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Ethanol industry toots its own horn, ignores the cost of ethanol to American taxpayers, consumers, and the environment
Today the Renewable Fuels Association, a trade group for the ethanol industry, released a report claiming corn ethanol reduces gas prices at the pump. It is no surprise that a report bought by the cor…
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Enforceable environmental standards must be included in Trans Pacific trade agreement
Dateline Dallas: I arrived Tuesday, May 8, in this north Texas city for ten days of intense activity around a new regional trade pact called the Trans Pacific Partnership. During this week and a half…
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GE mosquito release remains on indefinite hold — but for how long?
Last weekend the Keynoter newspaper in the Florida Keys reported that plans to release genetically engineered mosquitoes in Key West “
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Sanders and Ellison champion elimination of fossil fuel subsidies.
Today Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, legislation that goes further than any previous bill to unwind the web of gover…
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Fossil fuel subsidies: a social justice perspective
Friends of the Earth has long been at the forefront of the effort to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. These subsidies perpetuate our dependence on the dirty energy sources of the past, rob us of our c…
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Old trade deal wine in new bottle
U.S. model for Trans Pacific trade pact will generate investment lawsuits threatening the environment In 2001 William Greider, the famed progressive journalist, wrote about the North American Free Tra…
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Bioeconomy Blueprint or biotechnology boost?
Yesterday morning the White House released its National Bioeconomy Blueprint which “outlines steps that agencies will take to drive the bioeconomy—economic activity powered by research and innov…
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Seattle Port Commission votes down reduction of cruise wastewater in Puget Sound
SEATTLE, WASH. — Today, the Port of Seattle Commission voted unanimously to set aside two proposed amendments to the 2012 memorandum of understanding (MOU), the agreement between the port, Depar…
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Safety first is NOT the motto when it comes to cosmetics laws
Have you ever used toothpaste? What about deodorant or makeup? Do you wear sunscreen when you go outside? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you may want to read on…
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117 groups urge Climate Investment Funds to sunset, support for Green Climate Fund
As the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual Spring Meetings get underway, 117 organizations from around the world today urged government funders of the World Bank’s Climate Investment Funds…