Dec. 7, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth showed up at a press conference held by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this morning to protest his newly announced support for extending federal subsidies to ethanol. Several activists, dressed as &...
Read More »Dec. 7, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Washington, D.C. -- This week, the White House and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) proposed a plan to eliminate the nation’s gas tax of $0.184 on each gallon and instead replace it with an 8.4 ...
Read More »Dec. 7, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
TIANJIN, CHINA -- Experts on the dangers posed by carbon markets warned delegates at the UN climate talks here today against including carbon trading and offsets in any global climate agreement.
Read More »Sep. 22, 2010 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
United Nations climate negotiations will resume in Tianjin, China, on October 4, 2010. This is the first time formal international climate negations are taking place in China. Several stories are developing that you may wish to cover. Friends of t...
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