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100% of McDonalds chicken is raised without antibiotics after activist push
WASHINGTON, D.C. – McDonald’s announced today that it has eliminated antibiotics that are important in human medicine from 100 percent of its chicken supply. This announcement comes just a…
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Friends of the Earth Rocks Against the TPP in San Diego
BERKELEY, CALIF. – On Saturday, July 30 in San Diego, Friends of the Earth will join actress Evangeline Lilly, and musicians Jolie Holland, Bonfire Madigan, Invisible Familiars, Lia Rose, and mo…
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American retirement funds are destroying rainforests
Innovative new web tool empowers citizen investor action on deforestation WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new transparency tool, “Deforestation Free Funds,” shows which global mutual funds contain pal…
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Environmental groups petition the SEC to require environmental, social, and governance disclosures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require company disclosure on environmental, social, and governance risks to investors. The Center fo…
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U.S.-EU trade deal promises Climate Armageddon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 14th round of negotiations begin in Brussels today for the European Union-US trade agreement (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). A leaked EU document obtaine…
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Getting the GCF We Fought For
I’ve just returned from attending the 13th meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Many of us GCF old-timers[1] can’t help but feel a sense of sincere disappointment. How can anyone…
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Friends of the Earth statement on the DARK Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dana Perls, senior food and technology campaigner for Friends of the Earth, made the following statement about the DARK Aact: Friends of the Earth denounces the Senate’s pa…
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500,000 petitions to Congress demand rejection of TPP
Today, June 29, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch and other environmental advocates delivered more than 500,000 petitions to Congress demanding the rejection of a Trans Pacific P…
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Despite protests, Japan gives lifeline to dangerous fossil fuel projects
As other countries move away from coal and increase their renewable energy capacity, Japan is doubling down on fossil fuels, and continues to heavily finance coal and gas projects both domestically an…
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Over 150,000 call on U.S. Export-Import Bank to reject coal, #SaveSundarbans
U.S. Ex-Im Bank Has Been Linked To Toxic Coal Projects In Bangladesh, Threatens UNESCO World Heritage Site PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. environmental groups, U.S-based So…