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Banks cautioned to examine high risks in palm oil finance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Credit Suisse, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities are acting for Golden Agri-Resources — one of the world’s largest palm oil companies and a…
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Greens condemn tax breaks for billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives passed H.R.1105, The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, by a vote of 240-179. The bill would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, increasing the nat…
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Friends of the Earth asks Obamas professor to reveal payments from Peabody Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica, sent a letter to Professor Laurence Tribe requesting that he disclose the full terms of any agreement he has with Peabody Energy. The na…
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Tax Day: A reminder of taxpayer-subsidized pollution through corporate welfare
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Finance Committee is expected to release recommendations for tax reform by late May. Meanwhile, the Committee has set an April 15 deadline for stakeholder comments to…
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Obama administration proposes new safety regulations for offshore oil and gas development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement…
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A review of McConnells first 100 days
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 15, the McConnell Senate will hit a significant legislative benchmark: 100 days. The first 100 days of Mitch McConnell’s leadership of the U.S. Senate has been a failur…
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Lowes commits to decisive action to protect bees and other pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth, Domini Social Investments and Trillium Asset Management praised Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides — a…
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Broad alliance critiques EPAs announcement on bee-harming pesticides, urges agency to go further to protect pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a moratorium on new bee- and bird- harming neonicotinoid pesticide products and uses. While supportive of the part…
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Interior opens Alaskan waters to Shell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Interior issued a Record of Decision affirming Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea in Northwest Alaska. The federal government unlawfully sold the oil a…
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U.S. announces weak contribution to Paris Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In preparation for the United Nations climate negotiations in Paris, the United States announced its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution. This formal announcement builds o…