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Great expectations: United States to lead Arctic Council

On April 24, at the Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, the United States will chair the Arctic Council, taking over from Canada. The last time the U.S. held the gavel at the Council — a high-level intergovernmental forum composed of eight nations and six native organizations focused on sustainable development… Read More

An Earth Day call to end polluter welfare

Here’s an Earth Day calculation: If we ever want to stop burning fossil fuels, we need to stop subsidizing the giant corporations doing the burning. That’s the gist of the End Polluter Welfare Act, a bill Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) are sponsoring this Earth Day. Read More

Emboldened green groups bullish on 2016

A leading green group wants to register 1 million voters who support candidates who back action on climate change, a goal that underscores the environmental movement’s growing campaign clout and sophistication. But as the environmentalists kick their campaign efforts into high gear, they’re wondering whether they have a presidential front-runner… Read More

Five years later, five lessons from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster

Monday, April 20, 2015, marks five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, which spilled 210 million gallons of oil across the Gulf Coast. On the Friends of the Earth Medium page, climate change campaigner Marissa Knodel notes five lessons to remember after the months-long spill, the effects of which… Read More

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster was five years ago today. Here’s what we still don’t know.

It’s officially been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, a well blowout and subsequent oil spill that caused the deaths of 11 men. A lot has happened since — a massive cleanup effort, scientific research on impacts, civil and criminal court cases galore. But the answers to many basic… Read More

Congratulations Berta Ceres and COPINH, 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize winner

We are excited to announce that the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America has been awarded to Berta Cáceres, the indigenous co-founder of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, known as COPINH. Friends of the Earth congratulates Berta and COPINH for their bold and… Read More

Earth Day at 45

Erich Pica and Nicolas Loris talked about how Americans view Earth Day 45 years after it was first celebrated, as well as the Obama administration’s approach to environmental challenges. A video clip was shown of President Obama’s Earth Day message in that week’s video address. Earth Day at 45 -C-SPAN… Read More

Greens divided over Hillary Clinton and Keystone

Hillary Clinton is maintaining her years of silence on the Keystone XL pipeline — and environmental groups are increasingly divided on how hard they should push her to take a stand. It’s a further sign that the never-ending pipeline drama will remain one of the biggest policy minefields facing Clinton’s… Read More

The nightmare outcome environmentalists fear from Obama’s trade deal

In the fall of 2013, American oil and gas company Lone Pine Resources sued Canada over a moratorium on fracking under the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Lone Pine claimed that the moratorium violated its “right to mine for oil and gas” as well as its right to a “minimum… Read More

The 114th Congress at 100 days

April 15 marks the 100th day of the 114th–some might call the best Koch money could buy–Congress. The first 100 days of any new Congress is a well-established timeline to evaluate its priorities, efficacy and focus. After sweeping into 2015 with overwhelming midterm election victories, and majorities in the House… Read More