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Groups call on Ecover and Method to drop extreme genetic engineering plans
Consumer, environmental, farming groups say synthetic biology is not natural or sustainable SAN FRANCISCO – In an open letter released today, 17 national and international consumer, environmental, w…
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Friends of the Earth statement on a bill to set a price on carbon
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced H.R. 4754, the Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014. The bill would require the U.S. Government to set a price, which would increase…
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White House doubles down on all-of-the-above energy strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration released an update on its “all-of-the-above” energy strategy. The report heavily advocates increased domestic oil and gas production, citing the natio…
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Europe trade deal threatens food safety
Friends of the Earth protests corporate capture of trade policy at USTR stakeholder event WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in Arlington, Virginia, trade negotiators from the United States and the European U…
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New report: Tiny ingredients, big risks
This press release has been edited to reflect new information as of June 13, 2014. Companies who have recently claimed they do not introduce nanoscale titanium dioxide into products highlighted on our…
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Top conservation groups urge Hillary Clinton to speak out against Keystone XL
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups representing millions of Americans today sent a letter to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to speak out against the Keystone XL pipeline. The cont…
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Whats the secret? Closed door U.S.-EU trade talks put environmental and public health safeguards at risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States and the European Union opened the fifth round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which are scheduled to run through Fr…
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Keep dirty energy out of Green Climate Fund, demand activists and community groups
A coalition of nearly 300 civil society organizations mainly from developing countries are raising alarms that the Green Climate Fund could be used to finance projects that are just a little less dirt…
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Bee losses highlight urgent need to restrict pesticides, shift to sustainable agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on honey bee losses in the United States based on a national survey of beekeepers conducted with the Bee Inform…
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New USDA report on honey bee losses to be released this week
Harvard study points to pesticide exposures as key contributor WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the USDA is set to release its annual report on honey bee overwintering losses, which are expected to be s…