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New video: “Peril in the Pacific”
Friends of the Earth, U.S. has released a new video, “Peril in the Pacific: Trans Pacific trade agreement threatens people and the planet.” The video highlights the threats to the environment and…
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Repository of Friends of the Earth submissions on the IMOs Polar Code
With Arctic sea ice melting dramatically due to global warming and natural resource development and trade on the upswing, the region is confronting substantial growth in commercial shipping within its…
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Groups urge FEC to take action against Chevron for $2.5 million super PAC contribution
Money given to Congressional Leadership Fund violates prohibition on political giving by federal contractors WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Election Commission should take enforcement action ag…
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Tests reveal potentially toxic titanium dioxide in sunscreen and cosmetics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Friends of the Earth U.S. and Australia revealed new testing results from the Australian Government’s National Measurement Institute, which found that many popular su…
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Test summary: Potentially toxic titanium dioxide in sunscreen and cosmetics
Friends of the Earth has released new testing results from the Australian Government’s National Measurement Institute , which has found that many popular sunscreen and cosmetic products are using po…
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Friends of the Earth statement on the nominations for Secretary of Energy and EPA Administrator
Washington, D.C. — Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica provided the following statement on the nominations of Ernest J. Moniz as Secretary of Energy and Gina McCarthy as Administrator of…
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The cruise industry screws up and we pay the price
The Carnival Triumph’s “cruise from hell”…the tragic capsizing of the Costa Concordia in Italian waters…the Shell oil rig that ran aground on a small island south of Kodiak, Alaska… …the…
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Synthetic biology and the bioeconomy: Feeding fuel to the fire of landgrabs and biodiversity loss
There must be a moratorium on synthetic biology – something Friends of the Earth is pushing for internationally – to ensure this emerging technology is properly regulated and does not threaten t…
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Friends of the Earth alarmed by President Obamas State of the Union remarks on Atlantic and Pacific trade negotiations
Washington, D.C. – Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, today released the following statement expressing alarm about President Obama’s remarks in his State of the Union speech regar…
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Arrested for the first time
Yesterday, I was arrested for the first time in my life! My hands were cuffed, alongside so many others, at the White House fence, as I joined 47 environmental and progressive leaders — includin…