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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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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.
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Environmental impacts of ethanol and other biofuels (Climate and Energy)
This fact sheet examines the environmental impacts of industrial corn farming for ethanol.
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U.S. ethanol policy: Fact or fiction (Climate and Energy)
This fact sheet lays out the truth behind some of the false claims laid out by corporate ethanol supporters.
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The Korea Free Trade Agreement: bad for the environment (Economics for the Earth)
The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and in particular its investment chapter and the side agreement on autos threaten to undermine environmental and climate protection policies in both countries.
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ARPA-E: Not as green as it’s cracked up to be -- synthetic biology edition (Food and Technology)
This issue brief explains how the Advanced Research Project Agency - Energy funds risky synthetic biology research (for applications such as biofuels).