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The secret Mitsubishi report revealed: Key quotes and conclusions
The just-released Mitsubishi Heavy Industries report on the San Onofre steam generators conclusively reveals that, as far back as 2005-2006, the joint Southern California Edison/Mitsubishi anti-vibration bar design team had identified worrisome problems with Edison’s proposed design for the steam generators MHI was contracted to build. The report confirms that… Read More
Assessing China’s commitment to greening its overseas finance, one year later
How green can China be? Can China hold true to its commitment to sustainably financing overseas investments by requiring banks to consider international environmental standards when making loans? These are the tough questions China needs to ask in assessing its one year old pledge to green investments abroad. Rey Edward, Friends of… Read More
New video: “Peril in the Pacific”
Friends of the Earth, U.S. has released a new video, “Peril in the Pacific: Trans Pacific trade agreement threatens people and the planet.” The video highlights the threats to the environment and human rights posed by the secret negotiation of the TPP deal and in particular its… Read More
Repository of Friends of the Earth submissions on the IMOs Polar Code
With Arctic sea ice melting dramatically due to global warming and natural resource development and trade on the upswing, the region is confronting substantial growth in commercial shipping within its waters. Increased Arctic shipping raises threats not only to human health and welfare, but also to the Arctic’s pristine environment. … Read More
Test summary: Potentially toxic titanium dioxide in sunscreen and cosmetics
Friends of the Earth has released new testing results from the Australian Government’s National Measurement Institute , which has found that many popular sunscreen and cosmetic products are using potentially hazardous forms of a common ingredient — anatase titanium dioxide and nano anatase titanium dioxide. Six of the eight products… Read More
The cruise industry screws up and we pay the price
The Carnival Triumph’s “cruise from hell”…the tragic capsizing of the Costa Concordia in Italian waters…the Shell oil rig that ran aground on a small island south of Kodiak, Alaska… …there hasn’t been a lot of good news in the last few months for the cruise and shipping… Read More
Synthetic biology and the bioeconomy: Feeding fuel to the fire of landgrabs and biodiversity loss
There must be a moratorium on synthetic biology – something Friends of the Earth is pushing for internationally – to ensure this emerging technology is properly regulated and does not threaten the environment, biodiversity, human health, or social justice. Read More
Arrested for the first time
Yesterday, I was arrested for the first time in my life! My hands were cuffed, alongside so many others, at the White House fence, as I joined 47 environmental and progressive leaders — including Bill McKibben of 350.org, Mike Brune of the Sierra Club, NASA climatologist Dr. James Hansen, Daryl… Read More
Synthetic biology on Dan Rather Reports tonight
Tonight, Dan Rather Reports will run an hour-long special on synthetic biology. Friends of the Earth has been leading the charge for the proper oversight of this emerging technology and was interviewed for this investigative piece and we highlight our concerns with the rapid developments in synthetic… Read More
Palm oil: fueling landgrabs and climate change, not development
Science and social movements agree: Palm oil expansion is bad for people and bad for the planet Just a few years ago, palm oil entered the spotlight as one of the best and brightest options for a “drop-in” biofuel feedstock (a type of biofuel that can be “dropped into” existing… Read More