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Friends of the Earth testifies against corporate giveaways
On Friday November 18, 2011, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica testified
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Friends of the Earth U.S. statement in support of Occupy Wall Street
The hope and ambition of the Occupy movement has reminded us that we need to remake financial and economic systems so that they serve people and the planet, not the other way around. We are challen…
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Watch The Story of Broke and take action to end polluter subsidies
Friends of the Earth is proud to team up with Annie Leonard, creator of the hit video The Story of Stuff, on her latest project — The Story of Broke. This new video describes the myriad ways in…
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Last day of the tour
Friday, October 28, 2011 Whew! After four-plus days of non-stop action here in Atlantic Canada, our tour is starting to slow down. We just had our last meeting this morning with the local government…
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St. John’s and food sovereignty
The past four days touring Atlantic Canada have been a whirlwind! Tonight we hosted our fourth and last public forum in St. John’s. This city is the birthplace of AquaBounty’s genetically engin…
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Halifax and a potential ban on genetically modified salmon
Day three on the road, and things aren’t slowing down one bit! Yesterday we received news that the official opposition party here, the New Democratic Party, introduced a motion in the Canadian Pa…
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Fredericton and the Canadian media
Day two on the genetically engineered salmon tour, and things are coming along well. We drove four hours this morning from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Fredericton, New Brunswick. Most of t…
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The first day of the fishy business tour
Late last night, I finally arrived in Charlottetown, on Prince Edward Island, to kick off my genetically engineered salmon tour of Atlantic Canada. It was already dark when my plane landed so I couldn…
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Just Label It! campaign kicks off
We all have a right to know whether the food we are eating has been genetically engineered.