Mar. 4, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Washington, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica provided the following statement on the nominations of Ernest J. Moniz as Secretary of Energy and Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. On Ernest J. Mo...
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Feb. 25, 2013 / Posted by: Marcie Keever / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
The Carnival Triumph’s “cruise from hell”…the tragic capsizing of the Costa Concordia in Italian waters…the Shell oil rig that ran aground on a small island south of Kodiak, Alaska… …there hasn’...
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Feb. 18, 2013 / Posted by: Jeff Conant and Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Food and Technology, Oceans and Forests
When our friends at Global Forest Coalition asked us to write an article examining the links between the synthetic biology industry and trends in the forest sector, we were happy to put together the following article, a version of which has just r...
Read More »Feb. 14, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Washington, D.C. -- Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, today released the following statement expressing alarm about President Obama’s remarks in his State of the Union speech regarding not only ongoing negotiations for a flawed ...
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Feb. 14, 2013 / Posted by: Erich Pica / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
Yesterday, I was arrested for the first time in my life! My hands were cuffed, alongside so many others, at the White House fence, as I joined 47 environmental and progressive leaders -- including Bill McKibben of 350.org, Mike Brune of the Sierr...
Read More »Feb. 13, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Poll findings show broad public support for tax on Wall Street speculation Washington, D.C. -- Wearing their signature Robin Hood hats, U.S. Robin Hood Tax Campaign advocates brought their message of a Wall Street sales tax directly into the confi...
Read More »Feb. 12, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth demands release of leaked report Washington, D.C. -- Southern California Edison, operator of the San Onofre nuclear reactors, appears to have submitted false information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Friends of the Ear...
Read More »Feb. 7, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth calls on NRC to release suppressed document indicating prior knowledge of design problems at Southern California Edison’s crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors Washington, D.C. -- Today Friends of the Earth sent a letter ...
Read More »Feb. 7, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduce Corporate Tax Fairness Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced a powerful piece of legislation to ad...
Read More »Feb. 6, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth applauds congressional action, demands leaked document be released to public WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth today welcomed the release of a letter from Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Edward Markey regarding...
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