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Obama administration manipulates human rights report to fast track Malaysias participation in TPP trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration has removed Malaysia from the State Department’s list of flagrant violators of human rights related to human trafficking, in order for Congress to give…
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Conch shell activists blow the whistle on trade deal
MAUI, HAWAII – Coalition of advocates for the environment, labor, health and native Hawaiians will converge outside the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations to call out threats to the environment…
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Senate reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank discriminates against climate and communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Senate voted to invoke cloture on an amendment to the multi-year transportation bill that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. This amendment includes language fro…
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House votes to keep Americans in dark on food, passes industrys DARK Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth voiced deep disappointment at yesterday’s passage of H.R. 1599, a bill which preempts state and local authority to label and regulate genetically engineered…
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USG gives Shell clear sailing to exploit the Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement approved Shell’s final drilling permits, which was the final hurdle before the company can begin drilling exploration wells in…
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Green Climate Fund faces worrisome developments with big banks, bad process
Developing countries urgently need money — and lots of it — to address climate change. To tackle this tremendous challenge, the international community is looking to the newly established…
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Green Climate Fund: Course correction needed?
Originally posted on Reuters The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is meant to be a new, innovative institution that will directly support climate action in developing countries, with a particular focus on the…
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Getting climate finance right
Successful examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the world UN climate watchers are eager to see what projects and programs the Green Climate Fund finances out of the starting gate. The impli…
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Kayaktivists launch demonstration in front of White House
Citizens nationwide demand rapid end to Arctic Ocean drilling on “SHell NO” Day of Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kayaktivism will spread across the country as citizen activists in 13 states gather f…
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Bumblebees Decimated by Climate Change: Study
All bees — all pollinators, actually — are under stress these days, but bumblebees are especially affected by climate change, according to a new study. Other species are mitigating the effects of…