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Celebrate the Earth, but don’t believe the corporate hype

Earth Day continues to be a moment when people come together to pick up trash, to learn and teach, and to take a moment to reflect. It is also a day when corporate America loves to broadcast its social responsibility and to spend public relations budgets on ever-increasing forays into greenwashing. 

Donor Profiles: Sophia Harris of the Aall Foundation

Sophia Harris, one of the directors of the Aall Foundation, discovered Friends of the Earth after a personal experience involving pollinators on the Cayman Islands.

Latest IPCC Reports Underscore Threat of Climate Disinformation
Latest IPCC Reports Underscore Threat of Climate Disinformation

The only path to progress is to do the reverse: unite and demand social media companies disclose their data and be held accountable for their role in perpetuating this existential threat.

Procter & Gamble Sources Suffering from Indonesia’s Forests
Procter & Gamble Sources Suffering from Indonesia’s Forests

A report released by Friends of the Earth US and WALHI finds that Astro Agro Lestari are caught up in land conflicts with local communities, and are responsible for environmental and human rights abuses.

Where Do Cruise Ships Dump Their Waste?
Where Do Cruise Ships Dump Their Waste?

Cruise ships can dump waste in the oceans. Explore where they are legally permitted to dump human waste, dirty wash water waste, and food waste.

How Eco Friendly Are Cruise Ships
How Eco Friendly Are Cruise Ships

If you’re looking for an eco friendly vacation, before deciding on a cruise check out how environmentally friendly they really are.

Cruise Ships’ Environmental Impact
Cruise Ships’ Environmental Impact

Cruise ships’ environmental impact is pushing the planet toward climate catastrophe. Toxic air and water pollutants are harming the environment.

How Cruise Ships Impact Orcas
How Cruise Ships Impact Orcas

Orcas face extreme stressors from polluting cruise ships which is pushing them further to the brink of extinction.

Green Alternatives to Cruising
Green Alternatives to Cruising

Consider these green alternative to cruising tips to ensure you have the vacation you’ve always envisioned while helping protect the planet.

Fighting to Win: How an Indonesian Land Defender Stood up to Conflict Palm Oil
Fighting to Win: How an Indonesian Land Defender Stood up to Conflict Palm Oil

As industrial agribusiness razes the world’s last standing forests and accelerate the climate crisis, land defenders are fighting back.