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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.
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Fishy Business
Updates from a tour of Atlantic Canada – the center of the genetically engineered salmon controversy During a week-long tour of Atlantic Canada, we will raise awareness on the risks of genetically e…
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Groups call for end to secrecy in Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations
As another round of negotiations on a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement between the United States and seven other Pacific cou…
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Friends of the Earth denounces passage of unjust trade agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With President Obama’s backing, Congress yesterday passed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are based on the flawed model of the North American Fre…