any GCF acti…
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Rhetoric v. Reality: Junk food companies support labeling overseasbut not in the U.S.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, the trade association representing Big Food in the U.S., is the top contributor to the campaign opposing GMO labeling in Washington State. However, four of its m…
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Stop fast track authority for Trans Pacific trade deal
In collaboration with Republicans in Congress, the Obama administration is expected to soon seek so-called Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority legislation in order to facilitate ratification in 20…
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Cruise ships flushed more than 1 billion gallons of sewage into oceans last year
Friends of the Earth grades environmental practices of cruise lines WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cruise ships dumped more than 1 billion gallons of sewage in the ocean last year, much of it raw or poorly…
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Bloggers: Unite for GMO Labeling!
Co-sponsored by: Organic Consumers Association, Food & Water Watch, Center for Environmental Health, Green America, & Pesticide Action Network In a few short weeks Washington voters will have…
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Why GMO Labeling Matters–Read these Blogs!
Why is GMO labeling critical for our environment and health? Read the articles below to find out why people across the country care about GMO labeling, and why Washington State’s GMO labeling i…
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DOE reveals delays in plutonium disposition program
Environmental review contract revisions postpone fate of mismanaged plutonium fuel program into 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key decisions about the Department of Energy’s program on the disposal of su…
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Froman fails to get political level Trans Pacific trade agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the latest round of Trans Pacific Partnership trade negotiations concluded in Bali, Indonesia, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman failed to get the “political l…