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Exxon Valdez anniversary it is unlikely that we will see another 25 years go by before we have another catastrophic oil spill
This month there are two significant anniversaries to acknowledge – the birth of the internet and the death of thousands of animals in Prince William Sound, Alaska due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill…
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Lifting the crude oil export ban would magnify already substantial ship traffic risks off Alaskas coastline
The Aleutian Islands—an archipelago stretching for over a thousand miles from the coast of southeast Alaska towards the far east of Russia—is remote and ruggedly beautiful terrain. Its shores and…
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March 21: The International Day of Mourning for Destroyed and Stolen Forests
The United Nations has declared March 21 the International Day of Forests: a day, in the words of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of all…
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Fukushima lessons still haven’t been learned three years later
Three years ago this month an earthquake struck Eastern Japan, sparking a tsunami and a triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima. While the disaster has faded from much of the world’s memory, it is an o…
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No fracking way: New brief from Friends of the Earth Europe
In a new issue brief, Friends of the Earth Europe and other allies detail the potential threats that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a massive trade deal currently being negotiated…
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Friends of the Earth requests disclosure of relationship between former National Security Adviser and Keystone proponent
Friends of the Earth is asking for a clarification of relationships between the former United States National Security Adviser and proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline. On Thursday, March 13, the Se…
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Meat industry demands in the EU-US trade deal
As trade negotiators from the United States and the European Union gather in Brussels for the latest round in negotiations for the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment partnership (TTIP), twenty-nine en…
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A containers pivotal role in Robert Redfords new movie, All is Lost
A harrowing new film entitled All is Loststarring Robert Redford, whose character tests his mettle against the sea, features an item familiar to many in the maritime and logistics communities: the shi…
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Green Climate Fund or Greedy Corporate Fund?
As the Green Climate Fund board gathers in Bali this week for its latest meeting, 80 civil society organizations sent a letter to GCF board members sounding the alarm about the attempted corporate ta…
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Keystone XL documents released by Department of State
On April 15, 2013, Friends of the Earth filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the State Department asking for all communications with Environmental Resources Management, TransCanada and a ho…