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Liquidating the Forests

A new EIA investigative report reveals the largest flooring retailer in the United States is fueling Russia’s illegal logging crisis and endangering Siberian Tigers. Liquidating the Forests: Hardwood Flooring, Organized Crime, and the World’s Last Siberian Tigers reveals that demand for hardwood flooring and furniture in the United States, European Union, Japan, and China is […]

<p>Illegal logging in the Russian Far East is of particular concern because the forests are home to the last 450 wild Siberian tigers. The Lumber Liquidators case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the name “Operation Oakenshield.”</p>
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Lacey Act Testimony of EIA Executive Director Alexander von Bismarck

On July 17, 2013 EIA’s Executive Director delivered the below testimony during the Natural Resource Committee’s Oversight Hearing on “Why Should U.S. Citizens Have to Comply with Foreign Laws?” In the testimony, he discusses EIA’s experience from 30 years in the field and focuses specifically on evidence from recent investigations that highlight the harsh realities, […]

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Stage 2 HPMPs: Must Maximize Climate and Energy Benefits

At its 53rd and 54th meetings, the Executive Committee (ExCom) decided that all HPMPs should capture the spirit of decision XIX/6 and address the benefits for the climate when looking at alternatives1. A vast majority of stage I HPMPs took into account decision XIX/6 and transitioned from HCFCs to climate-friendly substitutes and technologies. The 25% […]

<p>Illegal logging in the Russian Far East is of particular concern because the forests are home to the last 450 wild Siberian tigers. The Lumber Liquidators case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the name “Operation Oakenshield.”</p>
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Two Billion Tonne Climate Bomb

How to Defuse the HFC-23 Problem EIA investigators have discovered that many Chinese and Indian facilities, despite having destruction technology readily available, are releasing or threatening to emit the by-product unless they receive additional financing to dispose of the chemicals. Plants that produce HCFC-22 in other developing countries could also do the same. If this […]

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End in Sight for HFCs

Parties to the UNFCCC are currently discussing initiatives to address the pre-2020 ambition gap under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP). One initiative being discussed is the phase-down of the “super greenhouse gases” HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) under the Montreal Protocol. By using the Montreal Protocol to remove one of […]

<p>Illegal logging in the Russian Far East is of particular concern because the forests are home to the last 450 wild Siberian tigers. The Lumber Liquidators case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the name “Operation Oakenshield.”</p>
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How Phasing Out HFCs Will Help Close the Pre-2020 Mitigation Gap

HFCs are man-made fluorinated gases developed and commercialised to replace CFCs, HCFCs and other chemicals that deplete the ozone layer. Unlike CFCs and HCFCs, HFCs do not destroy ozone; however, they are powerful greenhouse gases (GHGs), with global warming potentials hundreds and thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2). HFCs are primarily used […]