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Report: Despite 2021 funding cuts, international public finance for fossils could rebound if gas is excluded from US climate policy
New research released today by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. reveals that in 2021, G20 countries and major multilateral development banks continued their preferential financin…
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Biden calls for crackdown on Big Oil’s windfall profits
When Congress returns from recess, we expect President Biden’s swift help in passing a windfall profits tax that refunds Big Oil’s ill-gotten gains to consumers.
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Google, Major Ad Platforms Profit Off Climate Disinformation (And Fund It, Too)
Research released today from the Dewey Square Group exposes the extent to which ad networks profit from websites that spread climate disinfo.
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160 Organizations Pressure Biden on EPA Clean Water Act Compliance
Groups call on EPA to stop ship discharge of invasive species and human pathogens into U.S. waters.
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EPA proposes “endangerment finding” of leaded aviation gasoline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an endangerment finding on leaded aviation gasoline, a critical step to regulate lead pollution from piston-engine airc…
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Consumer Goods Giants Line Up to Suspend Destructive Palm Oil Company for Land Grabbing, Human Rights Abuses
Consumer companies must stay engaged and use their leverage to require Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) to pay for losses and damages caused to communities during nearly 25 years of operations in Sulawesi, In…
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Nearly 200 Groups Urge No New Leases in Biden’s Five Year Plan
WASHINGTON – Community organizations across the country sent a letter to the Biden administration today demanding no new leases in the Interior Department’s Five Year Plan for offshore drilling as…
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Ahead of COP27, Groups Demand Social Media Companies Address Climate Disinformation
Over a dozen organizations sent a letter to major platforms, calling on them to strengthen their content moderation policies.
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New Report Exposes World Bank Support for Gas in Vietnam
Today Recourse, Friends of the Earth U.S. and Asian Peoples Movement for Debt and Development released a new report that reveals the World Bank’s role in pushing for new and expanded gas power and L…
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Friends of the Earth Responds to Nestle’s Decision to Suspend Business Ties with AAL, Indonesia’s second largest palm oil company
Nestlé’s suspension of AAL from its supply chain is an important first step toward ensuring accountability for ongoing human rights violations.