Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action)
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Friends of the Earth (Action), Inc. defends the environment and champions a healthy and just world.
"If forests are losing their carbon-sink role, if Indigenous rights still lack protection in global rules, and if scientists warn that offsetting is incompatible with physical reality, then the conclusion is simple: the offset era must end"
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It’s time to end the carbon offset era, COP30 scientists & communities say (commentary)
At COP30 in Belém, the first climate summit held in the Amazon, something rare has happened. For years, the risks and failures of carbon offsetting have been dismissed as activist exaggeration or tech...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"If forests are losing their carbon-sink role, if Indigenous rights still lack protection in global rules, and if scientists warn that offsetting is incompatible with physical reality, then the conclusion is simple: the offset era must end"
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new report found that agribusiness Pronaca contaminated the Tsáchila Indigenous Territory in Ecuador for decades.
“We demand transparency from development banks, especially when they grant million-dollar loans to companies with a history of pollution and harm"
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“We demand transparency from development banks, especially when they grant million-dollar loans to companies with a history of pollution and harm"
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IDB financed meat & poultry company that polluted Indigenous Ecuador lands: Report
In Peripa, an Indigenous Tsáchila village in Ecuador, there are still traditional healers, but medicinal plants are disappearing. Rivers no longer heal — instead, they make people sick. In the late 19...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
new report found that agribusiness Pronaca contaminated the Tsáchila Indigenous Territory in Ecuador for decades.
“We demand transparency from development banks, especially when they grant million-dollar loans to companies with a history of pollution and harm"
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/idb-...
“We demand transparency from development banks, especially when they grant million-dollar loans to companies with a history of pollution and harm"
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/idb-...
A new study reveals the real costs — and opportunities — of our agricultural system.
The study found that societal costs could be cut by 41% if we moved to 100% organic agriculture
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The study found that societal costs could be cut by 41% if we moved to 100% organic agriculture
www.eosta.com/en/news/the-...
The hidden costs of our agriculture | Eosta
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November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A new study reveals the real costs — and opportunities — of our agricultural system.
The study found that societal costs could be cut by 41% if we moved to 100% organic agriculture
www.eosta.com/en/news/the-...
The study found that societal costs could be cut by 41% if we moved to 100% organic agriculture
www.eosta.com/en/news/the-...
We applaud the Senate for advancing provisions that will make it easier for students to access non-dairy milk options in schools
Removing barriers for students to access non-dairy milk options will help school meals align more with dietary science & expand healthy choices
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Removing barriers for students to access non-dairy milk options will help school meals align more with dietary science & expand healthy choices
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U.S. Senate Advances Provisions Expanding Non-dairy Milk Access in Schools
We applaud the Senate for unanimously advancing provisions that will make it easier for students to access non-dairy milk options in schools.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We applaud the Senate for advancing provisions that will make it easier for students to access non-dairy milk options in schools
Removing barriers for students to access non-dairy milk options will help school meals align more with dietary science & expand healthy choices
foe.org/news/u-s-sen...
Removing barriers for students to access non-dairy milk options will help school meals align more with dietary science & expand healthy choices
foe.org/news/u-s-sen...
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There is a big push at Cop30 to reframe AI as a way to cut, rather than add to, planet-heating emissions.
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There is a big push at Cop30 to reframe AI as a way to cut, rather than add to, planet-heating emissions.
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“People have this techno-utopian view of AI that it will save us from the climate crisis. We know what will save us from the climate crisis – phasing out fossil fuels. It’s not AI.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“People have this techno-utopian view of AI that it will save us from the climate crisis. We know what will save us from the climate crisis – phasing out fossil fuels. It’s not AI.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @ninalakhani.bsky.social 👇
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🔴 NEW 🔴
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @ninalakhani.bsky.social 👇
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @ninalakhani.bsky.social 👇
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NEW: > 300 lobbyists representing industrial agriculture have attended this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation 1/
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www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
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www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW: > 300 lobbyists representing industrial agriculture have attended this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation 1/
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www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
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www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Revealed: >300 Big Agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation by me and @rachelsherrington.bsky.social has found.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Revealed: >300 Big Agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation by me and @rachelsherrington.bsky.social has found.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
HUGE NEWS! Insect-eating bird populations in France appear to be making a tentative recovery after a ban on bee-killing neonic pesticides!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
HUGE NEWS! Insect-eating bird populations in France appear to be making a tentative recovery after a ban on bee-killing neonic pesticides!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
These last two weeks, Friends of the Earth has been at #COP30 in Brazil, calling for real climate action.
We echo the calls that we need to get corporate agribusiness lobbyists OUT of these climate negotiations.
We echo the calls that we need to get corporate agribusiness lobbyists OUT of these climate negotiations.
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
These last two weeks, Friends of the Earth has been at #COP30 in Brazil, calling for real climate action.
We echo the calls that we need to get corporate agribusiness lobbyists OUT of these climate negotiations.
We echo the calls that we need to get corporate agribusiness lobbyists OUT of these climate negotiations.
NEW REPORT: Nearly half of all @usdagov.bsky.social food spending went to just 25 companies, with poultry giant Tyson Foods receiving the largest share despite a history of workplace safety, labor, environmental, and food safety concerns.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW REPORT: Nearly half of all @usdagov.bsky.social food spending went to just 25 companies, with poultry giant Tyson Foods receiving the largest share despite a history of workplace safety, labor, environmental, and food safety concerns.
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foe.org/resources/us...
