Nov. 30, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Tonight Southern California Edison will present to federal regulators its controversial plan to restart one of the crippled reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Friends of the Earth, which is seeking a formal hearing on the react...
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Nov. 23, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, Oceans and Forests
"Global warming is fueled by oil, coal, and natural gas exports. The World Trade Organization, the proposed Trans Pacific trade agreement and international investment agreements are designed to protect “free trade” in dirty energy prod...
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Nov. 20, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Existential crises usually kick in mid-life, as one wakes and wonders: what is my purpose in life? Why am I here, and where am I going? Though still in its infancy, the Green Climate Fund, a new institution of the United Nations Framework Conventi...
Read More »Nov. 20, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth was disappointed by today’s ruling by a World Trade Organization tribunal that Ontario, Canada’s “feed-in tariff” program to increase green energy’s share of its electricity ma...
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Nov. 20, 2012 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Last week it sounded a lot like the conservative think thank American Enterprise Institute cares more about addressing climate change then President Barack Obama. It certainly seems more willing to find solutions. AEI hosted a symposium on a carb...
Read More »Nov. 19, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth calls for transparency, public participation, no conflicts of interest WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to a petition from Friends of the Earth, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has opened two official proceedings that could d...
Read More »Nov. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON D.C.— Today the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its decision to uphold the corn ethanol requirement of the Renewable Fuel Standard — the federal biofuels mandate — despite calls from eight state...
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Nov. 15, 2012 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Election night was a big night for progressive communities across the country. President Obama was re-elected, of course, and he finally called for action on climate change in his victory speech (which he has unfortunately already started to waffl...
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Nov. 14, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Friends of the Earth visits the Canadian Embassy to protest Pac Rim gold mine fiasco On Monday, November 12, I joined representatives of several environmental and public interest groups gathered in front of the grandiose and distinctly odd Canadia...
Read More »Nov. 8, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In today’s decision, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and staff to consider the issues raised by Friends of the Earth in its petition filed June 18, 2012. Specifically,...
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