Friends of the Earth demands end to U.S. support of trade agreements that allow corporate-dominated tribunals to gut environmental protections
Washington D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011. A World Trade Organization tribunal in Geneva, Switzerland ruled yesterday, September 15, that the U.S. labeling system intended to prevent dolphins from being killed by commercial fishing nets violates international law protecting “free trade.”
For years, the United States has authorized the placement of “dolphin safe” labels on tuna packaging, so…
