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Even Without Handouts for Liquid Coal, Tax Package Pending in Senate Could Subsidize Dirty Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth dirty fuels campaigner Alex Moore had the following statement regarding the “American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010” (HR 4213), which includes a variety of tax breaks for polluting industries and may soon come up for a vote in the Senate. The bill passed the House of Representatives Friday, May 28. Read More
President Obama Moves to Create Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks
Washington, DC -- Today, President Obama issued an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to develop fuel economy and emissions rules for medium- and heavy-duty trucks for the first time. The order also extends current federal fuel economy and emissions regulations for cars and light-duty trucks through 2025 and supports the development of an infrastructure for electric cars. Read More
President Obama Misses Opportunity to Shut Door on More Drilling Disasters
Washington, D.C. – Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to President Obama’s remarks at this afternoon’s press conference. Read More
Firing of MMS Head is Damage Control, Not Real Reform
Washington, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to an Associated Press report that President Obama has fired Elizabeth Birnbaum, the head of the U.S. Minerals Management Service. Read More
New Bill Would Slash Wasteful Tax Breaks that Pad Big Oils Profits
Washington, D.C. — Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) announced Monday that he is introducing legislation to end a variety of loopholes that let big oil corporations skirt paying billions in taxes each year. His bill, called the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, is co-sponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). Read More
Friends of the Earth Sues, Petitions EPA re Failure to Properly Regulate Biofuels
Washington D.C.—The Clean Air Task Force and Friends of the Earth filed today a lawsuit to the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in the U.S. Court of Appeals and petitioned the EPA to reconsider its assumption regarding land conversion. Read More
Sen. Murkowski Poised to Bring Clean Air Act Rollback Measure to a Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has indicated that she could bring a measure to roll back the Clean Air Act to the Senate floor this week. Sen. Murkowski’s measure, called a “disapproval resolution,” would effectively destroy the Clean Air Act as a tool to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate disruption. Read More
Venter Takes Genetic Engineering to ‘Extreme New Level’
Washington, DC -- Today, the J. Craig Venter Institute announced the creation of the first living organism with an entirely synthetic genome. Read More
Cruise Lines Graded on Environmental Impacts
SAN FRANCISCO—An annual report card grading cruise lines on their environmental impacts was released today by Friends of the Earth, and the results aren’t pretty. Read More
Carbon Fraud Guide Details Dangers of Carbon Markets Contaminated By Offsets
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new “guide” for would-be carbon crooks and schemers released today by Friends of the Earth serves as a warning about the fraud, corruption and gaming abuses that are inherent to carbon trading systems contaminated with offset credits. Read More