Aug. 21, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth, Publications
On the eve of the first board meeting of the UN’s Green Climate Fund, Friends of the Earth U.S. -- along with GAIA and the Institute for Policy Studies -- has released a report that begins to tackle the conundrum faced by just about every de...
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Jul. 26, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
World Bank Group loans for coal. Subsidizes multinational industry on backs of the poor. Devastates local livelihoods. Degrades air, land and water. Sound familiar? You could be forgiven if you thought we were talking about the Medupi coal-fired...
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Jun. 22, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Why is the Incredible Hulk smoothly whistling on YouTube as he takes a dollar and draws a Robin Hood mask on George Washington’s mug? Because Mark Ruffalo -- who plays the green superhero in the movie The Avengers -- stars in a video to kic...
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May. 30, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
For almost 15 years now, I’ve been doing human rights and environmental advocacy work -- most of it in Washington, D.C. Just about anyone who has done that sort of thing for more than a decade in the belly of the beast (a.k.a, the nation&rsq...
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