Sentences with phrase «environmental investigation agency»

Thanks to a video on the New Yorker website, I've learned about the London - and Washington D.C. - based Environmental Investigation Agency.

Please speak to Luke Pickering (Head of Communications at the Environmental Investigation Agency) to arrange — [email protected] / 0207 354 7981

A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency, launched in co-operation with HSI, revealed that Amazon Japan, the wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon Inc., was selling more than a hundred cetacean food products.

0940 The Environmental Investigation Agency has launched its fourth Chilling Facts report into commercial refrigeration's impact on climate change.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and a coalition of environmental, human rights, faith - based and Indigenous organizations issued a letter this week to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calling for immediate action in the aftermath of Berta Cáceres» assassination...

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) mourns the death of Berta Cáceres, a courageous and strategic Lenca leader and environmental defender who co-founded the Civic Council of Popular Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH)...

The United States and Honduran governments must support an international, independent investigation into the killing of high - profile environmental activist Berta Cáceres said Global Witness (GW) and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on the eve of a meeting between Honduras...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) mourns the death of Berta Cáceres, a courageous and strategic Lenca leader and environmental defender who co-founded the Civic Council of Popular Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).

Home to some of the world's last remaining primary rainforest, the Indonesian Archipelago is under siege from illegal logging, says Indonesian environmental group, Telapak, and the Environmental Investigation Agency.

And when it comes to reducing deforestation the Environmental Investigation Agency says that

EIA: Fighting to Protect Elephants The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has been campaigning to protect elephants from the ivory trade for more than 25 years.

LONDON - As the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting came to a close today [1], the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a member of the Clean Arctic Alliance, welcomed the progress made by member countries towards a phase out of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by vessels operating in the Arctic.

As the annual US - China Strategic and Economic Dialogue kicks off this week, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) applauds both governments for putting hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) on the agenda.

Slayed in Iceland: The commercial hunting and international trade in endangered fin whales has been jointly released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) on the eve of the 65th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Portorož, Slovenia.

In Romania, Greenpeace and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) have reported widespread illegal logging, with much of the timber exported for burning in power stations in Austria and Germany.

«Fin whales continue to be slaughtered and shipped from Iceland to Japan, undermining the moratorium on commercial whaling and ban on international commercial trade in fin whale products,» said Amy Zets, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) policy analyst.

THE ALLIANCE is a joint effort of the World Resources Institute and the Environmental Investigation Agency, supported by the United States Agency for International Development and companies in the forest sector.

The Environmental Investigation Agency's UK office last week provided evidence of systematic problems in actions of auditors charged with certifying oil palm growers under the voluntary Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification scheme.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has been investigating ivory trafficking out of Tanzania since the current upsurge in elephant poaching began in 2006 and in November 2014 released its landmark Vanishing Point report, which revealed that Chinese - led criminal gangs are conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials to traffic huge amounts of ivory.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — China and India are expected to release vast amounts of the chemical hydroflourocarbon - 23 (HFC - 23) into the atmosphere, causing global greenhouse gas emissions to skyrocket, according to a new report launched today by the Environmental Investigation Agency.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) filed a petition yesterday calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in a number of applications, building on the significant progress made in two recent rulemakings under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomes today the launch of the multi-sector working group, known as the National Pact for Legal Wood, established to combat illegal logging in Peru.

The Environmental Investigation Agency, a non-profit environmental group based in Washington and London released new results of eight whale products purchased recently from Yahoo! Japan Store sites and tested by a laboratory in Japan earlier this month.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commended China for following through on its pledge and urged the Government of Japan to take immediate action to close down its domestic ivory trade.

JOHANNESBURG — The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on Japan to close its domestic ivory market because it contributes to illegal trade and the poaching of Africa's elephants.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling for the closure of Japan's domestic ivory market after new evidence of illegal trade in ivory tusks was linked to the Ministry of Environment's tusk registration scheme.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international campaigning organization committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime, applauds both countries, that comprise the largest producers and consumers of HFCs, for beginning discussions on phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol.

