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Groups rally outside U.N. to protest coal development near worlds largest mangrove forest
Photos are available upon request NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, as President Obama and Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were inside the U.N. General Assembly meeting, Bangladeshi-American, envi…
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How are orangutans protected from the peril of palm?
Last month, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature listed the Bornean orangutan as critically endangered — joining its cousin the Sumatran orangutan in that classification…
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Villagers suffer at the hands of Mozambique’s LNG gas development
Everyone gathered underneath the central banyan tree that provided shade from the heat of the day. Not far from the city of Pemba, Mozambique, villagers clamored to tell us their stories of threats an…
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Report from the Field: Mozambique LNG
Perspectives and experiences of Mozambican communities and civil society on liquefied natural gas exploitation
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Friends of the Earth Rocks Against the TPP in San Francisco
BERKELEY, CALIF. – On Friday, September 9 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Friends of the Earth will join actress Evangeline Lilly, and musicians for a free concert to highlight opposit…
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Friends of the Earth applauds Rep. Thompson on TPP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents California’s fifth congressional district, today declared that he will oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The TP…
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Genetic extinction technology rejected by international group of scientists, conservationists and environmental advocates
OAHU, HAWAI’I — As thousands of government representatives and conservationists convene in Oahu this week for the 2016 World Conservation Congress, international conservation and environmental…
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Lead emissions at 20,000 U.S. airports threaten community health
Evidence linking ill-health to airborne lead emissions requires swift action from the EPA WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report documents how small airplanes at 20,000 U.S. airports still emit toxic lead…
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The willpower of women in Nigeria leads to victory
In Nigeria, as elsewhere across the world, women are disproportionately affected by corporate land grabs and deforestation. Two recent victories by Nigerian women reclaiming 13,750 hectares of land fr…
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Friends of the Earth Rocks Against the TPP in Portland
PORTLAND, OREGON – On Saturday, August 20 in Portland Oregon’s Director Park, Friends of the Earth will join actress Evangeline Lilly, and musicians Anti-Flag (acoustic), comedian Hari Kondabo…