The Cerrado, a vast tropical savannah roughly the size of Western Europe, is home to 5% of the world’s plant and animal species
Our new report shows how financial corporations linked to agribusiness are fueling a crisis that is destroying the Cerrado in Brazil
foe.org/resources/ce...
Our new report shows how financial corporations linked to agribusiness are fueling a crisis that is destroying the Cerrado in Brazil
foe.org/resources/ce...
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Cerrado, a vast tropical savannah roughly the size of Western Europe, is home to 5% of the world’s plant and animal species
Our new report shows how financial corporations linked to agribusiness are fueling a crisis that is destroying the Cerrado in Brazil
foe.org/resources/ce...
Our new report shows how financial corporations linked to agribusiness are fueling a crisis that is destroying the Cerrado in Brazil
foe.org/resources/ce...
For the second time in two years, a lab just found dozens of toxic pesticides in samples of Target-brand baby food.
Target must address this threat to children’s health and phase toxic pesticides out of its supply chain.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/baby...
Target must address this threat to children’s health and phase toxic pesticides out of its supply chain.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/baby...
Baby food fears: Are pesticides and other contaminants posing threats to children?
From botulism spores in infant formula to arsenic and insecticides in baby food, concerns are climbing over contamination in foods marketed as essential nutrition for young children.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For the second time in two years, a lab just found dozens of toxic pesticides in samples of Target-brand baby food.
Target must address this threat to children’s health and phase toxic pesticides out of its supply chain.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/baby...
Target must address this threat to children’s health and phase toxic pesticides out of its supply chain.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/baby...
NEW FINDINGS: We found sixteen pesticides linked to learning disabilities, autism and hormone disruption in Target-brand baby food.
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Toxic Pesticides in Target’s Baby Food
Friends of the Earth found a cocktail of toxic pesticides in two non-organic baby food products made by Target’s house brand, Good & Gather.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW FINDINGS: We found sixteen pesticides linked to learning disabilities, autism and hormone disruption in Target-brand baby food.
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foe.org/toxic-pestic...
“If governments are serious about meeting climate goals, they can no longer ignore the climate impact of industrial meat and dairy."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“If governments are serious about meeting climate goals, they can no longer ignore the climate impact of industrial meat and dairy."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In a historic first, the UN launched a global declaration to combat climate misinformation + fake news!
This calls on govts to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists, scientists, and environmental advocates, and to ensure public access to climate data.
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This calls on govts to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists, scientists, and environmental advocates, and to ensure public access to climate data.
earth.org/cop30-launch...
COP30 Launches Declaration Against Climate Misinformation
The Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate calls on governments to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists.
earth.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In a historic first, the UN launched a global declaration to combat climate misinformation + fake news!
This calls on govts to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists, scientists, and environmental advocates, and to ensure public access to climate data.
earth.org/cop30-launch...
This calls on govts to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists, scientists, and environmental advocates, and to ensure public access to climate data.
earth.org/cop30-launch...
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“This is the first COP in history where information integrity is one of the guiding principles of the negotiations. This issue will not disappear with this COP. It is important that this is not the first & the last in which this topic has been placed as an important pillar.”
COP30 Launches Declaration Against Climate Misinformation
The Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate calls on governments to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists.
ift.tt
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“This is the first COP in history where information integrity is one of the guiding principles of the negotiations. This issue will not disappear with this COP. It is important that this is not the first & the last in which this topic has been placed as an important pillar.”
“We cannot have climate adaptation, climate mitigation, or climate justice without territorial land rights and the recognition and demarcation of Indigenous territory." #COP30
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COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it's not enough.
"We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”
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November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“We cannot have climate adaptation, climate mitigation, or climate justice without territorial land rights and the recognition and demarcation of Indigenous territory." #COP30
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COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it’s not enough.
COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it’s not enough.
“We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it’s not enough.
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How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
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Fossil fuel corporations are wrecking our communities. Yet the red carpet is rolled out for lobbyists to roam the corridors. - Nerisha Baldevu, Friends of the Earth Africa
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Fossil fuel corporations are wrecking our communities. Yet the red carpet is rolled out for lobbyists to roam the corridors. - Nerisha Baldevu, Friends of the Earth Africa
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30
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📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees at the #COP30 climate talks in Brazil RIGHT NOW is a fossil fuel lobbyist.
The arsonists aren’t just in the building — they’re throwing fuel on the fire.
#KickOutTheSuitsNow
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
The arsonists aren’t just in the building — they’re throwing fuel on the fire.
#KickOutTheSuitsNow
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees at the #COP30 climate talks in Brazil RIGHT NOW is a fossil fuel lobbyist.
The arsonists aren’t just in the building — they’re throwing fuel on the fire.
#KickOutTheSuitsNow
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
The arsonists aren’t just in the building — they’re throwing fuel on the fire.
#KickOutTheSuitsNow
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
ANALYSIS: 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the #COP30 climate negotiations, significantly outnumbering every single country’s delegation apart from the host Brazil
“This is corporate capture, not climate governance."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“This is corporate capture, not climate governance."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
ANALYSIS: 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the #COP30 climate negotiations, significantly outnumbering every single country’s delegation apart from the host Brazil
“This is corporate capture, not climate governance."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“This is corporate capture, not climate governance."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Extraordinary scenes at #COP30 as Indigenous protesters demand access.
"We can’t eat money," said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community… “We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
"We can’t eat money," said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community… “We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Extraordinary scenes at #COP30 as Indigenous protesters demand access.
"We can’t eat money," said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community… “We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
"We can’t eat money," said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community… “We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...