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30+ Groups and Academics Call on Yellen to use US government’s “voice and vote” to take bold action on climate at the IMF
In a letter sent today, 30+ organizations and academics from around the globe called on US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to use the US government’s “voice and vote” in the IMF to push for an e…
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Friends of the Earth reacts to President Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure plan
Friends of the Earth welcomes President Biden’s efforts to center climate change, racial equity and support for family-sustaining union jobs in his infrastructure package.
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Rep. Ro Khanna announces hearing on ending fossil fuel subsidies on call with climate activists
On an Our Revolution call yesterday with climate experts and activists, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna announced a hearing in the Oversight Environmental subcommittee on ending fossil fuel subsidies.
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NEW REPORT: Closing the Dirty Energy Gap
WASHINGTON– Friends of the Earth released a new report today, showing that the federal government could cover decades worth of the state share of revenue from federal fossil fuel leasing with the mo…
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Environmental Groups call out Facebook Climate Change Disinformation
While Facebook admits climate disinformation on its platform is a problem, it continues to fail to stop the spread of disinformation, most recently illustrated by the rampant disinformation surroundin…
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New York state legislators introduce deforestation-free procurement bill
State legislators introduced the New York Deforestation-Free Procurement Act to ensure the state government does not drive deforestation.
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Indigenous Leaders & Goldman Prize Recipients Send Open Letter Demanding BlackRock Act on Deforestation and Human Rights
Over 80 activists issued a public letter criticizing BlackRock for violating Indigenous rights and other traditional communities.
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Oil, Gas Leases in Central California
Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today over the Trump administration’s rushed sale of seven oil and gas leases on public lands in Kern County, California.
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Nearly 450 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to End Public Finance for Fossil Fuels
In a letter released today, nearly 450 organizations called on the Biden Administration to immediately end all US public financing for fossil fuels, including natural gas.
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300+ environment and justice groups demand Congress remove fossil fuels and false solutions from Clean Energy Standard
Sacrificing the very definition of ‘clean’ in order to achieve 100 percent clean energy is self-defeating.