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.
Sep. 25, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Senator Harkin, along with Senators Grassley and Nelson, attempted to scrape funding for EPA to finish their lifecycle analysis of global warming pollution in the 2010 Senate Appropriations Bill. The target of their fury was the inclusion of emiss...
Read More »Sep. 23, 2009 / Posted by: admin / Categories: Blog
As world leaders gather today at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than 125 groups representing constituents in over 100 countries delivered an urgent letter to President Obama requesting bold action to fight climate change. The let...
Read More »Sep. 22, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) applauds the return to Honduras of its legitimate president, Manuel Zelaya, who has taken refuge in the Embassy of Brazil in Tegucigalpa. At the same time we note with grave concern the siege on the Brazil...
Read More »Sep. 8, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
President Obama wants your ideas on how to protect our Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes! Our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are places of wonder and beauty, and they are also economic engines that provide valuable jobs, food, recreation, energy res...
Read More »Aug. 24, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
AUGUST 26, 2009 -- A broad coalition of more than 300 faith, human rights, social justice, and environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth, has composed and sent a letter to U.S. senators calling for energy and climate legislation that's ...
Read More »Aug. 19, 2009 / Posted by: NBerning / Categories: Blog
Friends of the Earth teamed up with Consumers Union and the International Center for Technology Assessment to compile the latest info about nanomaterials in sunscreens (pdf) and their potential hazards.
Read More »Aug. 14, 2009 / Posted by: MKeever / Categories: Blog
Friends of the Earth submitted comments to President Barack Obama’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, led by the White House Council on Environmental Quality. We commend President Obama for addressing the critical need for a national poli...
Read More »Aug. 12, 2009 / Posted by: NBerning / Categories: Blog
Friends of the Earth opposes the nomination of Joseph G. Pizarchik to become Director of the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. This office, located in the Department of the Interior, holds important regulatory authority...
Read More »Aug. 11, 2009 / Posted by: AMatisoff / Categories: Blog
UPDATE: Two months after the coup in Honduras, the coup regime has refused to accept diplomatic options to return the county to democracy. In light of these developments, the US State Department officials made it clear that they are considering le...
Read More »Aug. 10, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Our Health and Environment Campaigner, Ian Illuminato, traveled to Paris, France in mid July to speak at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference. The conference's focus was Potential Environmental Benefits of N...
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