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Reducing vessel speed represents one important way in which ships can limit air pollutants including greenhouse gases. A 10% decrease in fleet speed can translate into more than a 20% reduction in…

After a great amount of effort by Friends of the Earth and partners including air quality control districts, the U.S. Congress finally passed legislation last month to implement an international oc…

More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA must treat greenhouse gases as “pollutants,” President Bush’s lap dog at the EPA—Administrator Stephen Johnson—still refuses to respo…

Friends of the Earth’s new analysis s…

Don’t Be A [Gene] Doper Athletes are seeking a new, controversial technology that may make it possible to alter their DNA, allowi…

We have great news to share! Just last week, Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA) introduced the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008 (H.R. 6434), a bill that would finally put an end to the dumping of sewage and…

For decades, we’ve let Big Oil and the Highway Lobby write our energy and transportation policies, making our nation more oil-dependent and auto-dependant than any other country.  This has left…

Welcome to Ship Shape, a new series featuring our Clean Vessels Campaign! Friends of the Earth’s Clean Vessels Campaign is working to fight pollution from ocean going vessels such as cargo ships an…

Gillian Madill, Friends of the Earth’s Genetic Technologies Campaigner, recently testified…