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What Is the Biggest Threat to Polar Bears? The Truth About Climate Change and Arctic Survival
What is the biggest threat to polar bears? Learn how climate change and melting sea ice are pushing polar bears toward extinction — and how you can help.
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Why Are Traditional Weedkillers Dangerous, and What Are Safer Alternatives?
What can be used instead of the weedkiller Roundup? Are there safer weedkiller alternatives?
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Are Wolves Endangered, and How Can We Save Them?
Learn which wolf species are endangered and how we can help protect them.
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To Transform Food Systems, We Need to Transform Finance
Across food systems, capital is still largely directed toward industrial agriculture, corporate consolidation, and short-term returns.
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Washington Tug-Escort Rule to Improve Ship Safety in the Puget Sound
The State Board of Pilotage Commissioners adopted a new rule requiring tug escorts for oil tankers smaller than previously required as they navigate portions of the Puget Sound region known…
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Friends of the Earth Mourns the Passing of Board Vice Chair Nancy Metayer
We are profoundly saddened by the loss of Nancy Metayer Bowen. Nancy was a shining light in a darkening world – an environmental scientist who served on Friends of the Earth’s Board of Direc…
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The Great Green AI Hoax Machine
Nothing puts the “artificial” in artificial intelligence more clearly than the claims that it’s good for energy and the environment.
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Why Are Orangutans Endangered? The Real Causes — And How We Can Save Them
Why are orangutans endangered? Because their rainforest homes are being destroyed for profit.
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A Toxic Turn for Our Daily Bread: Why GMO Wheat Raises Serious Concerns
For decades, genetically engineered wheat has been kept off American fields—because farmers, consumers, and trading partners alike recognize the serious risks it poses. Today, that long-standing con…
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Defining Carbon Markets and Offsets
Voluntary carbon markets are defined as carbon markets where companies aren’t required to lower emissions but choose to buy carbon offsets.