Sustainable Economic Systems
Search
Categories
Issues
Projects
-
Who said the biggest whopper at Cruise Shipping Miami 2015?
Anyone who has attended a Cruise Shipping Miami convention knows that cruise executives make comments which hype the cruise industry. It’s interesting to attend the convention and watch the ca…
-
This startup is designing yeast to make brand-new scents, flavors
For centuries, humans have used yeast to make beer and bread. Now, a startup is using it to engineer designer fragrances, cosmetics, pesticides, and biofuels. This startup is designing yeast to make b…
-
Violence in Uganda and Indonesia: Why plantation companies cant be trusted to police themselves
On February 27, Indra Pelani (left), a 22 year-old farmer and environmental defender from Jambi, Indonesia, was travelling to a harvest festival when he was brutally murdered by the security force o…
-
Protest: World Bank suit against El Salvador imperils environment & democracy
On Thursday, March 19, Friends of the Earth will join the Institute for Policy Studies and the Salvadoran community for a demonstration to say “yes” to life, “no” to mining! We…
-
Letter to GCF Board on Operationalizing Country Ownership
Letter to the GCF Board on operationalizing country ownership through establishing a floor for direct access (50% by 2018, 75% by 2020)
-
INSIGHT-KFC faces pressure after McDonald’s says no antibiotics in chicken
KFC, the world’s largest chain of fried chicken restaurants, may face pressure from consumer and environmental groups to change how its poultry are raised after McDonald’s Corp said it wou…
-
Trade deal attack on safe food and sustainable agriculture
Congress is considering Fast Track trade promotion legislation that is seen as a prerequisite for the approval of two major trade agreements: the Trans Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade…
-
Is Sustainable Beef an Oxymoron?
In the face sagging beef sales, a slew of U.S. beef industry stakeholders have formed the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) to figure out how to source beef that’s, well, more “sustain…
-
Groups, thousands of supporters tell Costco no GMO salmon
Friends of the Earth, Community Alliance for Global Justice, and Food and Water Watch have petitioned Costco to no longer sell GMO salmon. Groups, thousands of supporters tell Costco no GMO salmon -F…
-
Groups urge Costco not to sell GMO salmon
Food safety advocates are urging Costco to stop selling genetically modified salmon. Friends of the Earth, which is spearheading the anti-engineered salmon campaign withCommunity Alliance for Global J…