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Exxon Valdez anniversary it is unlikely that we will see another 25 years go by before we have another catastrophic oil spill
This month there are two significant anniversaries to acknowledge – the birth of the internet and the death of thousands of animals in Prince William Sound, Alaska due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill…
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Lifting the crude oil export ban would magnify already substantial ship traffic risks off Alaskas coastline
The Aleutian Islands—an archipelago stretching for over a thousand miles from the coast of southeast Alaska towards the far east of Russia—is remote and ruggedly beautiful terrain. Its shores and…
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March 21: The International Day of Mourning for Destroyed and Stolen Forests
The United Nations has declared March 21 the International Day of Forests: a day, in the words of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of all…
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No fracking way: New brief from Friends of the Earth Europe
In a new issue brief, Friends of the Earth Europe and other allies detail the potential threats that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a massive trade deal currently being negotiated…
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EU-U.S. trade deal: Concerns grow, but secrecy and privileged access remain
BRUSSELS – The latest round of trade negotiations between the EU and U.S. on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership end today with public disapproval growing stronger than ever. After…
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Companies must not get more rights than people in EU-U.S. trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new round of talks between the EU and U.S. on a transatlantic trade agreement opens today in Brussels amid growing public concern and opposition. Public resistance is particul…
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Meat industry demands in the EU-US trade deal
As trade negotiators from the United States and the European Union gather in Brussels for the latest round in negotiations for the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment partnership (TTIP), twenty-nine en…
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Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
Largest U.S. grocery stores will not sell genetically engineered salmon WASHINGTON, D.C. — The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Safeway (NYSE: SWY), have made c…
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Green Climate Fund or Greedy Corporate Fund?
As the Green Climate Fund board gathers in Bali this week for its latest meeting, 80 civil society organizations sent a letter to GCF board members sounding the alarm about the attempted corporate ta…
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More than a half million people demand Home Depot and Lowes stop selling bee-killing pesticides
Thousands participate in bee swarm actions across the country in the week of Valentine’s Day WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, over 27,000 people coast-to-coast are swarming Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) and…