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Ship Shape: Reducing Harmful Global Air Pollution
After a great amount of effort by Friends of the Earth and partners including air quality control districts, the U.S. Congress finally passed legislation last month to implement an international oc…
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Holding Bush’s EPA Accountable
More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA must treat greenhouse gases as “pollutants,” President Bush’s lap dog at the EPA—Administrator Stephen Johnson—still refuses to respo…
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Don’t Be A [Gene] Doper
Don’t Be A [Gene] Doper Athletes are seeking a new, controversial technology that may make it possible to alter their DNA, allowi…
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Ship Shape: Clean Cruise Ship Act
We have great news to share! Just last week, Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA) introduced the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008 (H.R. 6434), a bill that would finally put an end to the dumping of sewage and…
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What’s the Real Solution to High Gas Prices?
For decades, we’ve let Big Oil and the Highway Lobby write our energy and transportation policies, making our nation more oil-dependent and auto-dependant than any other country. This has left…
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Ship Shape: Introduction
Welcome to Ship Shape, a new series featuring our Clean Vessels Campaign! Friends of the Earth’s Clean Vessels Campaign is working to fight pollution from ocean going vessels such as cargo ships an…
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New Biotechnologies: No Longer Science Fiction
Gillian Madill, Friends of the Earth’s Genetic Technologies Campaigner, recently testified…
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Public Transportation, Gas Prices, and Climate
We can help American families cope with high gas prices by investing in public transportation and communities with transportation alternatives through climate change legislation. Gas price…