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Comments on FARTF Outline

The draft outline makes clear that the federal government’s current focus is on efficiency and predictability for aquaculture industry participants and investors.
Comments on Draft NSPFA Outline

The draft outline – titled “Ensuring Sustainable and Responsible Aquaculture Production in the United States” – fails to acknowledge the socio-economic, public health, and environmental proble…
Adding Fuel to the Fire: Export Credit Agencies and Fossil Fuel Finance

The Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) of G20 countries continue to be a significant source of support for fossil fuel projects around the world.
Dirty Secrets in Pallone’s “Clean Energy” Plan

This framework should really be called the Dirty Future Act. In every way possible, Pallone’s proposal fails to address the climate crisis, which is extremely disappointing considering the congressm…
Velella Epsilon Offshore Aquaculture Facility

The proposed Velella Epsilon project is an offshore fish farm that involves the concentrated cultivation of finfish in net pens, pods and cages. These industrial ocean fish farms allow free exchange b…
OPIC Rovuma LNG Comments

OPIC and its successor, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), aim to provide finance in order to alleviate poverty, but it remains unclear how Rovuma LNG will actually accompli…
Joint Comments on NPDES Permit

For decades, the federal government has pushed to expand marine finfish aquaculture in federal waters, despite massive public opposition and negative global experiences with the industry, including bu…
Genetically Engineered Animals: From Lab to Factory Farm

This report, provides a scientific overview of the concerns with genetically engineered food animal experiments that are underway, and reveals the risks to human health, the environment and animal wel…
Response to OPIC RE Vaca Muerta

The response provided by OPIC suggests that it is normal to address these fundamentally important issues at some later stage (which is conveniently after financing for the project is approved).
Pesticides and Soil Health

This brief summarizes the science on a third critical principle of regenerative agriculture that receives comparatively little attention: minimizing use of pesticides.