More and more sunscreen manufacturers are including potentially dangerous nanoparticles in their products. Friends of the Earth's new consumer guide shows you how to protect yourself and your family by avoiding nano sunscreens.
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Senate Should Reject Weak Bingaman-Specter Cap and Trade Bill

At a time when global warming is accelerating toward a point of no return, we need bold leadership from Congress. Unfortunately, the legislation offered by Senators Bingaman and Specter is a weak half measure. A good sign of the legislation's limits is the fact that it's backed by some of our country's biggest coal companies and polluters.
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Your Messages To The International Maritime Organization Were Heard!

The IMO's Scientific Group of the London Convention on Ocean Dumping was concerned about Planktos' for-profit iron dump. After its meeting, having been urged by FoE activists to take measures to stop Planktos, the Scientific Group indicated it would like to see formal restrictions on such dumping adopted at the November meeting of the full convention. Congratulations Friends of the Earth activists!


Report: Chinese Banks and the Environment

A report released by BankTrack and Friends of the Earth finds that only two of China's ten most important banks have publicly-disclosed environmental policies -- and those banks' policies fall short of international best practice. The other eight had no publicly-available environmental financing standards.
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Suing the EPA to Stop Cruise Ship Pollution

Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking an immediate response to a seven-year-old cruise ship pollution petition submitted in March of 2000. The petition asked the EPA to assess and regulate pollution from cruise ships. The agency has still not responded.
Read our complaint | Read the press release | Read original petition