Publication archives

Apr 7, 2016

Dairy in Crisis: TPP Dumping on Dairy Farmers

The U.S. dairy industry is currently threatened by a global dairy glut.
Apr 4, 2016

Investigation No. TPA‐105‐001:Trans‐Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors (and Consumer Interests)

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IATP
Lisa R. Barton Secretary to the Commission U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) 500 E Street SW Washington, DC Investigation No. TPA‐105‐001:Trans‐Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors (and Consumer Interests)
Mar 31, 2016

Clean Power Plan and an equitable energy transition in rural America

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Tara Ritter
In this season of political speeches and debates, a harmful myth continues to surface: taking action on climate change will ravage the economy. Recently, this myth has been applied to the Clean Power Plan, the first regulation in the U.S. to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants.
Clean Power Plan and an equitable energy transition in rural America
Mar 29, 2016

The Clean Power Plan

Rural America has long produced much of the nation’s energy. Most power plants, mines, gas drilling sites, wind turbines and dams are in rural areas, as are the farms and forests that provide the materials for biomass production. In many cases, these industries contribute greatly to rural economies.
Mar 29, 2016

The Next Wave for Good Food

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Pete Huff
Every day of the school year, more than 80,000 meals are served in the cafeterias of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Public School Districts—that’s over 1.3 million meals a year.
The Next Wave for Good Food
Mar 23, 2016

From TPP to TTIP: Clues to New Food Trade Rules

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Karen Hansen-Kuhn
While civil society groups around the world raise a variety of concerns about the substance of free trade agreements, for the most part their criticisms begin with the lack of transparency.
Mar 22, 2016

World Water Day 2016: A water justice toolkit towards public water for all

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Shiney Varghese
As there are more and more calls that public water authorities rebuild their water infrastructure and improve the quality of water supply and sanitation services, the first module of a new Water Justice Toolkit has just been released to celebrate this World Water Day: March 22, 2016.
Mar 21, 2016

Following Breadcrumbs: TPP Text Provides Clues to U.S. Positions in TTIP

While civil society groups around the world raise a variety of concerns about the substance of free trade agreements, for the most part they begin their critiques with the lack of transparency.