Global Warming

Video Blogging From Bonn

Friends of the Earth staff share their take on international climate negotiations

International climate change negotiations are underway in Bonn, Germany. These negotiations, formally known as an "intercessional," are running from June 1 to 12 and are intended to lay the groundwork for countries to form a binding agreement to tackle the climate crisis. The agreement is expected to be finalized during further negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark, later this year.

U.S. Agency Votes to Finance Giant Coal Plant in India

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CONTACT:
Michelle Chan, Friends of the Earth
Phone: 415-544-0790 Mobile: 202-427-3000

Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Has Big Oil on the Defensive

When President Obama returned home to Chicago on August 4 and 5 to celebrate his birthday and fundraise, he was greeted by protestors concerned about a 1,700-mile pipeline that Big Oil is seeking his approval to build from Canada to Texas.

World Bank Inspection Panel Given Green Light to Proceed with Full Investigation into South African Coal Loan

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Contact:
Michael Stulman (Africa Action) 202-546-7961
Kelly Trout (Friends of the Earth, U.S.) 202-222-0722
 

Biomass Emissions Accounted for in EPA’s Global Warming Regulation

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tailoring Rule on May 13, 2010, which outlines which polluters will be required to obtain permits for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Starting in January 2011, industrial facilities that emit 75,000 tons or more of CO2 will have to obtain emission permits. In 2012, facilities with 100,000 tons or more of CO2 emissions will have to account for these emissions in their permitting titles as well.

April 22, 2010: The Beginning of the End

By Erich Pica

Three months into the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, BP has finally capped the well and is now testing to see if it can withstand the pressure building underground until the well is permanently plugged. While the oil blow-out has been a largely unmitigated disaster for the Gulf Coast and its communities, the response is an important test for the future of the planet. Will April 22, 2010 become our declaration of independence from dirty and dangerous fossil fuels, or will we succumb to political inertia?

Nationwide Day of Action Condemns Risky Canadian Dirty Oil Pipeline

For Immediate Release
July 8, 2010

Contact:
Kelly Trout, Friends of the Earth U.S., 202-222-0722 (office), 717-439-0346 (cell), ktrout@foe.org
Tony Iallonardo, National Wildlife Federation, 202-797-6612, iallonardot@nwf.org

Nationwide Day of Action Condemns Risky Canadian Dirty Oil Pipeline

A Clean Energy Future: Available Now

By Caroline D’Angelo