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Bob Dinneen and the Ethanol Industry Ready to Rumble
It seems like we've panicked the dirty ethanol lobby -- and that's a good thing. Bob Dinneen, the president of the Renewable Fuels Association, mentioned us in an article he wrote for the May issue of Ethanol Producer magazine entitled “Let the Fight Begin”: Read More
Congressman Doggett Takes on Liquid Coal
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means committee held its “Hearing on Energy Tax Incentives Driving the Green Job Economy.” At the hearing, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) took a bold stand against the coal industry, arguing that “clean coal” is a conflict in terms. Rep. Doggett said clean coal is like “safe poison.” Read More
New: From Genetically Engineered Corn to Cows
The spread of genetic engineering (GE) technology exacerbates the corporate consolidation occurring in the seed industry. This trend will continue, if not worsen, in livestock once the genetically engineering and cloning of animals is commercialized and becomes more prevalent. We must put a stop to this technology before it spreads to protect the livelihood of family farmers and the future of our food supply. Read More
Groups ask Obama to stick with UN as site of climate negotiations
A coalition of organizations, including Friends of the Earth, have signed a letter asking President Obama to recognize that solutions to the climate crisis must be agreed upon at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as it is the only space that respects the sovereign and equal rights of all countries – those most responsible for climate change and those most affected by it – to protect their economies, their people, their territory and their planet from the threat of climate change. Read More
Ship Shape: Emerging Threat in the Arctic — Polar Shipping
After a recent and unprecedented victory to reduce shipping air pollution in North America with the adoption of an Emission Control Area -- precipitated by domestic and international advocacy from Friends of the Earth -- our organization is turning its attention to vessel pollution in the Arctic waters of the frozen North. Read More
The Battle of The Corn Ethanol Tax Credits Begins…
In late March, Representative Earl Pomeroy introduced a bill that would extend the tax credits for corn ethanol by five years. The cost of extending the tax credits for corn ethanol would be over $31 billion dollars, with practically no impact on ethanol production. Read More
Federal Court Rejects Patents of Human Genes, Friends of the Earth Asks Congress to Make Ruling Permanent
The U.S. District Court of New York held yesterday in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, et al. that patents on human genes that correlate with increased risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer are invalid since genes and DNA sequences are naturally occurring. Read More
An Interview with Mike Mercredi, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations
Mike is a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations, an indigenous community located at Fort Chipewyan (or Fort Chip for short) in Alberta, Canada. European traders established an outpost here in 1821, and in subsequent years the tar sands industry has sunk its teeth into the land and the inhabitants.How has the tar sands industry changed life in your community? Read More