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Stop big corporations from shipping jobs and profits overseas
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduce Corporate Tax Fairness Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-I…
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Palm oil: fueling landgrabs and climate change, not development
Science and social movements agree: Palm oil expansion is bad for people and bad for the planet Just a few years ago, palm oil entered the spotlight as one of the best and brightest options for a “d…
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New poll: Americans support a carbon tax
It’s no secret that climate change is costing us big money these days. In 2011-2012, the price tag for extreme weather in the U.S. reached $126 billion. Droughts across the Midwest and Texas, wildfi…
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U.S. voters favor carbon tax by 4-to-1 margin
Cutting social spending not the way to deal with budget problems WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-seven percent of Americans would rather see the government tax carbon pollution rather than cut spending…
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Four steps to fix the Senate
It’s time to reform Senate rules. Throughout my career at Friends of the Earth, I have urged senators and their staff to use the parliamentary tools at their disposal — threats or actual u…
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Money Out! Voters In!
From climate change to clean water, from healthy forests to safer food, progress on our most important environmental priorities is being crippled by the outsized role of money in politics. It’s an o…
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Genetically engineered salmon one step away from approval take action now!
Right before the holidays, while most of us were spending time with our families and friends, the Food and Drug Administration was busy giving the biotechnology industry a big, fat, genetically engine…
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Conservation groups ask Obama for a suspension of Arctic Ocean drilling
Washington, D.C. – National Audubon Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy, Pacific Environment, Sierra Club and The Wildernes…
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Clean water victory opens coutroom doors in Maryland after four-year battle
Citizens demand full enforcement of Clean Water Act ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled earlier this week that a coalition of local and national river advocacy groups hav…
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In Memoriam: Rebecca Tarbotton, Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network
Often, I am asked to assess the environmental movement. Will we win the fight against the fossil fuel industry? Can we prevent the worst impacts of climate disruption? Who’s out there fighting the g…