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Fact sheets
Friends of the Earth produces factsheets to educate the public about policies being advanced in Congress and by the administration. Below you will find the most recent fact sheets. Click the project name (in parenthesis) to filter publications by project area.
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Durban Assessment: A Climate Deal for the 1% or the 99%? (Climate and Energy)
A civil society analysis of mitigation issues in the Durban talks
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GCF COP 17: Key considerations (Economics for the Earth)
Key considerations for Green Climate Fund at COP 17 (2011)
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Ethanol Infrastructure Factsheet (Climate and Energy)
Corn ethanol infrastructure, which includes pipelines, storage tanks, and special pumps at gas stations, is a bad investment for taxpayers and for the environment
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Genetically engineered mosquitoes in the U.S. (Food and Technology)
A private firm is planning to release potentially harmful genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys as early as January, endangering human health and the environment in what would become the first-ever U.S. release of these engineered bugs.
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Synthetic biology 101 (Food and Technology)
The basics about synthetic biology and its applications
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Biofuels and food insecurity: U.S. ethanol policy fuels global hunger (Climate and Energy)
U.S. biofuels policies are a leading cause of increased global food prices and market volatility, which threaten food security for communities both domestically and abroad.
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Genetically engineered salmon: A threat to the environment and public health (Food and Technology)
At least 35 species of genetically engineered fish are currently being developed around the world. One of these fish -- a GE salmon often referenced to as the “frankenfish” -- could soon appear on U.S. grocery shelves.
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Leveraging private finance: Lessons for climate and development effectiveness (Economics for the Earth)
This issue brief examines the Clean Development Mechanism's and the International Finance Corporation's track records of leveraging private finance in order to draw important lessons and recommendations for the design of the Green Climate Fund.
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Evidence of State Department bias in Keystone XL review (Climate and Energy)
This fact sheet documents evidence that the State Department is leading a corrupt federal review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline.
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The Blender's Subsidy: A bad investment tax credit for ethanol (Climate and Energy)
The target of this fact sheet is the blender’s subsidy, which is a more-than-$5-billion annual tax credit that goes to oil companies that blend ethanol into conventional gasoline. This subsidy is due to expire at the end of this year.