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Thousands in Bangladesh march across 155 miles against threatening coal projects
Thousands of Bangladeshis participated in a “Long March” from the capital city of Dhaka to the Sundarbans forest March 10 to March 13 to protest the construction of various coal projects proposed…
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Pacific trade deal = climate disruption
The Obama administration and the fossil fuel industry are pushing Congress to approve a Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement with Japan and 10 other Asia-Pacific countries that would ramp up glob…
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Rally Tally: Hundreds surround the Superdome to demand no Gulf drilling
Gulf Coast residents and activists from around the country came together yesterday to stand strong against the Fossil Fuel Empires who submitted bids to drill on 43 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico…
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Rally Tally: Demanding justice for Honduran activist Berta Ceres
Berta Cáceres ¡presente! On Friday, March 4, Friends of the Earth joined other supporters in front of the U.S. State Department to remember Honduran civil and environmental rights activist Berta Cá…
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Rally Tally: Dozens of activists condemn the murder of Berta Ceres
Yesterday, Friends of the Earth co-sponsored a rally at the UN in New York City for Berta Cáceres and International Woman’s Day. Berta is a well-known indigenous environmental activist who was…
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Bangladesh coal projects put human health and pivotal ecosystem at risk
Communities in Bangladesh are fighting to stop multiple coal projects, which the U.S. Export-Import Bank may finance, from destroying the air they breathe and the natural resources they depend on. Two…
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5 simple reasons to oppose HSBC and Credit Agricole at the Green Climate Fund
Either Wednesday or Thursday of this week, the Board of the Green Climate Fund will decide whether or not banking giants HSBC and Credit Agricole will become “accredited entities” of the G…
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Es hora de convertir la retórica de buena comida de Olive Garden en realidad.
Darden is a major purchaser of meat and dairy — and should use that purchasing power to demand that its suppliers employ better animal welfare practices.
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Ugandan farmers call on UN to end disastrous palm oil project
For years, Friends of the Earth has been supporting farmers in Uganda’s Kalangala Islands to fight back against a palm oil land grab that has turned them from subsistence farmers and fishers…
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Arctic shipping policy: What’s wrong with this picture
Often we hear much talk about balancing economic and environmental concerns, and this idea — which has widespread support — is referred to as sustainable development. One of the places on…