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President Obama’s Risky Nuclear Industry Bailout

By Ben Schreiber, Climate and Energy Tax Analyst for Friends of the Earth Read More

GM Crops Failing to Tackle Climate Change

A new report from Friends of the Earth International reveals that claims made by the biotech industry that genetically modified (GM) crops can combat climate change are both exaggerated and premature. Read More

EPA Releases Final Biofuels Mandate Rules (RFS2)

In early February 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rules on the Renewable Fuels Standard. Friends of the Earth and allied groups had pushed the EPA to account for the indirect greenhouse gas emissions that biofuels production causes when calculating the global warming impact of biofuels. Read More

New Ads in Opposition to Obama Administration’s Nuclear Bailout

Friends of the Earth recently released two TV ads in South Carolina and Georgia opposing the Obama administration's proposed bailout of the nuclear industry. For more information about the ads, see our release. They're called "Family" and "Risk," and you can see them below: Family: Read More

Tar Sands: Resources and Information

Below, are resources and information on Friends of the Earth's tar sands campaigns. Fact sheets: General tar sands factsheet Keystone XL fact sheet Refinery tax credit fact sheet Read More

Resources for Journalists: Understanding the Copenhagen Accord

The two-week climate conference in Copenhagen this past December produced the Copenhagen Accord. The Accord is a two-and-a-half page document that emerged in the final days of the summit, containing an inadequate goal of keeping global temperature increases below 2?C and no mechanism for achieving this goal. As of February 4,… Read More

Cruise ships holding pollution just for the Winter Olympics?

The Port of Vancouver has announced that cruise lines visiting the port during the upcoming Winter Olympics, including Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines, will commit to implementing several environmentally friendly measures to protect the air and waters of the port from pollution. Read More

Meet Eric Hoffman

Friends of the Earth is a fierce advocate of scientific progress, but corporations often seek profit from scientific developments with little regard for human health. We must take precaution to ensure new technologies don't do more harm than good. In this video, Eric outlines some of the challenges that lie ahead for his campaigns. Read More

Investigative Reporting on Cruise Ship Pollution

In January, DC Bureau, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of investigative reporters ran two great in depth pieces on cruise industry lobbying, Read More

Use caution with colloidal silver

Statement regarding Friends of the Earth's position on colloidal silver products Friends of the Earth’s core reason for petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was due to concern about nanoscale silver and its use in great quantities in many products, which have the potential to generate serious antimicrobial resistance (as the United Nations and much of the scientific community have identified is happening with antibiotics). Read More