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A Modest Proposal to Prevent Tropical Deforestation: Tax the Billionaires (And the Corporations They Own)
A Modest Proposal to Prevent Tropical Deforestation: Tax the Billionaires (And the Corporations They Own)

When oligarchs in the US or the EU build their wealth by extracting resources elsewhere – by and large from the resource-rich ecosystems and cheap labor of the global South – the problem demands a global response.

What are the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture?
What are the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture?

Regenerative agriculture is gaining attention as a powerful response to the environmental damage caused by industrial farming.

Leaving No One Behind?: the Heated Landscape of Financing for Development
Leaving No One Behind?: the Heated Landscape of Financing for Development

Mining, oil and gas and industrial agribusiness driving 90 percent of forest and biodiversity destruction, and while there are tireless campaigns everywhere to reign in the destruction, if the incentives don’t change, the outcomes won’t change either.

The Environmental Tragedy of Plastic Pellets
The Environmental Tragedy of Plastic Pellets

A major source of ocean microplastics, tiny plastic pellets are a large problem in our marine environments.

An Interview With Our Ports Campaigner
An Interview With Our Ports Campaigner

To learn more about our Ports and Environmental Justice campaign, we sat down with our Senior Ports Campaign Terrance Bankston to dive deeper into his team's work.

Resisting the Onslaught of Trump Executive Orders 
Resisting the Onslaught of Trump Executive Orders 

Since his inauguration, we have seen a record flurry of Donald Trump Executive Orders (EO), which as of last count stand at 103. Trump has signed more executive orders in his first 10 days than any recent president has in their first 100 days, issuing directives on civil rights rollbacks, the expansion of oil and gas handouts, and elimination…

What are CAFOs?
What are CAFOs?

What are CAFOs? They are an example of industrial agriculture, which aims to produce as many calories as possible as cheaply as possible.

Louisiana: Zero-Emission Ports and a More Sustainable Future
Louisiana: Zero-Emission Ports and a More Sustainable Future

Written by: Terrance L. Bankston, Senior Ports and Freight Campaigner, and Tyler R. Johnson, Ports and Community Engagement Assistant, Friends of the Earth (FoE)

Contributors: Rise St James Photos are courtesy of: Friends of the Earth and Fast Action on Super Pollutants Today

In 2024, Friends of the Earth and Fast Action on Super Pollutants Today embarked on a groundbreaking advocacy campaign focused on the busiest Port communities in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, and…

Helping to Bridge the Gaps between Ports and Parents from Environmental Justice Communities
Helping to Bridge the Gaps between Ports and Parents from Environmental Justice Communities

by Tyler R. Johnson, Ports and Community Engagement Assistant and Terrance L. Bankston, Senior Ports and Freight Campaigner

Contributors: Erica Beverett, Community Engagement Organizer, Parents Engaging Parents New Jersey (PEPNJ) & Altorice Frazier, Port Campaigner - Northeast, Pacific Environment 

Photos are courtesy of: Friends of the Earth and Parents Engaging Parents NJ

On February 6, 2023, Terrance L. Bankston, a native of Newark, New Jersey took on the new role of the Senior Ports and…

Manure biogas is a climate smokescreen for big agriculture
Manure biogas is a climate smokescreen for big agriculture

The production and use of manure biogas hurts communities in numerous ways. Hear from community members about how it’s affecting them: