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EU-U.S. trade deal: Concerns grow, but secrecy and privileged access remain
BRUSSELS – The latest round of trade negotiations between the EU and U.S. on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership end today with public disapproval growing stronger than ever. After another week of talks there is no more transparency about the content of the deal, and new evidence to suggest big… Read More
Friends of the Earth asks General James L. Jones to disclose financial ties to Keystone XL backers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline, Friends of the Earth is seeking clarification about the relationship between former United States National Security Adviser General James L. Jones and interests supporting the Keystone XL pipeline, including the American Petroleum Institute. Read More
Companies must not get more rights than people in EU-U.S. trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new round of talks between the EU and U.S. on a transatlantic trade agreement opens today in Brussels amid growing public concern and opposition. Public resistance is particularly focused on a controversial clause which could give foreign companies the right to sue governments. Friends of the Earth Europe… Read More
Statement on the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster
Three years ago today a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami which struck Eastern Japan. Three nuclear reactors and a spent fuel pond at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station proved vulnerable to the rising waters and melted down — causing an unprecedented nuclear crisis. On the third anniversary of… Read More
Friends of the Earth statement in approval of federal proposal to put nuclear fuel project on cold standby
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his budget today, President Obama proposed putting the Mixed Oxide Plutonium Fuel Program in “cold standby.” The program, often called MOX, is located at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina and was supposed to make surplus plutonium unusable for weapons by mixing it with uranium… Read More
Friends of the Earth receives more than $70,000 from CREDO
SAN FRANCISCO – CREDO, the progressive phone and credit card company and a frequent outreach partner with Friends of the Earth, announced today that it is donating $73,993 to Friends of the Earth for its work to fight the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. CREDO has donated more than $76… Read More
Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
Largest U.S. grocery stores will not sell genetically engineered salmon WASHINGTON, D.C. — The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Safeway (NYSE: SWY), have made commitments to not sell GMO salmon, according to statements released today by Friends of the Earth and a coalition… Read More
Friends of the Earth statement in support of XL Dissent demonstration against Keystone XL pipeline
Students from across the country will march on the White House this weekend to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. The XL Dissent mass demonstration will bring youth activists together “to tell President Obama to reject the northern leg of Keystone XL and protect us from a future defined by… Read More
Friends of the Earth Statement: DOE workers exposed to deadly radiation
Yesterday the Department of Energy revealed that 13 workers at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, known as WIPP, inhaled plutonium and americium following a Feb. 14 release of these elements from the plant. In response to this news, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the… Read More
Friends of the Earth responds to the State Department IG report on Keystone XL conflicts of interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the State Department Inspector General released the findings of its investigation into conflicts of interest by Keystone XL pipeline environmental review vendor Environmental Resources Management. The report also explored agency procedure which identifies and evaluates third-party vendors. Below is a statement from Friends of the Earth… Read More