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1 May 2014

Author:
Sierra Club (USA)

Responsible Trade Program: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

The United States is currently negotiating an expansive new free trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam...The Sierra Club is deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the TPP negotiations and the environmental implications of the agreement. Here's why: 1. Extreme Secrecy... 2. Threat to Forests, Wildlife, and Fish... 3. Unfettered rights to corporations... 4. Increase in dirty fracking...

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