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Waxman-Markey Strips EPA of Clean Air Act Authority to Fight Global Warming
Effectiveness of the Clean Air Act The history of the Clean Air Act has demonstrated its value in reducing air pollution and improving health and welfare in cost-effective ways. Its prog…
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Senate’s Dirty Energy Bill
The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA) fails to heed President Obama’s call for clean energy jobs and a green economy. Instead it takes the same past false steps and increases o…
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Senate Committee Attempts Flashback to Bush Energy Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ben Schreiber, 202-222-0752 Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 WASHINGTON, D.C.The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee toda…
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U.S. Holds Climate Negotiations Hostage
For Immediate Release June 12, 2009 Contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, [email protected] (in U.S.) Elizabeth Bast, 202-222-0719, [email protected] (in U.S.) Kar…
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Nano-silver: Extreme Germ Killer Presents Growing Threat to Public Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Ian Illuminato, 250-478-7135 New report from Friends of the Earth sheds light on risks from p…
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House Green Economy Bill Falls Short
Polluting special interests have weakened bill; it now falls far short of vision for clean energy future Obama articulated during campaign A bill intended to spur the United States’ tran…
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Video Blogging From Bonn
Friends of the Earth staff share their take on international climate negotiations International climate change negotiations are underway in Bonn, Germany. These negotiations, formally know…
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Waxman-Markey Gives Big Bucks to Polluters
Just when you thought that the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill couldn’t get any worse, it does. According to Friends of the Earth’s analysis of the bill, the bill would allocated tens of bill…