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Groups in NC launch campaign to end Duke Energy’s monopoly control of electric system and public officials
The Energy Justice NC Coalition is a new collaboration of 15 local, state, regional and national organizations focused on promoting common sense energy policies that will shift the state to a more aff…
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The Green New Deal is a strong vision for the future, stuck in the politics of today: Congressional Green New Deal resolution falls short on fossil fuels
The Green New Deal is a strong vision for the future, stuck in the politics of today. We enthusiastically endorse the many pieces of the resolution that call for systemic change.
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Carnival Corporation cruise ships put Arctic, Subarctic marine mammals at risk, groundbreaking new map shows
A groundbreaking new interactive map released today by the international Clean Up Carnival coalition shows that nearly half of Carnival Corporation cruise ships traveling through the Arctic and Subarc…
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Senators Push Financial Firms to Address Global Deforestation
Eight U.S. Senate offices led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) sent a suite of letters to the nation’s largest asset management firms this week, calling on them to use their financial leverage to sto…
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Palm Oil Giant Golden Agri-Resources Removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Index after Bribery and Corruption Scandal
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index has removed the world’s second largest palm oil company, Golden Agri-Resources, from its list of sustainable companies.
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New Study: Multiple dangerous pesticides found in food made and sold by Kroger, Walmart, Costco and Albertsons
The report found that oat cereals, apples, applesauce, spinach and pinto beans at the retailers contained detectable amounts of glyphosate, organophosphates and neonicotinoids.
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Senate must reject corrupt David Bernhardt for Interior Secretary
Trump today nominated David Bernhardt for U.S. Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Bernhardt, who is currently serving as the Deputy Secretary of the agency, will have to be confirmed by the…
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Groups Call on Lawmakers to Back Green New Deal
A coalition of progressive organizations this week will convene a week of action across the country which is set to include hundreds of events, tens of thousands of phone calls and the delivery of ove…
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Press conference regarding the economic and climate damage that would results from Duke Energy’s proposed 15-year plan
Local government officials and organizations urge North Carolina Utilities Commission to deny Duke Energy’s 2018 Integrated Resource Plan.
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DOJ Releases Formal Approval of Toxic Mega-Merger between Bayer and Monsanto
The approval of the Bayer Monsanto merger is a disaster for American farmers and families. This toxic mega-merger will only further entrench the failing model of chemical intensive agriculture, which…