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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…
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TransCanada sues U.S. taxpayers for $15 billion over KXL
Late last week, the tar sands pipeline company TransCanada officially filed suit against the United States under the North American Free Trade Agreement investment chapter, claiming $15 billion in dam…
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Senate GMO labeling compromise bill discriminatory, denies Americans their right to know
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday,Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced a deal on legislation related to genetically engineered in…
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Activists appeal to Gov. Inslee to seek federal opposition to Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion
Friends of the Earth sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee today from eight environmental organizations and accompanied by more than 35,000 supporting letters, urging him to inform Canadian officials o…