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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…
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New report details risks of China Development Bank’s global footprint
SAN FRANCISCO — A new report, China Development Bank’s overseas investments: An assessment of environmental and social policies and practices, released today by Friends of the Earth U.S. and B…
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New report on China Development Bank shows the bank lagging behind its peers
Over the past several years, Chinese overseas investments have had a powerful global impact, from the Gibe 3 dam in Ethiopia, to the Alberta tar sands in Canada, to the Shwe oil and gas project in Mya…
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Save the dolphins: the 40 year battle is renewed
Who will join the fight to save the dolphins? Consumer boycotts and “save the dolphin” demonstrations over the course of many years resulted in a U.S. program for dolphin safe labeling for tuna pr…
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My thoughts on Rio
Rio+20 and the People’s Summit (attended by more than 50,000 people) both came to a close over the weekend. Much effort from many individuals was poured into relatively few days of meetings. Both ev…
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Green Scissors 2012 finds ending environmentally destructive federal programs would save almost $700 billion
Congress could move a long way toward solving the nation’s twin problems of spiraling budget costs and environmental degradation simply by cutting hundreds of billions in environmentally harmful…
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Robin Hood hits home — Let’s give him a warm welcome!
Why is the Incredible Hulk smoothly whistling on YouTube as he takes a dollar and draws a Robin Hood mask on George Washington’s mug? Because Mark Ruffalo — who plays the green superhero in th…