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Led by Friends of the Earth, Taxpayers for Common Sense and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the Green Scissors Campaign works with Congress and the administration to end wasteful and environmental-harmful spending. With strong bipartisan support, the Campaign has succeeded in cutting funding for wasteful federal programs by more than $26 billion. Find out more.


The public lands of the American West present rugged and remarkable landscapes that we are working to conserve by protecting entire ecosystems and archaeological communities.  Among the most spectacular of our natural treasures are the national conservation areas, national monuments, wild and scenic rivers, national scenic and historic trails, wilderness areas and wilderness study areas that comprise the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). Find out more.

The Interior Department is supposed to serve as guardian of our Nation's most precious natural and cultural resources. But with the Interior Department filled with corporate friends and anti-regulatory advocates we need to work hard to prevent any harmful actions. Find out more.



The federal government takes over $17 billion of your tax dollars to finance road projects that increase sprawl development, hurt businesses and harm the environment. We work closely with local activists in Indiana, Maryland and Vermont who are fighting destructive road projects. Find out more.



Sport Utility Vehicles are contributing to our dependence on imported oil and the United States uses more than 3 billion barrels of oil per year just on passenger cars and light trucks. Our www.suv.org Web site educates consumers on safety, taxpayer costs and negative environmental affects of sport utility vehicles.



"Tax pollution, not people." That's the aim of our tax project. In the national debate on tax policy, Friends of the Earth supports changes to the tax code that will accomplish three ends: preparing the economy for the next century; lowering income taxes on American families; and protecting our air, water and other natural resources. Find out more.