International mission in Guatemala and El Salvador
Transnational corporations pillage natural resources and violate human rights Friends of the Earth International November 19, 2012 SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, November 19, 2012 — An international...
View ArticleDemand the release of unjustly detained Guatemalan prisoners
Friends of the Earth International November 22, 2012 Join Friends of the Earth International in calling for the release of eight political prisoners in Barillas, Guatemala, who are due before a hearing...
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Friends of the Earth International November 23, 2012 UN climate talks: Urgent progress still not in sight DOHA, QATAR, November 23, 2012 — While delegates from around the world prepare to meet for the...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth calls for investigation into Canadian Food Inspection...
Request seeking immediate action sent to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Office of the Auditor General of Canada Ottawa, November 23, 2012 — Friends of the Earth...
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Results of the Ontario green energy opinion poll
November 2012 Ontario omnibus survey report By: Oraclepoll Research For: Friends of the Earth / Les Ami(e)s de la Terre November 24, 2012 Methodology and logistics Study sample This report represents...
View ArticleOntario opinion poll shows solid support for green energy, strong opposition...
Opinion poll released as solar industry meets at convention in Toronto Ottawa, December 3, 2012 — A new opinion poll commissioned by Friends of the Earth Canada shows overwhelming support for green...
View ArticleLa décision de la Cour suprême laisse aux contribuables la facture de...
Pour diffusion immédiate (Ottawa, le 7 décembre 2012) La Cour suprême du Canada a rendu aujourd’hui sa décision dans la cause Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador c. AbitibiBowater Inc. et al., qui porte sur les...
View ArticleSupreme Court decision leaves taxpayers with the bill for cleaning up...
For immediate release (Ottawa, December 7, 2012) The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision today in Newfoundland and Labrador v. AbitibiBowater Inc. et al., which addresses the legal...
View ArticleUN climate talks
Friends of the Earth International December 8, 2012 Doha climate talks: Industrialised countries block climate action DOHA, QATAR, December 8, 2012 — Friends of the Earth International has strongly...
View ArticleDutch Court ruling against Shell a partial victory
Friends of the Earth International January 30, 2013 THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, January 30, 2013 — Today a Dutch court ruled that Shell Nigeria is responsible for polluting farmlands in a landmark case...
View ArticleCanada about to license another bee-killing pesticide
(OTTAWA, ON., October 30, 2014) – Environmental organizations are calling on Health Canada to stop approving systemic pesticides that are toxic to bees and threaten to interfere with ecosystem...
View ArticleOntario on the right track with restriction on bee-killing pesticides says...
(Toronto, ON November 25, 2014) Today, Ontario announced North America’s first phase down of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides used to coat corn and soy seeds. This decision should deliver a...
View ArticleUN CLIMATE TALKS HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
MEDIA ADVISORY Friends of the Earth International LIMA, PERU, 26 November 2014 - Less than a week before 195 nations gather in Lima to discuss how to address the climate crisis [1] Friends of the Earth...
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CLIMATE INJUSTICE EXPOSED ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
MEDIA ADVISORY Friends of the Earth International 10 December 2014 LIMA, PERU, 10 December 2014 — Today, on Human Rights Day, Friends of the Earth International warned that the countries and peoples...
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LIMA CLIMATE TALKS DID NOTHING TO STOP THE CLIMATE DISASTER: IT’S TIME FOR...
MEDIA ADVISORY Friends of the Earth International December 13, 2014 LIMA, PERU, 13 December 2014 – The UN climate talks are drawing to a close in Lima today with a text driven by the interests of rich...
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Poll Shows Strong Support for Government Action on Pesticides
Nearly 8 out of 10 Say Ontario Government “On Right Track” Poll Shows Strong Support for Government Action on Pesticides For Immediate Release December 16, 2014 A poll released today by Friends...
View ArticleBeekeepers get the facts straight on honey bees
OBA responds to misleading media campaign by a coalition of Ag groups & AGChem supporters February 2, 2015 Download here MEDIA RELEASE: Beekeepers get the facts straight on honey bees MILTON, ON. A...
View ArticleForty groups want the province to pass the Great Lakes Protection Act
Tourist, health, faith-based, and environmental organizations calling on Ontario to strengthen protection of the Great Lakes Toronto, ON — Forty tourist, health, faith-based and environmental...
View ArticleStatement from Friends of the Earth Canada on RONA’s announcements
RONA discloses 70% nursery plants neonic-free this year Friends of the Earth Canada congratulates RONA on its commitment and performance to reduce the use of neonicotinoids in its nursery plants. Last...
View ArticleLeaked government report shows virtually no benefits from neonics: provinces...
(Ottawa, ON, May 22, 2015) Canada’s Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) promised to report on their review of the “value” of neonicotinoid pesticides in 2014 to be followed by a public...
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