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Exposed: U.S.-EU trade talks and corporate Global Services Summit reveal corporate capture of trade policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland, the United States and the European Union opened a week-long negotiating round for the Transatlantic Trade and…
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USDA shells out for local, organic
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces $52 million in grants to support local food systems and organic agriculture. Just a sop to critics? USDA shells out for local, organic -Fortune 9/29/2014
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Obama faces hard sell on climate fund
President Obama is facing international pressure to contribute to a $100 billion-a-year fund to help poor countries deal with climate change, but Republicans are likely to stand in the way, endangerin…
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To Ban Ki-moon: Champion public funds for climate finance, fight greenwashing of green bonds
In light of this week’s U.N. General Assembly and Climate Summit, 118 groups from 37 countries urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (1) to ensure that private finance is not counted as inter…
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Hackers breach biology to transform life into building material
How do you transform mushrooms into furniture, or re-wire algae to conduct electricity? Biohacking, the practice of rewiring the biology of living organisms for practical uses, is evolving from a frin…
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The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining Out of El Salvador
For miners, investors and artisans, few things are more precious than gold. But for human life itself, nothing is more precious than water. Just ask the people of El Salvador. The Fight to Keep Toxic…
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Peoples Climate March unites thousands calling for climate progress from world leaders
Washington, D.C.— Ahead of next week’s United Nations Climate Summit convened by Secretary –General Ban Ki-moon, the largest climate mobilization in history is expected to take place on the stre…
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Screaming for (real) ice cream
Ever wondered why Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream tastes intense, rich and exotic, while some run-of-the-mill supermarket brands taste like fire extinguisher foam with pretensions? Part of the answer i…
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Letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Letter urging UN Secretary-General to (1) ensure that private finance is not counted as international climate finance, and (2) work against the greenwashing of private investment, particularly in the…
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Ban Ki-moon urged to champion public funds for climate finance
118 civil society groups ask UN chief to ensure private finance is not counted towards climate finance goals, and to prevent greenwashing in the green bond market WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of next…