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Friends of the Earth International expresses solidarity with the people of Ferguson, Missouri and people around the world who face social and racial injustices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During its recent biennial meeting, Friends of the Earth International representatives expressed concern over the growing rise of social and racial injustices, most recently in Ferguson, Missouri. Delegates representing 75 organizations on every continent and whose members comprise the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, have pledged to… Read More
U.S.-China agreement will not fix the climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the announcement of a negotiated deal between the United States and China on greenhouse gas reductions, Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pica made the following statement: While the U.S.-China Announcement on climate change creates important political momentum internationally, it falls significantly short… Read More
Good News: Trans Pacific trade deal continues to stall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at the start of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, countries negotiating the TransPacific Partnership failed to produce even a “framework agreement” on the TPP trade agreement. The APEC meeting was supposed to be the latest deadline for completing the TPP deal. Erich Pica, president of Friends… Read More
Despite worse-than-coal emissions, Obama administration finds yet another natural gas export facility environmentally insignificant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s draft environmental impact statement on the Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed liquefied natural gas export plant in Coos Bay, Oregon, found that any potential environmental impacts would become insignificant if mitigation measures were implemented. This analysis moves yet another terminal for… Read More
Republican-controlled congress will not make passing Fast Track easier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During his post-election news conference, President Obama said that he expects to cooperate with congressional Republicans on his trade agenda: a sentiment echoed by future Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell. Passing Fast Track trade promotion legislation as their first post-election act could hasten congressional approval of the… Read More
Midterm election results: Greatest Congress the Kochs ever bought
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the election votes tallied to reveal a Republican Senate majority, many progressive groups are bracing for an assault on environmental protections, clean air and water, and a deepening social divide in the nation. Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth, issued the following response to… Read More
Friends of the Earth, citing IPCC report, calls for a new era of renewable energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the final report of its Fifth Assessment Report, a synthesis of three previous IPCC reports. The synthesis report summarizes findings by thousands of scientists from around the world and delineates the extent to which human-caused climate change is gravely… Read More
Climate activists march 3,000 miles to demand action on climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dozens of climate activists participating in the Great March for Climate Action from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., arrived today at the White House, having walked over 3,000 miles. Their arrival kicks off a “Beyond Extreme Energy” week of actions in the nation’s capital to call… Read More
Bloated oil profits and corporate welfare: a trick to taxpayers, a treat to polluters
WASHINGTON, D.C. —This morning, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reported its third quarter earnings for 2014 — an eye-popping $8.07 billion. Yet, ExxonMobil paid an effective tax rate of only 10.2 percent on its U.S. income in 2013, and likely received a significant share of the $10.5 billion in federal… Read More
Energy East Pipeline: Concerned Citizens in U.S. and Canada Pledge to Block TransCanadas Latest Tar Sands Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Canadian oil giant TransCanada filed an official application with the Canadian National Energy Board for permits to build its proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline. Concerned North Americans have already committed to challenging the project on both sides of the U.S. – Canada border. If approved,… Read More