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U.S. Denies Climate Aid to Bolivia and Ecuador, Bullies Countries Not Supporting Copenhagen Accord
Washington, D.C.— An Obama administration official told the Washington Post in an article written today that it will withhold climate assistance funds from countries not…
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Justice Stevens announces retirement from Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. — Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement today, ending a tenure that began in 1975. He is the Court’s senior Associate Justice.
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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 Natio…
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World Bank urged to vote no on Eskom coal loan
Washington, DC – The World Bank is expected to vote tomorrow, April 8, on whether to approve a $3.75 billion loan that would help South African utility Eskom build the 4800 MW Medupi coal-fired…
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Congressman Collin Peterson Wins Biofool of the Year Award
Washington, D.C. Congressman Collin Peterson, chairman of the powerful House Agriculture Committee, prevailed against tough competition to receive Friends of the Earth’s annual Biof…
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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
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Historic Greenhouse Gas Standards Set for Cars
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration today established a greenhouse gas pollution standard for motor vehicles that will result in the sale of cleaner, more efficient ve…
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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…
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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 i…