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10 environmental injustices from IPCC report on climate impacts
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched the second installment of its Fifth Assessment Report detailing the findings of Working Group II, which focuses on the impacts of climate change and outlines future risks and adaptation strategies. The report makes it evident that that the impacts of climate… Read More
Harvard: Stop destroying the IberWetlands!
Friends of the Earth Argentina is engaged in a campaign to protect some of that country’s most important wetlands, and their campaign will soon arrive at the doorstep of an unlikely accomplice in the potential destruction: Harvard University. According to a report released late last year by the Oakland… Read More
Bumitamas diary of destruction
When Friends of the Earth detailed the abuses and illegal actions of the Indonesian palm oil company Bumitama Agri in our report, Commodity Crimes last November, it set in motion a discussion in which the company made a number of promises to improve its practices. The report and its… Read More
Exxon Valdez anniversary it is unlikely that we will see another 25 years go by before we have another catastrophic oil spill
This month there are two significant anniversaries to acknowledge – the birth of the internet and the death of thousands of animals in Prince William Sound, Alaska due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Needless to say there is far more to celebrate about the internet (other than the… Read More
Lifting the crude oil export ban would magnify already substantial ship traffic risks off Alaskas coastline
The Aleutian Islands—an archipelago stretching for over a thousand miles from the coast of southeast Alaska towards the far east of Russia—is remote and ruggedly beautiful terrain. Its shores and surrounding marine waters, including the Bering Sea, provide key habitat for abundant seabird colonies, endangered Steller sea lions, and… Read More
March 21: The International Day of Mourning for Destroyed and Stolen Forests
The United Nations has declared March 21 the International Day of Forests: a day, in the words of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of all types of forests and trees to our economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being.” But a close colleague of Friends of… Read More
Fukushima lessons still haven’t been learned three years later
Three years ago this month an earthquake struck Eastern Japan, sparking a tsunami and a triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima. While the disaster has faded from much of the world’s memory, it is an ongoing tragedy for the 83,000 residents of Eastern Japan waiting to return home to an… Read More
No fracking way: New brief from Friends of the Earth Europe
In a new issue brief, Friends of the Earth Europe and other allies detail the potential threats that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a massive trade deal currently being negotiated between the EU and the United States, brings to the efforts to control fracking (also known as hydraulic… Read More
Friends of the Earth requests disclosure of relationship between former National Security Adviser and Keystone proponent
Friends of the Earth is asking for a clarification of relationships between the former United States National Security Adviser and proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline. On Thursday, March 13, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing entitled “Keystone XL and the National Interest Determination.” The Committee… Read More