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National, North Carolina groups warn EPA that dirty electricity isn’t renewable fuel
Over 75 climate and social justice groups sent a letter sent today to the EPA, calling on Administrator Regan to prevent electricity from wood biomass, factory farm gas, and landfill gas from qualifyi…
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Dirty Electricity isn’t Renewable Fuel
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the most important federal policy you have never heard of. It is also undoubtedly the most broken. For 15 years, it has forced dirty corn ethanol into the nation�…
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Bunge shareholders vote for measures on deforestation
Shareholders in Bunge Limited last week threw their weight behind a call for the company to do more to protect forests in Brazil.
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Bucking a Long Trend of Negligence, Shareholders Urge Bunge to Halt Deforestation
A majority of shareholders voted yesterday for Bunge to explain its plans to deal with deforestation, it should be seen as a step forward in the financial sector’s willingness to tackle the issue.
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Shareholder resolution passes, urging Bunge to disclose plans to halt deforestation
Shareholders in agribusiness company Bunge Limited voted today for the company to evaluate and disclose its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its operations.
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Green groups & investors push for urgent action on deforestation and human rights abuses from Bunge, one of the world’s largest commodity traders
Friends of the Earth US and Global Witness are urging shareholders in one of the world’s largest agri-commodity traders to vote in favour of tackling deforestation at the company’s upcomin…
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Brief to Shareholders of Bunge April 2021
Shareholders should vote in favor of Proposal 5 calling on Bunge to issue a report assessing if and how it could increase the scale, pace, and rigor of its efforts to eliminate native vegetation conve…
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Frontline Letter to BlackRock
As community leaders, environmental and land defenders, and civil society activists from around the world, we write to you today about your continued failure to recognize and respect the rights of Ind…
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New York state legislators introduce deforestation-free procurement bill
State legislators introduced the New York Deforestation-Free Procurement Act to ensure the state government does not drive deforestation.
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Indigenous Leaders & Goldman Prize Recipients Send Open Letter Demanding BlackRock Act on Deforestation and Human Rights
Over 80 activists issued a public letter criticizing BlackRock for violating Indigenous rights and other traditional communities.