In a new report launched today, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that over 5,500 tusks have been registered, de facto legalized, in the last four years in Japan as demand for ivory has surged.

Mr. LaBudde, of the Environmental Investigation Agency, who has long campaigned against the subsidy, said he hoped that no one would buy these «toxic» credits that «have no place in carbon markets» and that they would quickly disappear.

The plants also used inefficient manufacturing processes to generate as much waste gas as possible, said Samuel LaBudde of the Environmental Investigation Agency, an organization based in Washington that has long spearheaded a campaign against what he called «an incredibly perverse subsidy.»

The move came after the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), in conjunction with Humane Society International (HSI), launched the report Blood e-Commerce on March 18 exposing Rakuten as the world's biggest online marketplace for elephant ivory and whale meat products, and the day after UN International Court of Justice ruled against Japan's fraudulent «scientific» whaling in the Antarctic.

For 25 years, the Environmental Investigation Agency has been pioneering the use of undercover investigations to expose environmental crime around the world.

HFC - 23 is a so - called super greenhouse gas which has a global warming potential some 14,800 times higher than CO2 and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling for new laws to destroy the gas which is produced as a by product from producing the refrigerant HCFC - 22.

«Given the vast profits made by the European fluorochemical industry, it is absolutely scandalous that they are not destroying all HFC - 23 produced by their factories,» said Clare Perry, Senior Campaigner for the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).

The letter was conceived and circulated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Born Free USA, Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Investigation Agency, Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the United States, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) praised AEON's official announcement that it will phase out all sales of elephant ivory by tenants in all of AEON's numerous malls across Japan by March 2020.

WASHINGTON, DC — A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that merely a few multinational fast food and beverage companies in India could avoid up to 38 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, the same as taking 8.5 million cars off the road for a year, by not using HFCs for cooling.

ECA comprises Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Global Witness, Humane Society International, Rainforest Action Network, Rainforest Foundation Norway, The Rainforest Foundation U.K., Wetlands International and The Wilderness Society, Nepenthes, and the Australian Orangutan Project.

A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that merely a few multinational fast food and beverage companies in India could avoid up to 38 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, the same as taking 8.5 million cars off the road for a year, by not using HFCs for cooling.

Prior to joining International Rivers, Kate was Director of Forest Campaigns for the Washington DC - based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) where she built a dynamic, cohesive, and truly global team while leading strategic campaigns to save the world's forests.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) praised Japanese internet retail giant Rakuten Ichiba for its decision to end all sales of elephant ivory.

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-- Mark Roberts, Environmental Investigation Agency, Huffington Post, Oct. 21, 2010

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a US tax exempt environmental organization that investigates and campaigns against a wide range of environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, hazardous waste, and trade in climate and ozone - altering chemicals.

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«Killing for Commerce,» released by the Environmental Investigation Agency, in conjunction with Humane Society International and the Natural Resources Defense Council, details how the website Yahoo! Japan facilitates the sale of meat and other products of endangered whale in Japan.

In a letter to EU Ministers, a group of 11 organisations, including the London - based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Greenpeace and WWF, called for Ministers to back a faster reduction in the amount of chemicals placed on the market and bans on their use in areas where alternatives are available.

The letter was signed by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), European Environmental Bureau (EEB), WWF, Greenpeace, Quercus, Climate Action Network Europe (CAN - E), ECODES, Legambiente, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Levegő Munkacsopor and Elliniki Etairia.

More resources: Ozone Secretariat CAN Briefing Paper: Achieving an ambitious outcome on HFC Phasedown under the Montreal Protocol in 2016 (Climate Action Network International) Momentum growing for HFC agreement as Vienna talks kick - off (Natural Resources Defense Council) Primer on HFCs (Institute of Governance and Sustainable Development) The importance of ambition in the 2016 HFC phase - down agreement (Environmental Investigation Agency)

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) praised AEON's official announcement that it will phase out all sales of elephant ivory by tenants in all of AEON's numerous malls across Japan by March 2020.