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Congress dances for the applause of Canadian oil company
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a vote of 270-152, the House passed the Senate’s Keystone XL bill, sending it to President Obama’s desk. The White House has repeatedly affirmed the president’s intent to veto any legislation that aims to circumvent the National Interest Determination review process. Friends of the Earth’s Climate… Read More
Geoengineering: Unjust, unproven and risky
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the National Academy of Sciences released two reports on climate intervention through geoengineering. These reports assess two categories of geoengineering: carbon dioxide removal and sequestration and albedo modification. Although the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed upon a moratorium on geoengineering in 2010,… Read More
Coalition tells U.S. Export-Import Bank: don’t use U.S. dollars to finance coal project that threatens the Great Barrier Reef
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a coalition of scientists, business owners, Australian elected officials, and civil society groups from the U.S. and Australia — including the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth U.S. — sent a letter to U.S. Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg calling on the Bank to reject any… Read More
Rep. Upton pushes official policy of climate denial
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and the House Energy and Commerce committee released a framework for a package of energy reforms, apparently intended to open discussion on a comprehensive energy bill. The framework includes plans to expedite the approval of infrastructure projects such as pipelines and pushes… Read More
Public rally to oppose expanding offshore drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released its draft 2017-2022 program for oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf. The proposed program offers 10 new leases in the Gulf of Mexico, three off the coast of Alaska, and, for the first time, one… Read More
Green leaders urge president to ban bee-killing insecticides
EPA moving too slowly, letter says WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top officials of leading environmental groups representing millions of Americans today urged President Obama to take strong and swift action against neonicotinoid insecticides that are devastating honey bee and wild bee populations, threatening the nation’s food supplies. In a letter… Read More
Powerful lobby attacks food safety at Brussels trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An analysis released today by Friends of the Earth-Europe and other respected food safety watchdog groups reveals disturbing news: U.S. and European Union trade negotiators meeting in Brussels this week are actively promoting the agenda of biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industry lobbyists. Under the terms of the… Read More
Bill to fix broken RFS re-introduced in House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan bill to reform the federal renewable fuel standard was reintroduced in the House. Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte (R-Va.) with cosponsor support from Reps. Welch (D-Vt.), Costa (D-Calif.) and Womack (R-Ark.), the RFS Reform Act would eliminate the corn ethanol mandate, cap the maximum ethanol… Read More
Energy Department dispels myth of clean coal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Citing project delays, the Department of Energy announced it would cease funding FutureGen 2.0, an experimental coal facility in Meredosia, Illinois that was intended to capture and sequester carbon emissions. FutureGen 2.0 is the second iteration after the initial idea of a zero emission coal facility proved… Read More
EPA confirms Keystone XL fails climate test
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EPA published comments on the State Department’s analysis of the environmental impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, today. Among other things, the EPA concluded, “…development of oil sands crude represents a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions.” Friends of the Earth’s climate and energy associate… Read More