May. 5, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth released a TV ad today that takes the fight to “drill, baby, drill” sloganeers in the wake of the mounting oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More »May. 2, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth's president, Erich Pica, had the following response to President Barack Obama's remarks this afternoon in Louisiana.
Read More »Apr. 27, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C.—Last Thursday, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig leased to oil giant BP, sank off the coast of Louisiana after an explosion. Eleven oil rig workers are still missing and presumed dead in what is shaping up to b...
Read More »Apr. 22, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C.--The Environmental Protection Agency responded to a petition from Friends of the Earth yesterday by announcing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding harmful lead in airplane fuel.
Read More »Apr. 21, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C.—More than 3,600 people across the country have voted in a poetry contest hosted by Friends of the Earth that berates Discovery Communications for teaming up with Sarah Palin on a new nature documentary series, Sarah Palin&rs...
Read More »Apr. 13, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of State released on Friday a draft analysis of environmental impacts that could be caused by a proposed pipeline to transfer dirty tar sands oil from Canada to refineries in Texas.
Read More »Apr. 9, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Washington, D.C.— An Obama administration official told the Washington Post in an article written today that it will withhold climate assistance funds from countries not supporting the Copenhagen Accord, including denying $3 million to Boliv...
Read More »Apr. 6, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C. Congressman Collin Peterson, chairman of the powerful House Agriculture Committee, prevailed against tough competition to receive Friends of the Earth's annual Biofool of the Year award, which was delivered to his office on Monday.
Read More »Apr. 1, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration today established a greenhouse gas pollution standard for motor vehicles that will result in the sale of cleaner, more efficient vehicles, and that is expected to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and ...
Read More »Mar. 25, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) introduced a bill that would extend ethanol tax credits for another five years, to 2015. This tax credit is set to expire on December 31, 2010. If extended, the tax credits will provide...
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