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Harmony of the Seas launch inconsistent with Royal Caribbean’s commitment to sustainability
At 226 thousand metric tons, accommodating 6,780 guests and 2,100 crew, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ new Harmony of the Seas is a gargantuan fuel-gobbling monster.
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Health Canadas approval of GMO salmon denounced
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Canadian and U.S. environmental and consumer groups denounced Health Canada’s approval of genetically engineered salmon created by AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (ABTX:LSE), a m…
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Canadian energy board recommends Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The Trans Mountain pipeline currently carries 300,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen or tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to Burnaby, British Columbia for export through U.S. waters in the Salish…
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80 NGOs ask Japan to end fossil fuel financing by 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter released today in Tokyo, 80 civil society organizations urged Japan to announce a commitment at the G7 summit to end all fossil fuel financing by 2017. Such a commitme…
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Letter to Ex-Im Bank RE: Mozambique LNG
ESIA Mozambique LNG comment
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Sustainable palm oil controversy escalates as international NGOs call for customers to drop palm oil giant IOI Group
IOI responds to the suspension of its sustainability certification by denying wrongdoing, fighting back with lawsuit against the RSPO San Francisco, CA – Today, Rainforest Action Network joined…
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130,000 call on Olive Garden to adopt ethical Good Food practices
Demonstrations across country urge company to improve treatment of workers, animals, environment WASHINGTON, D.C. — Advocates across the United States are demonstrating at Olive Garden restaurants…
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Ex-Im Bank considers deals with corrupt governments
The U.S. Export-Import Bank loves to remind us that it is not a development agency, and, therefore, is not held to the same requirements as say a development finance institution. Even still, some of t…
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USDA says U.S. beekeepers lost 44 percent of colonies last year
Bee losses heighten urgency for immediate action on pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Bee Informed Partnership, in collaboration with the Apiary Inspectors of America and the United States De…
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Army Corps denies coal export permits and upholds Lummi Nation treaty rights
Pacific Northwest communities celebrate tribe’s leadership in landmark victory BELLINGHAM, WASH. – After careful review, the US Army Corps of Engineers issued a landmark decision to deny feder…