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European and U.S. financial institutions continue to finance illegal palm oil
This release is cross-posted from Friends of the Earth Europe BRUSSELS — European and U.S. banks and pension funds must stop financing illegal palm oil and deforestation, according to Friends of…
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Friends of the Earth statement on EU-U.S. summit
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, D.C. – As U.S. President Obama makes his first visit to Brussels and the EU institutions today, Friends of the Earth is demanding that environmental and health protection is put…
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25 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, lessons remain lost on Congress
Fossil fuel exports on the rise as Obama administration considers lifting U.S. crude export ban Washington, D.C. – A quarter century has passed since the worst marine oil spill of that time occurred…
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EU-U.S. trade deal: Concerns grow, but secrecy and privileged access remain
BRUSSELS – The latest round of trade negotiations between the EU and U.S. on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership end today with public disapproval growing stronger than ever. After…
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Friends of the Earth asks General James L. Jones to disclose financial ties to Keystone XL backers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline, Friends of the Earth is seeking clarification about the relationship between former…
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Companies must not get more rights than people in EU-U.S. trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new round of talks between the EU and U.S. on a transatlantic trade agreement opens today in Brussels amid growing public concern and opposition. Public resistance is particul…
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Statement on the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster
Three years ago today a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami which struck Eastern Japan. Three nuclear reactors and a spent fuel pond at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station proved vul…
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Friends of the Earth statement in approval of federal proposal to put nuclear fuel project on cold standby
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his budget today, President Obama proposed putting the Mixed Oxide Plutonium Fuel Program in “cold standby.” The program, often called MOX, is located at the Savannah Riv…
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Friends of the Earth receives more than $70,000 from CREDO
SAN FRANCISCO – CREDO, the progressive phone and credit card company and a frequent outreach partner with Friends of the Earth, announced today that it is donating $73,993 to Friends of the Earth fo…
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Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
Largest U.S. grocery stores will not sell genetically engineered salmon WASHINGTON, D.C. — The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Safeway (NYSE: SWY), have made c…