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Diez cosas que debes saber antes de emprender un crucero
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An estimated 22 million people will take cruises in 2014. While the cruise industry has made a commitment to protect marine ecosystems and the unique communities they visit, many…
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White House hints at dangerous biofuel targets
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday President Obama’s advisor John Podesta met with senators on Capitol Hill to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) reported afterwards that t…
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Leaked: Secret text exposes food safety dangers in U.S.-Europe trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secret text of provisions of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership — that would lower food safety protections in the U.S. and Europe — was leaked…
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U.S.-Europe trade deal threatens climate policy
New report documents U.S. move to weaken EU climate legislation in transatlantic trade talks WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the sixth round of U.S.-European Union trade negotiations in Brussels moves toward…
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Grupos ambientalistas piden al Senado rechazar proyecto de ley sobre carbón sucio
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eleven environmental organizations sent a letter urging policymakers to reject a dirty coal bill proposed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D -W. Va), today. If enacted, the proposed bill woul…
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TTIP bad for agriculture, health and the environment says U.S. and EU civil society
BRUSSELS – The next round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will take place July 14–18 in Brussels, almost exactly a year since the first round in Washi…
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La Corte Suprema otorga aún más poder a las corporaciones y socava la democracia.
Washington, DC – Hoy, la Corte Suprema, en los casos Burwell contra Hobby Lobby y Conestoga Wood contra Burwell, anuló el requisito de que las corporaciones familiares paguen la cobertura de seguro para anticonceptivos…
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House GOP spearheads bill to expand domestic drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House passed H.R. 4899, The Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act by a vote of 229-185. If enacted the bill would expedite oil and gas leasing on…
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Billion dollar Big Oil leasing loophole under attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An amendment by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) to curtail royalty-free leases was defeated in the House of Representatives by a vote of 179-229. Created in the late 1990s, royalty f…
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Salvando a las abejas: Home Depot y BJs Wholesale Club toman medidas contra los pesticidas que matan a las abejas.
Un nuevo estudio revela que la mitad de las plantas consideradas beneficiosas para las abejas contienen neonicotinoides. Washington, D.C. – Tras la publicación ayer de un estudio realizado por Amigos de la Tierra y sus aliados que halló neonicotinoides letales para las abejas…