We seek to create a system that benefits everyone. Whether we're stopping destructive corporate boondoggles or pushing for stronger government pollution standards, we aim to make it possible for all people to enjoy the planet's bounty. Our work focuses on the economic drivers of environmental degradation — from government subsidies and permits to societal issues like urban sprawl and the externalized costs of pollution — to limit and eventually end the destruction of the planet.
Our current campaigns have us leading the charge to stop genetically engineered foods from finding their way onto our plates, pressuring the federal government to prioritize people instead of polluters, and working to stop a toxic tar sands oil pipeline that would spell "game over" for the climate.
While coal power is on the decline in the United States, Big Coal has found another way to offload its dirty goods -- by shipping them overseas. In the Pacific Northwest there are four proposed coal export terminals that would export millions of tons of coal each year through our communities and waterways. The federal agencies charged with evaluating these projects should conduct an in-depth, area-wide environmental review that considers impacts from all projects -- from the coal mines to the trains, and from the port terminals to the coal burning at power plants -- prior to any permits being issued.
Take action: Demand that the proposed coal export terminals undergo through review.
Join the Campaign for GE-Free Seafood to prevent genetically engineered seafood from hitting our plates. We are asking grocery stores, restaurants, chefs and other food companies to publicly agree not to sell genetically engineered salmon or other genetically engineered seafood.
Take action: Tell grocery stores to say no to genetically engineered seafood.
While communities across the globe suffer from droughts, wildfires, floods and other disastrous effects of climate change, there exists an untapped source of revenue that would fund climate solutions and more. A Robin Hood Tax, also called a financial transactions tax, would levy a tax of half of one percent or less on Wall Street financial exchanges, generating hundreds of billions of dollars to help address climate change, fight AIDS and expand access to healthcare and education. Thousands of activists have already gathered to show their support for a Robin Hood Tax in the U.S. We’re urging President Obama to help make this solution a reality.
Take action: Sign this petition to urge President Obama to champion a Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street.
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