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Negociaciones comerciales del TPP: de Chicago a Dallas y a San Diego
“No hay razón alguna en el mundo por la que no se puedan redactar acuerdos comerciales que creen un mundo más justo y sostenible”. — Jerry Greenfield, cofundador de Ben & Jerry's, TPP Lab…
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Acuerdo comercial sobre materiales peligrosos: los negociadores en San Diego se centrarán en el capítulo de inversiones del TPP.
Me reuní con el Sr. Grant Kesler, propietario de Metalclad. Le hablé con toda claridad, diciéndole que, desde mi punto de vista, era prácticamente imposible abrir el depósito de residuos peligrosos.
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US to Rio+20 National Day of Action: Nature and People Over Profit
In June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will play host to heads of state, UN agencies, and global stakeholders as they convene for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), commonly known…
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Reclaim the UN from corporate capture! Send a letter to the UN Secretary General today.
Friends of the Earth U.S. has today united with the many organizations that form our Friends of the Earth International Federation in order to send a strong message to the United Nations (UN) Secreta…
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World Bank tribunal allows outrageous Pac Rim case to drag on
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, June 1, a World Bank tribunal allowed an international legal attack on El Salvador’s environment and democracy to advance, accepting jurisdiction to rule on a lawsu…
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GE mosquitoes and salmon show the need for better regulation
There’s been a lot of news lately about risky genetically engineered animals in the queue for federal review. British biotechnology firm Oxitec continues to pursue permission to release its genetica…
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Groups ask FDA for final response to petition
Washington, D.C. – Earthjustice sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last Friday calling on the agency to provide a final substantive response to a citizen petition filed one y…
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Oil and gas drilling in the Alaskan Arctic
Absent the success of an eleventh hour legal challenge by environmental groups, Shell will begin exploratory drilling off the coast of northern Alaska this summer. Up to five wells could be drilled in…
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The TPP trade agreement regulatory coherence chapter is an environmental hazard
“Cost-benefit calculation is the highest art form in the realm of persuasion by information — and the most deceitful…In essence, property rights (and profit) are being assigned a higher value th…
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Robin Hood, nurses, Woody Guthrie and Friends of the Earth: Let’s tax Wall Street!
For almost 15 years now, I’ve been doing human rights and environmental advocacy work — most of it in Washington, D.C. Just about anyone who has done that sort of thing for more than a decade…