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Is “Food-Tech” the Future of Food?
What do we want the future of our food system to look like, and shouldn’t we all have a say in that?
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Rollback of public lands coal moratorium accelerates climate change, enriches coal companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a visit today to the Environmental Protection Agency, Donald Trump will issue an Executive Order to undo climate policies put in place by President Obama, according to the…
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Keystone XL threatens American heartland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, the State Department announced it issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline and Donald Trump gave a speech at the White House…
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Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Before Monday, State Department undersecretary for political affairs Tom Shannon is expected to sign the cross-border permit allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to move forward…
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Trump rollback of CAFE standards will accelerate climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a meeting with auto industry executives today in Ypsilanti, Mich., Donald Trump is expected to announce a weakening of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Known a…
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Perry unfit to serve as Secretary of Energy
Friends of the Earth objects to Perry’s climate change denial and glaring conflicts of interest WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate will soon vote on the confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry…
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Zinke hand public lands to fossil fuel industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate confirmed Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) as Secretary of the Interior. During Sec. Zinke’s single term in Congress, he pushed to expand logging, drilling and coal mining…
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Friends of the Earth statement on Trump address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight Donald Trump is giving an address just hours after signing an executive order to gut the Clean Water Rule. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica offered the followi…
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Low-Carbon Meals: A Triple Win for One of California’s Largest School Districts
Research shows that we cannot avoid the worst impacts of climate change unless we dramatically scale back our consumption of animal foods. That’s because producing meat and cheese generates large amou…
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Trump budget sacrifices public health to war machine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It is being reported that Donald Trump is set to release a budget that would slash funding to important agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and boost military spendi…