May 01, 2008 Global Exchange
	Freedom From Oil Campaigners Crash GM CEO’s Speech at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club -- SAN FRANCISCO–Activists with the Freedom From Oil Campaign interrupted General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner’s speech on green cars today at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club, urging him to sign a pledge to make his company the auto industry’s fuel efficiency leader by 2012. Wagoner refused, just as he did at the 2006 Los Angeles auto show when asked to sign a similar fuel efficiency pledge.
April 22, 2008 Global Exchange
	Earth Day Filled with Carbon Emissions Thanks to Bush and Auto Industry -- Let's be clear: with this proposal, the Bush Administration is cowing to the influence of the auto industry rather than protecting the interests and health of the American people.
April 22, 2008 Global Exchange
	With Abusive Child Labor Still a Threat to Shareholder Value -- San Francisco-based human rights organization Global Exchange and Harrington Investments, today presented a resolution to create a board-level human rights committee at the Hershey’s Corporation.
April 21, 2008 Global Exchange
	Statement on the Security & Prosperity Summit in New Orleans -- President Bush is meeting this week with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts for the fourth summit of the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), which has become known as ‘NAFTA-plus’. Rather than tackle problems that have roots in the NAFTA model—including growing income gaps and worker insecurity in all three countries, as well as dramatically accelerated migration from Mexico to the United States—these leaders hope to quietly extend its reach.
April 17, 2008 Global Exchange
	The Future's Getting Restless: -- Lansing, Mi – On Thursday, April 17, 2008, the Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition and Global Exchange held a day of action at the state capitol in Lansing, Mi to push for strong renewable energy and energy efficiency legislation.
April 08, 2008 Global Exchange
	Olympics Play Fair 2008: Human Rights Activists Protest Sweatshop Labor Behind Olympic Goods -- On April 9, 2008, when the Olympic torch comes to San Francisco, human rights activists will call attention to sweatshop labor abuse in China – including the abuse of workers making official Olympics gear.
April 04, 2008 Global Exchange
	CARGILL, ADM LOBBYING TO DROP PROVISION FROM FARM BILL, TO PROTECT THEIR FORCED LABOR PRACTICES -- Agricultural corporations Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland have started an aggressive lobbying effort to drop a provision from the Farm Bill which would establish a voluntary certification program related to imports made using forced labor and child labor.
March 10, 2008 Global Exchange
	DISMISSAL OF VIETNAMESE AGENT ORANGE LAWSUIT AN AFFRONT TO JUSTICE -- Global Exchange joins the international human rights community in condemning the recent US court ruling striking down a Vietnamese class-action lawsuit against major American chemical corporations for their manufacture of the chemical weapon known as Agent Orange/Dioxin.
March 04, 2008 Global Exchange
	Plan Colombia: The Real Destabilizing Force in South America -- In surveying US press coverage of the recent tensions between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela one might come to the conclusion that Colombia has become the victim of the wrath of its’ evil next door neighbor, Hugo Chavez. Once again, the media spin machine has been turned against Venezuela, bypassing a contextual analysis of the situation for a simplistic story line.
February 21, 2008 Global Exchange
	As Fidel moves on where is the U.S? -- As we prepare for upcoming elections, it is crucial that we understand the candidates’ intentions toward international diplomacy. Fidel Castro’s announced retirement again draws attention to the United States’ deteriorating influence abroad.
February 14, 2008 Global Exchange
	Rising to the Climate Challenge: -- Lansing, Mi - At 10 a.m. on February 14th, 2008, the Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition held a press conference at the state capitol in Lansing, Mi to announce the launch of the Energy Future campaign and to drop off Valentines Day cards to members of the Michigan Legislature.
February 13, 2008 Global Exchange
	Is the Cocoa Industry Afraid of Commitment? -- In a Valentine’s Day turnaround this year, it was the CEO’s of major chocolate companies represented by the Chocolate Manufacturers Association (CMA) who received gifts: bouquets of fair trade certified flowers with a note attached calling on them to make a real commitment to ending child labor on cocoa farms in West Africa, from a group of organizations and chocolate companies who have already made the same commitment.
January 28, 2008 Global Exchange
	Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition to Launch “Energy Future” Campaign on January 31st -- Michigan — On January 31st during Focus the Nation events throughout the state of Michigan, Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition will announce the launch of the, “Energy Future” campaign. The campaign will work through the election of 2008 to elect a Michigan congress that will take the first steps for a clean energy economy and pass strong clean energy legislation in Michigan.
January 14, 2008 CodePink
	CODEPINK Calls on Cong. Ros-Lehtinen to Condemn Terrorists and Attacks on Free Speech in Her District -- CODEPINK: Women for Peace condemns the violent climate in Miami perpetrated by certain sectors of the community and calls on Cong. Ros-Lehtinen to denounce violence and attacks against those with differing viewpoints.
January 10, 2008 Global Exchange
	Michigan Students to Rally for Green Cars Not Greenwashing at Detroit Auto Show -- As this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) kicks off, more than 50 Michigan students will march and rally in front of the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit to demand environmental progress from car companies. The rally, organized by the Freedom From Oil Campaign, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 12 noon.
January 10, 2008 Global Exchange
	Michigan Students to Rally for Green Cars Not Greenwashing at Detroit Auto Show -- As this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) kicks off, more than 50 Michigan students will march and rally in front of the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit to demand environmental progress from car companies. The rally, organized by the Freedom From Oil Campaign, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 12 noon.
January 09, 2008 CODEPINK
	CODEPINK's Most Wanted Campaign Targets Luis Posada Carriles for Terrorism -- CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the most visible anti-war group in the country, will be in Miami on January 12-14 to launch its Most Wanted Campaign, focusing on infamous Miami-based terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.
