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World Bank, coal, India and Einstein
World Bank Group loans for coal.Subsidizes multinational industry on backs of the poor.Devastates local livelihoods.Degrades air, land and water. Sound familiar? You could be forgiven if you thought w…
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Cruise industry aims to water down environmental safeguards
Nearly two years after the International Maritime Organization approved an Emission Control Area for ships in the waters around North America, the first phase is finally set to begin on August 1. This…
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Green energy on trial at World Trade Organization
“There is little doubt that current WTO negotiations do not fully address the real problems confronting the world and the trading system itself. The threat of global climate change and the catastrop…
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Looking past the smoke and mirrors
Exposing the truth behind the San Onofre AIT report On July 18, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Augmented Inspection Team released its final report regarding the newly replaced, crippled steam gener…
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The death of dolphins: Will the U.S. comply with the World Trade Organization ruling?
“The beaks of Sam LaBudde’s first dolphins strained against the net that had formed a canopy over them. Their flukes churned the ocean white. They thronged at the surface, desperate to force sl…
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California groups urge Governor to reject international forest carbon credits
A group of over 30 California-based organizations yesterday sent a letter to Governor Brown urging him to reject the use of international forest carbon offsets cred…
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Opposition to GE mosquito release heating up
Activist opposition to the proposed plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys is starting to heat up — and the media is increasingly taking notice. Last month, I sent…
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TPP trade negotiations in San Diego: a dagger through the heart
“The trade ministers get together to set the rules of trade. They don’t worry about the environment; that’s somebody else’s agenda. Trade above all — that’s the way the…
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Submission by Friends of the Earth U.S. and ActionAid USA to the UNFCCC
Letter on (1) private finance and the $100 billion question, and (2) addressing tax avoidance and evasion in developed countries in the context of long term finance.
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White House pushes risky biofuels for military
This past week the Obama Administration announced $62 million in new funding for the advanced biofuels industry. The White House’s goal is to jump-starting the commercial-scale development of dr…