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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…
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European financiers seek to exit Agua Zarca
WASHINGTON D.C.- In an announcement today, FMO stated that it took the decision after a court in Honduras decided on May 8th to press charges against four individuals in connection with the murder of…
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Greenpeace Netherlands releases explosive documents on just concluded U.S.-Europe trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Greenpeace Netherlands released leaked documents comprising approximately half of the draft negotiating text for the massive U.S.- European Union trade deal as of the time…
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Friends of the Earth Europe report exposes U.S.-EU trade deal threat to sustainable family farms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations between the U.S. and the European Union wind down in New York City today, Friends of the Earth Europe has published…
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Nigerian environmental and human rights advocate visits Sacramento to urge Air Board to reject international forest offsets for state Cap-and-Trade program
Expanding California’s cap-and-trade program to enable polluters to buy REDD credits also harms Californians — overwhelmingly low-income communities and communities of color — those who live near…
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U.S.-EU trade talks threaten climate, spark German protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the latest round of trade negotiations in New York City move toward conclusion today, it is increasingly clear that the public, especially in Europe, takes a dim view of the T…
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Nigerian environmental and human rights advocate visits Sacramento to oppose expanding cap-and-trade
Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface joined by California environmental justice and environmental advocates for rally at Air Board Hearing on controversial plan to add international forest offsets to Californi…
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To put out Indonesias forest fires in 2016, follow the moneyand cut it off.
Today, an international coalition of over 70 organizations launched a call on financial regulators in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, China, Europe and the United States to apply emergency sanc…