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Keep dirty energy out of Green Climate Fund, demand activists and community groups
A coalition of nearly 300 civil society organizations mainly from developing countries are raising alarms that the Green Climate Fund could be used to finance projects that are just a little less dirt…
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Bee losses highlight urgent need to restrict pesticides, shift to sustainable agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on honey bee losses in the United States based on a national survey of beekeepers conducted with the Bee Inform…
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New USDA report on honey bee losses to be released this week
Harvard study points to pesticide exposures as key contributor WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the USDA is set to release its annual report on honey bee overwintering losses, which are expected to be s…
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When our land is free, were all free: Liberian communities (almost) kick out Equatorial Palm Oil
It is all too rare that communities in the global south — or anywhere — win recognition of their rights to say ‘no’ to extractive projects on their lands. So when we received n…
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Friends of the Earth statement on President Obamas endorsement of Walmarts unsustainable practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama will visit a Mountain View, Calif. Walmart on May 9 to discuss energy efficiency and commercial impacts on the environment. Walmart touts the Mountain View locatio…
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Rowing against the tide: Friends of the Earth’s update on Wilmar and its sustainability policy
Campaigners from Friends of the Earth U.S., Friends of the Earth Europe and NAPE-Friends of the Earth Uganda are in Indonesia this week for strategy meetings with Walhi-Friends of the Earth Indonesia…
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ExxonMobil + Exim Bank = Tragedy in Papua New Guinea
In a powerful new video, When We Were Hela, Pulitzer Prize – winning journalist Ian Shearn takes us to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, where a massive natural gas project has caused death and…
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EPA delays action as ship sewage flows into U.S. waters
Environmental group seeks court-ordered deadline for sewage treatment improvements WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Friends of the Earth, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeki…
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Congressional hearing on bee health stacked against science
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Congressional subcommittee hearing on pollinator health, held today, failed to include a robust science-based discussion about the impacts of neonicotinoid pesticides on bees…
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Dirty money, dirty fuels: why money in politics matters to the environment
What if fighting dirty money in our elections was the key to fighting dirty fuels in our economy? That’s the question asked in a recent report released by the Sierra Club and Oil Change Internation…