December 20, 2007 Global Exchange
	Activist to Protest Bush Administration and EPA -- Environmentalists and human rights activists will be in front of the EPA building today at 12:00/noon to protest the Bush administration’s refusal to allow California and 16 other states to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
December 19, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom from Oil Campaign Slams EPA for Refusing to Allow California to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Global Exchange Campaign Director Nick Magel and Rainforest Action Network Campaign Director Sarah Connolly today released a statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to grant California a waiver allowing the state, rather than the federal government, to lead the way in regulating vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.
December 12, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom from Oil Campaign Applauds Federal Court’s Rejection of Auto Industry’s Suit Against California’s Clean Cars Law -- Global Exchange Campaign Director Nick Magel and Rainforest Action Network Campaign Director Sarah Connolly today released the following joint statement in response to the dismissal of the auto industry’s lawsuit against California to block cleaner air and emission reductions mandated by AB 1493, also called the Pavley Law. “This ruling brings us one giant step closer to ensuring cleaner vehicles for consumers and reducing global warming pollution in California."
November 20, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom from Oil Campaign Demands Auto Industry Stop Driving Global Warming One Lawsuit at a Time -- Campaign Statement Says: “With 40 percent of California's greenhouse gas emissions coming from transportation fuels, the state will never be able to meet standards for reducing global warming pollution if the auto industry prevents the state from curbing emissions from tailpipes.”
November 15, 2007 Global Exchange
	Activists Show up Automakers by Converting Traditional Hybrid to 100-mpg Plug-in Electric Hybrid at LA Auto Show -- Environmental activists will convert a traditional gasoline-electric hybrid to a 100-mpg plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) outside the L.A. Convention Center today. Sponsored by the Freedom From Oil Campaign and performed by the engineers of CalCars.org, the conversion will show that the auto industry could easily meet and surpass standards set by California’s Clean Cars Law, which mandates a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2016.
November 12, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom From Oil Campaign to Expose Auto Industry’s Eco-Hypocrisy at Los Angeles Auto Show -- LOS ANGELES– This week, the Los Angeles Auto Show will kick off to great eco fanfare as the auto industry rolls out a series of concept cars in an effort to deflect building criticism from environmental advocates. Meanwhile, automakers are blocking tougher emissions standards in the courts, where they are locked in a longstanding legal fight to block laws passed by California and 11 other states that would regulate global warming pollution from tailpipe emissions.
October 24, 2007 Global Exchange
	Reverse-Trick-or-Treating: Kids Give Chocolate Back on Halloween to Their Neighborhoods and the World -- As costumed children fill the streets for another year of Halloween sweets, thousands of children across 299 cities in the US and Canada are turning this traditional Halloween ritual on its head; this year, it’s the kids handing out the chocolate! Reversing the trick or treat model these young people will be giving away tens of thousands of samples of Fair Trade Certified dark chocolate to address the persistent problems of chronic poverty in cocoa-growing communities, abysmal working conditions, and the use of exploited child labor in the Ivory Coast – which produces 40% of the world’s cocoa.
October 22, 2007 No War No Warming
	“No War, No Warming” Actions Held On Capitol Hill This Morning To Protest Iraq War And Global Warming -- This morning, October 22 starting at 8:00 a.m. hundreds of activists from a variety of anti-war, justice and clean energy groups and networks will risk arrest in a series of non-violent direct actions to disrupt business as usual on Capitol Hill.
October 22, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom From Oil Campaign to Rally at Santa Monica Toyota -- Activists from Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Global Exchange and Plug In America rally today outside Santa Monica Toyota to pressure the company to stop opposing a California law that would reduce greenhouse gas pollution from vehicles.
October 22, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom From Oil Campaigners Drop 15-foot Banner on PENSKE-Owned Toyota Dealer -- Climate change activists and students with the Freedom From Oil Campaign unfurled a dramatic 15-foot banner on the Rinke Toyota dealership in Centerline, Mich. today. The group accused Toyota of “driving war and warming” and challenged mega-dealer Penske Automotive Group to demand that its suppliers – like Toyota – improve their fleetwide fuel economy and reduce global warming pollution. The banner was draped from Rinke Toyota for 20 minutes before police removed it and arrested two of the activists for trespassing.
September 19, 2007 Global Exchange
	Second Annual Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Summit, September 28-September 30 -- On September 28th through September 30th at Michigan State University, the Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition in conjunction with human rights group Global Exchange will host the second annual Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Summit. During the Summit, students, youth, activists, energy professionals, professors, U.A.W. workers and the Michigan community will converge to strategize effective solutions for appropriate renewable energy technology in Michigan and on Michigan campuses.
September 18, 2007 Global Exchange
	Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots -- In a pivotal new book, Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots (PoliPointPress, $16.00, September 2007), authors Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs and Jason Mark investigate these trends and uncover a powerful engine of change. The book tells the inspiring stories of individual citizens, families and community groups that have achieved unlikely victories in the fight to bring environmental sustainability and economic fairness to such vital areas as water management, food, toxics, urban renewal, clean energy, and local politics. According to the authors: "The green economy is no longer some quaint sideline. It is the most rapidly growing sector of the economy."
September 14, 2007 Global Exchange
	Freedom From Oil Campaign Applauds Vermont Decision to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tailpipes -- Global Exchange Campaign Director Mike Hudema and Rainforest Action Network Campaign Director Sarah Connolly today released a strong statement in response to the Vermont Federal District Court’s decision to back states’ measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions.