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Genetic extinction technology and digital DNA challenged at UN Convention
Civil society defends rights of indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers against big-pharma and biotech CANCUN, MEXICO —This week, international conservation and environmental leaders will meet to…
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Trump Transportation pick Chao will gridlock climate progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump has reportedly decided to announce Elaine Chao as secretary of transportation. Chao has been a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and resigned from the Board of Bl…
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Climate change: The planet will not be grading Trump on a curve
WASHINGTON, D.C.– On Tuesday Donald Trump met with reporters and editors from the New York Times. In the interview, Trump said that he is looking at climate change “very closely” with an “open…
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Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs
It’s critical that organic standards treat new types of genetic engineering that are rapidly entering our food and consumer products as rigorously as the first generation of GMOs.
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119,662 Americans: Give rusty patched bumble bee endangered status
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers granting Endangered Species Act protection to the rusty patched bumble bee, groups are taking the fight to their front door. Friend…
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Sen. Carper chosen as Ranking Member of Environment and Public Works Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today it was announced that Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) will be the new Ranking Member on the Environment and Public Works Committee. He replaces Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)…
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Report: Kemper disaster could get billions from taxpayers in lame duck deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report from Friends of the Earth and Taxpayers for Common Sense sounds the alarm on a lame duck tax deal that could send billions in subsidies to Southern Company’s long-t…
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Daddy, I dont want the Earth to gethotter
Raising children in the age of global warming OK, I admit it; I am one of those parents who wants to shelter his kids from the worst of what’s out there. Don’t get me wrong; I know it I’ve got…
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Strange bedfellows challenge Congress to end dirty tax extenders
WASHINGTON — Green Scissors — a coalition of free-market, taxpayer and environmental groups — sent a letter today asking Congress to allow a suite of dirty energy tax breaks to expire at…
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Civil Society Concerns Regarding GCF & High Environmental/Social Risk Projects
As the Board of the Green Climate Fund prepares to consider its first high risk projects at the upcoming GCF meeting in South Korea October 12-14, more than 100 groups have issued the following statem…