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Passive investing or active destruction: How robo-investing mows down forests for fun and profit
It’s a dynamic moment in the world of palm oil. Where, just a few years ago, not more than a handful of consumer companies showed concern over the overwhelming environmental and social costs of palm…
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Should Cruise Ships Be Taking Tourists to the Fragile Arctic?
Buying carbon offsets won’t stop global warming, but if you’re traveling, it’s your best individual option for reducing your carbon footprintWhen you’re preparing for a flight…
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Greens to sue EPA over aircraft emissions
A coalition of environmental groups said Tuesday that it would file a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to take action to curb carbon dioxide emissions…
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Conservation groups launch legal challenge to cut carbon pollution from aircraft
Challenge cites EPA’s delay in addressing one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution three years after federal judge ruled agency must act SAN FRANCISCO — Conservation groups today fil…
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10 Things to Know Before Going on a Cruise
It’s the height of the vacation season and over 20 million of us will go on a cruise this year, according to the American Association of Port Authorities. If you’re thinking about going…
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Cargill announces new palm oil policy
Cargill, the largest importer of palm oil into the United States, announced today a new palm oil sustainability policy, in response to years of campaigning by civil society groups. This policy adds to…
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Ten things to know before you take a cruise
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An estimated 22 million people will take cruises in 2014. While the cruise industry has made a commitment to protect marine ecosystems and the unique communities they visit, many…
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Subsistence farmers and great apes on alert: the African palm oil frontier continues to grow
Earlier this month, Liberian peasant farmer and activist Elder Chio Johnson stood frustrated before the locked iron gates enclosing the regional offices of two big palm oil companies, Equatorial Palm…
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Leaked: Secret text exposes food safety dangers in U.S.-Europe trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secret text of provisions of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership — that would lower food safety protections in the U.S. and Europe — was leaked…
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Letter to UN Special Rapporteur
Letter to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, with concerns about the GCF.