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Aviation fuel settlement may help phase out lingering source of U.S. lead pollution
The United States phased out the use of leaded gasoline for automobiles in 1996, but many small aircraft continue to run on it. That’s worrying to some public health experts, because lead is a poten…
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EPA report confirms bee-killing pesticides dont help many farmers
This fall, the EPA released a report confirming what scientists have long been saying: soybean seeds coated in neonicotinoid pesticides, which contribute to mass bee deaths, “provide negligible ove…
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Thom talks climate, GMOs & constitutionality of torture
Thom talks with Karen Orenstein of the Friends of the Earth and Oscar Reyes from the Institute for Policy Studies about the climate change agreement reached in Peru. Shahid Buttar of the Bill of Right…
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#IllRideWithYou, Roots of Gun Massacres & Climate Changes Dual Reality
Abby Martin, discusses the hostage crisis in Sydney, Australia, and how a Twitter campaign fought the Islamophobia that emerged from it. The second anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre and the poten…
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Lima climate talks did nothing to stop the climate disaster: Its time for the people to lead the way
Friends of the Earth International responds to the UN climate talks LIMA, PERU – The UN climate talks are drawing to a close in Lima today with a text driven by the interests of rich developed coun…
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Climate talks: summit chief warns ‘we need to work’ as deadline passes as it happened
Updates and reaction from the UN climate summit in Peru, where nearly 200 countries are trying to agree the draft text for a deal to avoid dangerous global warming. Climate talks: summit chief warns &…
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Hiding in the CRomnibus: A shameful mix of coal, animal manure and dark money
WASHINGTON, D.C—After weeks of wrangling, Congress is struggling to pass an omnibus spending bill filled with numerous provisions that would roll-back crucial environmental safeguards. Such provisio…
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With trade deal, will Obama be Wall Streets errand boy?
Since the Republican takeover of the Senate, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade treaty has been re-energized as a possible area of cooperation between the GOP and President Obama, who is seeking Fast…
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Cruise Ships Dump Billions Of Litres Of Sewage In The Ocean Every Year
Cruise ships are not the most environmentally friendly holiday destinations on the planet. In fact, according to the latest Cruise Ship Report Card by Friends of the Earth, they might be about the w…
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COP Blog: Don’t turn the GCF into the Greedy Corporate Fund
Originally posted on Environmental Finance Last week, the UN Climate Summit in Lima, Peru, kicked off amid controversy with news that Japan had counted loans for coal projects in Indonesia as internat…