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House Committee to EPAs Clean Power Plan: Drop dead
WASHINGTON, D.C. – By a vote of 28-22, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed Rep. Ed Whitfield’s (R-Ky.) bill H.R. 2042, which delays the Clean Power Plan implementation until the cour…
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Friends of the Earth appeals State Departments refusal to provide Clintons Keystone XL emails
Agency’s refusal to timely process FOIA request undermines bedrock government accountability laws WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth has filed aconstructive denial appealin response tothe U.S…
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Friends of the Earth joins other groups in protest against Trojan horse trade treaties
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe is visiting D.C. to push fast track for the Trans Pacific Partnership, and he will be speaking to a joint session of Congress. This is th…
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200,000 Americans urge Michelle Obama to save bees from toxic pesticides
Virtual swarm buzzes White House garden tour WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the heels of the 2015 White House garden tour, more than fifty beekeepers, farmer workers and environmental and consumer organi…
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Sanders and Ellison introduce bill to end over $135 billion in fossil fuel handouts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of Earth Day, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to stop taxpayer-funded giveaways to oil…
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Hatch, Wyden introduce same old Fast Track model
Plan would close the hatch on democracy and widen income inequality WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), introduced a plan to grant expedited Executive authority…
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Civil society asks three critical questions of the World Bank at its 2015 spring meetings
OAKLAND, CA – As the World Bank prepares for its annual Spring Meetings, members of Our Land Our Business, a campaign of more than 260 NGOs, farmer groups and trade unions from around the world, ar…
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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…