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Slow ships down to protect whales in the Arctic
As shipping continues to expand in the Arctic, whales in the region are expected to experience increased impacts as a result of underwater noise and ship strikes. A recent study looking at stress le…
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The “Rainforest Chernobyl”: Will U.S. Investment Treaty block justice for Amazonian People?
Who should pay to clean up what has been called the “Rainforest Chernobyl” in the Ecuadorian Amazon? Why are the people of the rainforest who suffered the most not represented directly before th…
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Meritocracy or plutocracy? Selection of new World Bank president
As expected, the current president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, recently announced that he’s stepping down. The outstanding question remains — what will the process be to replace…
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Cheater economics
Cheaters are lurking in the U.S. economy, corrupting what should be an honest game of production, commerce, and trade. “Cheater economics” refers to the corporate welfare system in which corporati…
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Polar protection on ice
London, U.K. — The polar waters of the Arctic and Antarctic are in jeopardy as a result of substantial delays to the development of environmental protection rules which will reduce the impact of…
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State Department sued for not disclosing Keystone XL pipeline lobbyists communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental group Friends of the Earth sued the State Department today to gain access to communications between the department and a broad web of lobbyists promoting the Ke…
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Take back our genes join the fight against gene patenting
Most people are shocked to learn that 20 percent of the human genome has been patented by corporations and scientists, granting companies ownership and sole access to these fundamental building blocks…
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Filing suit to block approval of new nuclear reactor design
Friends of the Earth and a coalition of 11 other groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday, February 16 to reverse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s misguided approval of risky new nuclear reactors at th…
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New investor brief exposes China National Petroleum Corporations lack of mechanism for addressing environmental and social risks
Friends of the Earth today released Crude beginnings, a new investor brief on the environmental and social risks associated with China National Petroleum Corporation, one of the world’s biggest oi…
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Crude beginnings: the environmental footprint of China National Petroleum Corporation around the world
The growing power of Chinese multinational corporations around the world, particularly in developing countries, is drawing a lot of attention. International companies complain that they are losing out…