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No to HSBC and Credit Agricole at GCF
Calling on the GCF Board to reject the applications of these Big Banks for accreditation, given their massive financing of climate pollution, poor human rights records and long-term involvement in fid…
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Powerful pesticide lobby attacks bee-saving regulations at Miami trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An analysis released today by Friends of the Earth U.S. reveals disturbing news: U.S. and European Union trade negotiators meeting in Miami this week appear to be actively consi…
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Friends of the Earth welcomes Subway’s historic plan to eliminate antibiotics in its meat supply
Game-changing step will drive major changes in U.S. livestock production WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth welcomes Subway’s historic announcement today that it will eliminate antibioti…
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Infographic: The Story of Climate Finance – Paying the high cost of climate chaos
Understanding The Story of Climate Finance is fundamental to understanding climate chaos, its high cost for poor countries and the role that the U.S. plays. To help us all out, Friends of the Earth U…
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Groups take climate fight to Oil Barons doorstep
People’s Climate Movement confronts American Petroleum Institute during National Day of Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today members of student, labor, justice, faith, and environmental groups particip…
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Letter to GCF Board With Recommendations on Accreditation Process
Letter to GCF Board with recommendations with regards to direct access and country ownership, transparency, climate pollution standards and human rights standards.
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112 groups demand grants and honest accounting for rich countries’ promised $100 billion in climate finance
In light of the recent release of the OECD report, “Climate Finance in 2013-14 and the USD 100 billion goal,” and the finance ministerial that took place in Lima, Peru on Oct. 9 on the sidelines o…
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Groups demand answers from State Department on human trafficking report
FOIA request highlights lingering concerns over possible political interference in important government publication WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the support of human rights, labor, faith, trade and democ…
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Letter to Developed Country Governments on UNFCCC Processes
Letter to ensure that it is accounted for clearly and honestly through an inclusive UNFCCC process; is comprised of public money (grants/grant equivalents); and that it benefits people in developing c…
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BP could nab giant tax break from $20.8 billion Deepwater settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning BP filed a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice and the five states of the Gulf Coast over its remaining Deepwater Horizon liabilities. It is still su…