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Lawsuit calls for new environmental review of the Federal Coal Management Program
On November 25, 2014, Friends of the Earth and the Western Organization of Resource Councils, with support from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to require the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management… Read More
Fossil-fuel lobbyists, bolstered by GOP wins work to curb environmental rules
Oil, gas and coal interests that spent millions to help elect Republicans this year are moving to take advantage of expanded GOP power in Washington and state capitals to thwart Obama administration environmental rules. Fossil-fuel lobbyists, bolstered by GOP wins work to curb environmental rules -The Washington Post 12/7/2014… Read More
Friends of the Earth downgrades cruise industry
Friends of the Earth has downgraded the cruise industry on environmental stewardship for what it says is a lack of transparency. In the group’s annual environmental report card for 2014, Disney Cruise Line earns a C+, the highest grade of any of the 16 lines reviewed. Friends of the Earth… Read More
Environmental group gives cruise lines failing grade for transparency
Friends of the Earth issued an annual environmental scorecard for the cruise industry, giving all cruise lines an F for transparency for what it says was a refusal to cooperate with data gathering. The environmental organization said it added a fourth criteria, transparency, to its scorecard this year and… Read More
Cruise lines get an F for refusing to share environmental data
The cruise industry has received mixed marks over the years for its environmental practices. But this year, every cruise line got a failing grade for transparency from an environmental group. Friends of the Earth, which produces an annual environmental report card for the cruising industry, said the entire industry stopped… Read More
Heres What Happens To Sewage On Cruise Lines
Cruise ships released over one billion gallons of sewage into the ocean in 2014, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth. The analysis, which worked off of federal data, did show that some of the 16 cruise lines assessed are slowly becoming more environmentally friendly. But according… Read More
“F” for Transparency: Cruise Lines Refuse to Release Environmental Practices
The Friends of the Earth (FOE) non-profit organization just released its “Cruise Ship Report Card” for 2014. In a press release, the FOE states that “cruise ships dumped more than a billion gallons of sewage in the ocean this year, much of it raw or poorly treated . . ” The amount… Read More
BLM Hasn’t Performed An Environmental Review of Coal Leasing Program Since 1979
It has been 35 years since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last performed an environmental review of its coal leasing program. Two environmental groups are suing theBLM to force a review of the program. BLM Hasn’t Performed An Environmental Review of Coal Leasing Program Since 1979 -DeSmogBlog 12/4/2014… Read More
Environmental group: U.S. tax credit for wind energy not enough
An environmental group said a bill extending tax relief for the U.S. wind energy sector pales in comparison to subsidies for the fossil fuels industry. Environmental group: U.S. tax credit for wind energy not enough -UPI 12/4/2014… Read More
Indonesias new president takes key step in protecting rain forests from palm oil plantations
In our campaign to halt the expansion of palm oil plantations, Friends of the Earth U.S. works closely with our partners at Walhi/Friends of the Earth Indonesia, and we are excited to announce that Walhi has achieved a major step toward one of the core goals of their palm oil… Read More