News and Updates

Stop the genetic contamination
The USDA is on the verge of allowing the deregulation of Monsanto's Roundup Ready Alfalfa--even if it still poses a threat of contaminating non-genetically engineered plants.

Fighting to save the Clean Air Act
Senator Lisa Murkowski is attempting to stop the Obama administration from using the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Cruise Report CoverGetting a grip on cruise ship pollution
New report issued by Friends of the Earth takes a detailed look at the various ways in which the cruise industry has harmed—and continues to harm—the environments in which cruise ships travel.
Learn more | Download the report | News release | Related: Take action to clean up the cruise industry

Stop tar sands oil -- the dirtiest oil on earth
Watch a new video that shows how the extraction of tar sands is destroying Canada with a toxic zone the size of England...then take action! 

Just the energy billThe story behind the real energy bill
Check out the trials of an optimistic energy bill who loses his teeth at the hands of greedy lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
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Kate blogs from Barcelona: Africa's Protest Pushes Focus Back on Emissions Reductions
Take action for climate justice | Read more | Related: See the video blog from Bangkok

New report warns that carbon markets pose threats Congress has not addressed
Read the report | News release | More on carbon markets

Erich Pica is the new president of Friends of the Earth
News release | Welcome from Erich | Bio | SolveClimate: At 34, New FOE President... | Politico: Green Scene's New Power Player