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Statement on President Obama’s Nobel Prize
For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement on today’s announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to President Barack Obama, in part because of his work on climate change:… Read More
Controversial Pizarchik Surface Mining Nomination Advances
For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Ben Schreiber, 202-222-0752 Controversial Pizarchik Surface Mining Nomination Advances Out of Committee; Key Democrats Voice Opposition Washington, D.C. -- The nomination of Joseph Pizarchik to the head the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement advanced out of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee today by voice vote. Read More
Friends of the Earth Statement on the Kerry-Boxer Draft Climate Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Schreiber, 202-222-0752, [email protected] Elizabeth Bast, 202-641-7203, [email protected] Friends of the Earth Statement on the Kerry-Boxer Draft Climate Bill (REVISED**) Washington, D.C.— Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the Kerry-Boxer draft climate bill: Read More
G20 Moves Forward on Subsidies But Fails on Climate Finance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Benjamin Schreiber, 202-222-0752, [email protected] Elizabeth Bast, 202-641-7203, [email protected] G20 Moves Forward on Subsidies But Fails on Climate Finance Washington, D.C.— Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the G20 communiqué released today: Read More
Global Civil Society Calls for Greater U.S. Leadership in Solving the Climate Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: In the U.S.: Elizabeth Bast, Friends of the Earth, +1-202-222-0719, [email protected] In Beijing: Chee Yoke Ling, Third World Network, +86 13910071567, [email protected] Read More
Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth, Responds to Senator Alexanders Nuclear Rant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Benjamin Schreiber, 202-222-0752, [email protected] Washington, D.C.— Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to Senator Lamar Alexander’s call for building new nuclear reactors: Read More
Report Warns That Carbon Derivatives Markets Pose Threats Congress Has Not Addressed
CONTACT: Michelle Chan, 202 427 3000, [email protected] Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, [email protected] Read More
Coalition Asks EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases and Other Toxic Air Pollutants from Factory Farms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kate McMahon, 202-222-0715, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Humane Society of the United States and a coalition of environmental and public health organizations filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to regulate air pollution from factory farms. The petitioners joining The… Read More
Erich Pica is New President of Friends of the Earth
Erich Pica, a nationally recognized expert on dirty energy subsidies, is the new president of Friends of the Earth. “For 40 years, Friends of the Earth has spoken truth to power and stood up to polluting special interests and their political cronies—Republican and Democrat alike,” Pica said. “I plan to maintain that proud tradition as Friends of the Earth continues its fight for a healthy and just world.” Read More
Cruise Lines Graded on Environmental Impacts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Marcie Keever, 415.544.0790 x223, [email protected] Neesha Kulkarni, 202.222.0724, [email protected] Disney Ranks Dirtiest, Holland America Best in First-Ever Cruise Ship Environmental Report Card from Friends of the Earth SAN FRANCISCO—Today Friends of the Earth issued the first-ever Cruise Ship Environmental Report Card, an assessment of the environmental and human health footprint of cruise lines and ships operating in the United States. Read More