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Feds launch two new proceedings to address safety concerns raised by petition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In today’s decision, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and staff to consider the issues raised by Friends of the Earth in…
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Prop 37: David versus Goliath fight
GMO labeling ballot initiative in California reignited movement for safe, sustainable and just food system and consumer right to know BERKELEY, Calif.– Yesterday, Californians voted 53 percent t…
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Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama
Congratulations to President Obama on his re-election and thanks for his acknowledgement in his acceptance speech of the ‘destructive power of a warming planet.’
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San Onofre: California launches investigation of cost issues as nation’s aging reactors face ‘mothballs’
Friends of the Earth: Continued operation of San Onofre is not cost effective IRVINE, Calif. — The California Public Utilities Commission will announce today that it is launching an investigatio…
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Indigenous leaders rejecting California REDD hold governor responsible for their safety
As California lawmakers prepare to launch the state’s cap and trade program as part of its Global Warming Solutions Act, or AB32, indigenous leaders traveled to Sacramento to urge officials not to i…
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Biofuels from algae pose threat to water and the climate, National Research Council reports.
This morning the National Research Council released a new report titled
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San Onofre: Hydrogen gas leak from crippled reactor exposes danger of restart
A reactor at the crippled San Onofre nuclear power plant is leaking hydrogen gas into the environment, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Although it is not yet known if the lea…
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UN biodiversity talks favor false solutions to biodiversity crisis
After two weeks of talks, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference comes to a close here today with Friends of the Earth International criticizing negotiators for…
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California’s global warming trading scheme could endanger indigenous forest peoples
Leaders of indigenous forest peoples warned today that California’s proposed carbon credits trading scheme – intended to help reduce global warming – could in fact threaten the survival of th…
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San Onofre: Feds stonewall nuclear watchdogs petition for legal hearing on reactor restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s continued refusal to consider a legally binding hearing on the future of the San Onofre nuclear plant has prompted Friends of the Earth to accuse the agency of…