Apr. 28, 2009 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Legal, News Releases, Oceans and Forests
SAN FRANCISCO—Friends of the Earth issued a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today requesting that the EPA update standards governing sewage dumping from large ships. The environmental group said current vessel sewage dis...
Read More »Nov. 4, 2008 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests
SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s Board of Directors approved a recommendation to use engines 20 percent cleaner than required by law, as well as experiment with biodiesel, for its ne...
Read More »Nov. 3, 2008 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
Cruise Ships Generate Vast Quantities of Waste Cruise ships generate hundreds of thousands of gallons of human sewage and offer a host of amenities that create pollutants, including dry-cleaning, pools, hair salons, restaurants, photo processing, ...
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Oct. 8, 2008 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests
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 »Tell Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.
