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What Kroger Can Do To Protect People, Pollinators and the Planet
Beekeepers, farmworkers, and concerned Cincinnati residents gathered outside of Kroger’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, June 22, to urge Kroger to stop selling food grown with bee-killing p…
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Trump tax agenda threatens the planet
As the House Leadership unveils its FY2018 Budget Resolution, including instructions to push ahead with tax reform and to raise revenue from drilling, a new analysis from Friends of the Earth hig…
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Report Calls for Abandoning Bungled Nuclear Project in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. – An in-depth economic analysis released today documents that a problem-plagued nuclear reactor construction project in South Carolina must be abandoned. The report concludes that mon…
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Friends of the Earth and Sierra Club Conference Call: Failed Economics of South Carolinas Nuclear Reactor Construction
Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club on Tuesday, July 18 will release an in-depth analysis in advance of a hearing before the South Carolina Public Service Commission on the troubled nuclear react…
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Senators carbon capture tax credits are a false solution to climate crisis
Today’s push for ineffective and expensive carbon capture and sequestration is another taxpayer subsidy for wealthy energy executives. Even worse, this legislation enables the ignorant and dangerous…
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Schools Cut Meat and Cheese, Serve up Big Wins for Kids and Climate
A new groundbreaking study by Friends of the Earth in conjunction with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), shows that schools can make lunches healthier and more climate-friendly while savin…
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A Shopper’s Guide to Synthetic Biology
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have been in our food for 20 years, but they have recently been changing. Corporations are now tampering with nature in new and riskier ways.
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Shrinking Carbon and Water Footprints of School Food
As schools across the nation grapple with how to feed kids healthier, more sustainable food on tight budgets, an inspiring story from Oakland Unified School District provides a roadmap for change. Fri…
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Senator Cantwell resuscitates dirty energy bill
Donald Trump has done everything in his power to put our government in the hands of the fossil fuel industry.
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36% of Kroger Shareholders Call for Company to Appoint Independent Board Chair
During the meeting, SumOfUs and Friends of the Earth delivered over 417,000 petition signatures from consumers to Kroger, urging the company immediately take immediate action to protect pollinators, p…