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Fiji Water: Bottling the Myth of Sustainability

May 2, 2008

Press Release: Can bottled water be considered sustainable? It is according to the corporate spin-doctors at Fiji Natural Artisanal Water. The company, which already profits on taking a natural resource from an island that often suffers from drought and shipping it around the globe, is now capitalizing on the current public fervor for environmentally friendly products by labeling its water as “green.”

Take Back the Tap Organizing Fellowships

May 1, 2008

Are you a campus leader who wants to take your organization to the next level? Are you looking to play a vital role in a growing environmental and social justice movement? This rigorous Summer Fellowship Program includes a four-day training in Washington D.C. with national campaign staff and movement leaders. Gain hands-on experience in media and messaging; volunteer recruitment and management; organizational coalition-building; campaign strategy; and more.

Congress Could Implement Expert Advice to Agriculture Markets

April 29, 2008

Press Release: Farm and consumer groups today urged the Farm Bill conference committee to preserve the livestock market and contract reforms in the Livestock Title of the Senate version of the Farm Bill, especially in light of a new expert panel report on the negative impacts of industrial farm animal production.

Consumer Group Files Lawsuit Against FDA

April 28, 2008

Press Release: Today Food & Water Watch filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration after the agency withheld information on how many inspections of products and facilities it conducted over the past seven years across the country.

NYC Screening of Flow: For Love of Water

February 26, 2008

The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Green Screens presents Flow: For Love of Water with a post screening discussion by director Irena Salina and world water activist and author Maude Barlow.

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