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Internal State Department documents raise concerns, new questions
We have obtained documents from the State Department in response to our Freedom of Information Act request that provide…
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Nano-silver and bacterial resistance
For almost 100 years, we have waged a war on bacteria. In a new report by Friends of the Earth, we argue that this war, far from making people safer, may have a harmful impact on people’s health. …
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Why I joined the sit-in to stop the Keystone XL pipeline
With joy and resolve, I was arrested for the first time on August 29. I joined more than 1,200 people who stubborn…
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Green Scissors 2011 and ARPA-E
The recently released Green Scissors 2011 report identifies environmentally beneficial spending cuts that could save taxpayers more than $380 billion. Recommended cuts range from giveaways to big oil…
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End Big Oil subsidies action toolkit
Each year, the federal government gives away more than $10 billion in tax breaks to oil and gas companies. These polluting industries are already raking in record profits — it’s an outrageous…
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How the EPA Encourages Climate Change
A new report by Friends of the Earth, Corn Ethanol and Climate Change, demonstrates how the Renewable Fuel Standard, in spite of its climate protections, increases environmental degradation. The RFS…
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Climate talks in Bonn
Read more about the international climate negotiations: Read informational briefs about pressing issues at Bonn Huffington Post: Will Bonn Climate Talks Reflect a Dramatically Changed World? Deutsche…
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Proposed trade agreements threaten U.S. environmental policy
In July 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote on three new free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Friends of the Earth and other environmental advocates…
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Climate change and weather chaos
In the past several years, extreme weather events have wreaked devastation around the globe – from violent tornadoes that descend out of nowhere to reduce entire towns to rubble, to floodwaters that…
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Senate votes to end ethanol tax breaks
On June 16, 2011, the Senate voted 73-27 to end the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. This major victory against dirty corn ethanol had strong bipartisan support across the political spectrum…