Jan. 9, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests
Citizens demand full enforcement of Clean Water Act ANNAPOLIS, MD -- The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled earlier this week that a coalition of local and national river advocacy groups have standing to challenge a major stormwater pollution...
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Jan. 2, 2013 / Posted by: Erich Pica / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Oceans and Forests
Often, I am asked to assess the environmental movement. Will we win the fight against the fossil fuel industry? Can we prevent the worst impacts of climate disruption? Who’s out there fighting the good fight for a healthy and just world? My...
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Jan. 2, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
Update: As of late in the evening of January 6th, the Kulluk has been attached to a tow line and pulled away from the shore of Sitkalidak Island, where it had previously been grounded. The salvage efforts were aided in part by a late high tide and...
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Dec. 14, 2012 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
Two recent articles outline well some of the harms that Arctic shipping, and shipping more generally, poses to the environment. Rick Steiner, a former professor at the University of Alaska, writes, in particular, about shipping through the Unimak ...
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Dec. 10, 2012 / Posted by: Jeff Conant / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
Friends of the Earth in the news this week As developed countries have fled the Kyoto Protocol like rats from a sinking ship, climate financing continues to be central among the issues on the table at the UNFCCC COP18 negotiations taking place rig...
Read More »Dec. 4, 2012 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests
Environmental impact rankings show small changes for most lines, but Disney Cruise Line is the first to achieve high marks BERKELEY, Calif. -- Friends of the Earth released the 2012 edition of its Cruise Ship Report Card today, documenting the env...
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Dec. 4, 2012 / Posted by: Marcie Keever / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
It’s that time of year -- as temperatures drop, people start daydreaming about warm weather, and the lucky ones start scheduling their tropical getaways. If you, or anyone you know, are planning a cruise vacation, Friends of the Earth has a ...
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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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Oct. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
Protecting tropical forests is important in the fight against global climate change, but Indigenous Peoples are lining up against what they consider a false solution to the climate crisis. As part of California’s commitment to reduce global...
Read More »Oct. 3, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests
Food & Water Watch and Friends of the Earth, represented by Columbia Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic, filed a joint lawsuit today to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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