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Assault on Organics: Separating myth from fact
Experts discuss industry PR tactics at Expo West ANAHEIM, CA —In response to booming organic markets and growing consumer skepticism about industrial food, the agrochemical industry has spent an estimated $300 million in just three years on deceptive PR campaigns to denigrate organics and promote their vision of a chemical-intensive,… Read More
Keystone XL veto stands
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a vote of 62-37, Senate Republican leadership failed to override President Obama’s veto of legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline. The National Interest Determination process is nearing completion and the State Department is expected to make its final recommendations to President Obama in the coming months. Friends of the… Read More
Consumer, environmental, labor groups and tribes call on Costco to reject GMO salmon
SEATTLE, WA — A broad coalition of progressive groups, concerned Costco customers, and fishermen will demonstrate this Saturday at the Seattle Costco to challenge the grocery chain to publicly commit to not sell GMO salmon. Due to a campaign by Friends of the Earth and local, regional and national… Read More
Over 4 million people press Obama to protect bees
Congress heeds call to action and introduces legislation as pressure mounts on White House Task Force to issue meaningful recommendations WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of beekeepers, farmers, business leaders, environmental and food safety advocates rallied in front of the White House and delivered more than four million petition signatures today… Read More
McDonalds new antibiotics policy raises bar for U.S. restaurant industry
Friends of the Earth welcomes steps on chicken, urges specific goals for other meat products WASHINGTON, D.C. – McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) announced today that it will require its poultry suppliers to stop using medically important antibiotics, making it the largest restaurant chain in the country to adopt such a… Read More
Five groups mount “epic” push to enlist more Americans to join movement for a fossil-free, nuclear-free clean energy future
As Fukushima anniversary nears, interactive video at www.MakeNuclearHistory.org allows visitors to experience three very different energy futures, get involved in groups’ pushes on nuclear, wind power initiatives. WASHINGTON, D.C. – A week ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Fukushima reactor disaster, five leading organizations fighting for America’s clean-energy future… Read More
Progressive and conservative groups question White House representation of Trans Pacific Partnership investment chapter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in The Washington Post opposing the “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” chapter of the Trans Pacific Partnership. In response to Warren’s piece, the White House National Economic Council Director, Jeff Zients, wrote a blog post rebuttal that included many… Read More
Bee Swarm: Four million Americans demand President Obama save bees from toxic pesticides
Beekeepers, farmers and kids will swarm White House Wednesday to demand president save bees WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bee-lovers, beekeepers, farmers, and businesses representatives will swarm the White House on Wednesday to deliver petition signatures from over four million Americans, urging President Obama protect bees from neonicotinoid pesticides. Petitioners will perform… Read More
Bipartisan Senate bill to tackle broken Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Toomey (R-Penn.) introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The RFS requires U.S. blenders to use increasing amounts of biofuels in the U.S. fuel supply going towards 2022, including 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol in 2015. The bill… Read More
President Obama vetoes KXL bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama used only his third veto to halt a bill that would force construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Neither the House nor Senate have enough votes to override the president’s rejection of this controversial project. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the following… Read More