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Dangerous Senate Bill Threatens to Stymie Fight Against Global Warming
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth’s president, Erich Pica, had the following response to the four-page and 21-page summaries of the “American Power Act” cap-and-trade proposal by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman that leaked today. Read More
TV Ads Take on ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ in Wake of Spill
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth released a TV ad today that takes the fight to “drill, baby, drill” sloganeers in the wake of the mounting oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More
Environmental Champion David Obey to Retire from Congress
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman David Obey (D-Wisc.) announced this afternoon that he will not seek re-election this November and that he will retire after more than 41 years of service to Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district. Read More
It’s Not Just BP That Bears Responsibility for Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth's president, Erich Pica, had the following response to President Barack Obama's remarks this afternoon in Louisiana. Read More
Oil Spill Continues to Leak 1,000 Barrels Per Day into Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C.—Last Thursday, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig leased to oil giant BP, sank off the coast of Louisiana after an explosion. Eleven oil rig workers are still missing and presumed dead in what is shaping up to be the worst oil disaster in the U.S. since the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. Read More
EPA Proposes Rule to Phase out Lead from Aviation Fuel
Washington, D.C.--The Environmental Protection Agency responded to a petition from Friends of the Earth yesterday by announcing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding harmful lead in airplane fuel. Read More
Poetry Contest Calls Out Discovery for Sponsoring Sarah Palins New Nature Series
Washington, D.C.—More than 3,600 people across the country have voted in a poetry contest hosted by Friends of the Earth that berates Discovery Communications for teaming up with Sarah Palin on a new nature documentary series, Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Palin will receive more than $1 million per episode. Read More
State Department ignores global warming in draft assessment of Keystone XL pipeline’s environmental impacts
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of State released on Friday a draft analysis of environmental impacts that could be caused by a proposed pipeline to transfer dirty tar sands oil from Canada to refineries in Texas. Read More
U.S. Denies Climate Aid to Bolivia and Ecuador, Bullies Countries Not Supporting Copenhagen Accord
Washington, D.C.— An Obama administration official told the Washington Post in an article written today that it will withhold climate assistance funds from countries not supporting the Copenhagen Accord, including denying $3 million to Bolivia and $2.5 million to Ecuador. Read More
Justice Stevens announces retirement from Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. -- Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement today, ending a tenure that began in 1975. He is the Court's senior Associate Justice. Read More