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Surging Profits Underscore Absurdity of Big Oil Receiving Billions in Giveaways from Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oil giants ExxonMobil and Shell reported surging first-quarter profits today, increasing pressure on Congress to act on President Obama’s call for the elimination of billion…
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US Ex-Im Bank Finances Largest Carbon Emitting Project in its History
Washington D.C. — Today the Board of Directors of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) voted to approve $805 million dollars in subsidized financing for one of the world’s larges…
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Report details World Bank’s fossil fuel binge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Bank continues its fossil fuel financing binge, evading environmental standards and worsening poverty and pollution — that’s the conclusion of a new report released…
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World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing
World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing Something Old. Something New?
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Friends of the Earth Remains Strongly Opposed to U.S.-Colombia Trade Deal
Washington, DC — Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued this statement in response to the Obama administration’s endorsement of the “Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights…
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Breast cancer gene case has another day in court
A three-judge federal appeals court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could decide the future of human gene patents. The high-profile lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union a…
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With Shutdown Looming, Obama Urged to Stand Firm
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As news reports indicate that a government shutdown is increasingly likely, Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, called on President Obama to stand firm and reject fu…
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Regulators Urged to Protect Public from Human-Cow Hybrid Milk
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, [email protected];Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, nberning@foe…
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Recommendations for GCF Design
Civil Society Recommendations for the Design of the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund