We seek to create a system that benefits everyone. Whether we're stopping destructive corporate boondoggles or pushing for stronger government pollution standards, we aim to make it possible for all people to enjoy the planet's bounty. Our work focuses on the economic drivers of environmental degradation — from government subsidies and permits to societal issues like urban sprawl and the externalized costs of pollution — to limit and eventually end the destruction of the planet.
Our current campaigns have us leading the charge to stop genetically engineered foods from finding their way onto our plates, pressuring the federal government to prioritize people instead of polluters, and working to stop a toxic tar sands oil pipeline that would spell "game over" for the climate.
We are excited to announce our new campaign to prevent genetically engineered fish from hitting our plates.
Will you join us in asking grocery stores, restaurants, chefs and other food companies take the Pledge for GE-Free Seafood? By joining, companies are making public their policies not to purchase or sell genetically engineered salmon or other genetically engineered seafood.
Take action: Tell grocery stores to say no to genetically engineered seafood.
The State Department recently released a new Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, leaving us less than four weeks to weigh in on the pipeline before the project proposal goes to President Obama for approval or rejection. Take action here to submit your public comment to the State Department. We can’t stand by and let the fossil fuel industry determine U.S. climate policy -- it’s time to stand up and let the Obama administration know that it must say “NO” to the Keystone XL pipeline.
In December, the FDA made an announcement paving the way for the eventual approval of genetically engineered salmon -- the first-ever engineered animal that could sneak onto our dinner plates -- and it won’t be labeled. Since 2010, Friends of the Earth has, with your help, worked to stymie Aquabounty’s hopes for approval. It’s up to us again.
While communities across the globe suffer from droughts, wildfires, floods and other disastrous effects of climate change, there exists an untapped source of revenue that would fund climate solutions and more. A Robin Hood Tax, also called a financial transactions tax, would levy a tax of half of one percent or less on Wall Street financial exchanges, generating hundreds of billions of dollars to help address climate change, fight AIDS and expand access to healthcare and education. Thousands of activists have already gathered to show their support for a Robin Hood Tax in the U.S. We’re urging President Obama to help make this solution a reality.
In a press release issued yesterday by Friends of the Earth Internation...
The third meeting of the United Nations Green Climate Fund wrapped up l...
Tell President Obama and Secretary Kerry: Reject the Keystone XL!
