Friends of the Earth’s blog is a staff-run blog that provides policy analysis, insight and commentary about the environment and other progressive issues, advances our campaigns, and builds momentum for a healthy and just world.
Jun. 28, 2012 / Posted by: Ian Illuminato / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Food and Technology / Tags: Ian illuminato
Rio+20 and the People’s Summit (attended by more than 50,000 people) both came to a close over the weekend. Much effort from many individuals was poured into relatively few days of meetings. Both events required months of preparation, with s...
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Jun. 27, 2012 / Posted by: Prashanth Kamalakanthan / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy / Tags: Prashanth kamalakanthan
A short piece appeared in the New York Times on Tuesday, quietly noting that one of the three regional Army Corps of Engineers offices reviewing TransCanada’s federal permit application to build the Keystone XL pipeline through Oklahoma and ...
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Jun. 22, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth / Tags: Karen orenstein
Why is the Incredible Hulk smoothly whistling on YouTube as he takes a dollar and draws a Robin Hood mask on George Washington’s mug? Because Mark Ruffalo -- who plays the green superhero in the movie The Avengers -- stars in a video to kic...
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Jun. 20, 2012 / Posted by: Kim Huynh / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy / Tags: Kim huynh
You’d think the State Department would’ve learned its lesson from the first round of review of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, wouldn’t you? Especially after it took 1,253 people risking arrest on President...
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Jun. 18, 2012 / Posted by: Tim Freeman / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, San Onofre Updates / Tags: Nuclear reactors, San onofre, Tim freeman
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, located in San Clemente, Calif., between Los Angeles and San Diego, poses a threat to the health and safety of the people of southern California. The reactors have been shut down for nearly five months, f...
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Jun. 18, 2012 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Food and Technology, Oceans and Forests / Tags: Michal rosenoer
Politicians and industry folks have been arguing for years that the best way to transition away from petroleum-based fuels and save the world from climate doom is to use biomass for electricity and to run our cars. That is, burn our food and fores...
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Jun. 15, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth / Tags: Bill waren
“There’s no reason in the world why trade agreements can’t be written that create a more just and sustainable world.” -- Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, TPP Labor Day Rally, Chicago, September 5, 2011. ...
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Jun. 8, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth / Tags: Bill waren
I met with Mr. Grant Kesler, the owner of Metalclad. I talked very clearly with him, saying that it was, from my point of view, virtually impossible to open the [hazardous waste disposal] site due to the opposition of the local community and the l...
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Jun. 7, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy / Tags: Kim huynh
Greetings from Providence, Rhode Island! I’m here today with Friends of the Earth communications manager Kelly Trout for Netroots Nation, an annual national conference of progressive bloggers, media, grassroots organizations and individual a...
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Jun. 5, 2012 / Posted by: Kim Huynh / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy / Tags: Kim huynh
Either Press Secretary Jay Carney was confused at yesterday’s daily White House briefing and misspoke, or the Obama administration has abandoned any semblance of adhering to a legal review process for the southern segment of the Keystone XL ...
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