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Cruise ships dump 1 billion gallons of sewage into the ocean every year
Some 20 million people board cruise ships every year. And while they might return to land with fond memories of umbrella drinks and shuffleboard, they leave a lot at sea. About a billion gallons (3…
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Dracula trade deal underway in D.C. this week
TPP will sabotage environmental protections without ever seeing daylight WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the United States is hosting trade negotiations in Washington D.C. on the Trans-Pacific Partner…
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New report on human rights violations linked to REDD in Acre, Brazil
“Given the serious concerns that have been raised in this report, and by indigenous and peasant organizations in Acre, California should abandon its efforts to source international forest offsets,�…
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Anglo American’s negative influence on climate policies exposed
LIMA, PERU – Multinational corporations such as Anglo American undermine crucial climate policies and promote false solutions, which allow them to profit from the climate crisis, according to a new…
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Secret Trans Pacific Partnership trade talks threaten the environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, December 7 in Washington, D.C., the United States and other Pacific Rim countries open a week-long negotiating round for the Trans Pacific Partnership, a sweeping tr…
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Friends of the Earth downgrades cruise industry
Friends of the Earth has downgraded the cruise industry on environmental stewardship for what it says is a lack of transparency. In the group’s annual environmental report card for 2014, Disney…
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Environmental group gives cruise lines failing grade for transparency
Friends of the Earth issued an annual environmental scorecard for the cruise industry, giving all cruise lines an F for transparency for what it says was a refusal to cooperate with data gathering…
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Cruise lines get an F for refusing to share environmental data
The cruise industry has received mixed marks over the years for its environmental practices. But this year, every cruise line got a failing grade for transparency from an environmental group. Friends…
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Heres What Happens To Sewage On Cruise Lines
Cruise ships released over one billion gallons of sewage into the ocean in 2014, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth. The analysis, which worked off of federal data, did show that some…
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“F” for Transparency: Cruise Lines Refuse to Release Environmental Practices
The Friends of the Earth (FOE) non-profit organization just released its “Cruise Ship Report Card” for 2014. In a press release, the FOE states that “cruise ships dumped more than a…