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People or Polluters?
Our elected officials set the tone for the upcoming budget debate early in the wake of the 2010 elections by trading expensive tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires in order to extend unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who still needed them in the wake of the largest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Read More
Dirty Business
A new report, Dirty Business: How TransCanada Pipelines bullies farmers, manipulates oil markets, threatens fresh water and skimps on safety in the United States, examines the tactics and motivations of TransCanada Pipelines, one of the continent’s largest pipeline companies, as it pushes for approval of its proposed mega-project, the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. Read More
World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing
World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing Something Old. Something New? Read More
Breast cancer gene case has another day in court
A three-judge federal appeals court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could decide the future of human gene patents. The high-profile lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation on behalf of a number of researchers, patients, women’s health organizations and scientific… Read More
Update: No end in sight for Japan nuclear crisis
Update on the nuclear crisis in Japan By Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth April 5, 2011 It's hard to believe that this week marks nearly a month since Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by the tsunami and the ensuing nuclear reactor and radioactive waste disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi site. Read More
2011 Biofools Nominees
Another Biofools Day is swiftly approaching and we need your help to pick out the biggest Fool of the lot! It has been a good year for Biofools of all shapes and sizes: ethanol subsidies were slipped into the December tax cut deal, EPA approved a 15 percent ethanol blend… Read More
Young voices on climate change
The Young Voices on Climate Change films present positive success stories of youth, ages 11 to 17, taking the lead in finding local solutions to the climate crisis and reducing the carbon emissions of their homes, schools and communities. The films document win-win scenarios. Creating less pollution and waste and saving money are in everyone’s self-interest. Read More
FAQ on the Nuclear Reactor Crisis in Japan
Friends of the Earth received many questions and comments regarding the unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan. We have compiled several of those questions and will be adding more to this page as more questions come in or as the situation changes in Japan. You can always contact us with more… Read More
FOE and Peruvian allies call on Zijin mining company to come clean
Zijin Mining Group, a leading Chinese gold and copper producer, is in the hot seat yet again for the way it handles environmental and social risks related to its mining business. Read More