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.
Oct. 10, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Friends of the Earth and Friends of the Earth International have been working tirelessly with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to revise an international agreement that would strengthen ship emissions standards and allow countries to ...
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Oct. 8, 2008 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests / Tags: Dave hirsch
Members of the Friends of the Earth and Friends of the Earth International delegations let out a collective sigh of relief this afternoon when the IMO approved a major amendment to MARPOL Annex VI, an international agreement governing air pollutio...
Read More »Oct. 7, 2008 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests / Tags: John kaltenstein
Clean Vessels Program Manager, John Kaltenstein went to London, England to attend the 58th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Click here to read about Friends of the Earth and o...
Read More »Oct. 1, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
A Journey Through Environmental Degradation
Read More »Sep. 22, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Question: How can you reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save whales at the same time? Answer: By reducing ship speed!
Read More »Sep. 18, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Congress is failing to serve the public when it comes to our energy crisis and global warming. A compromised energy bill just passed the House and now the Senate is considering similar legislation THIS WEEK. House Democrats pushed weak legislation...
Read More »Aug. 29, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Reducing vessel speed represents one important way in which ships can limit air pollutants including greenhouse gases. A 10% decrease in fleet speed can translate into more than a 20% reduction in emissions. In California, the ports of Long Beach ...
Read More »Aug. 15, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
After a great amount of effort by Friends of the Earth and partners including air quality control districts, the U.S. Congress finally passed legislation last month to implement an international oceans convention to reduce harmful global air pollu...
Read More »Aug. 1, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Read More »Jul. 31, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA must treat greenhouse gases as "pollutants," President Bush's lap dog at the EPA—Administrator Stephen Johnson—still refuses to respond with meaningful action. We’ve dec...
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