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  • IRC talking points

    Talking points for elected officials about the need for an Independent Redistricting Commission in North Carolina.

  • Velella Epsilon Offshore Aquaculture Facility

    The proposed Velella Epsilon project is an offshore fish farm that involves the concentrated cultivation of finfish in net pens, pods and cages. These industrial ocean fish farms allow free exchange b…

  • Government Ethics and Accountability Campaign: Position Paper

    It is time to embark upon a similarly ambitious set of reforms to ensure no elected or appointed official, including the president, is allowed to abuse their power.

  • Economic Policy Campaign: Position Paper

    Mega-mergers in many sectors — from finance to agriculture to technology — have increased corporate power and control, both in economic and political terms. Today, corporations have a stronger e…

  • Democracy Campaign: Position Paper

    Friends of the Earth strives for a healthier and just world. Yet, environmental and social progress on every issue we work on — from curbing climate change to ensuring the safety of the food we eat…

  • Support the Keep Finfish Free Act (HR 2467)

    The federal government is working toward permitting industrial ocean sh farms in federal ocean waters without explicit Congressional authorization. The Keep Fin sh Free Act (H.R. 2467) simply provide…

  • Regenerative Agriculture Campaign: Position Paper

    We need a massive expansion of diversified, organic and ecologically regenerative farming systems. These are based on practices that draw carbon out of the atmosphere and produce abundant, nutritious…

  • Climate Policy Campaign: Position Paper

    Climate policy must combine environmental stewardship with economic, social and racial justice. In addition, federal climate policy will require not only aggressive mandates but massive public investm…

  • Talking Points: Industrial Ocean Fish Farming

    Industrial ocean fish farming is a form of aquaculture that involves the mass breeding, rearing and harvesting of finfish in net pens, pods, and cages, allowing for unrestricted exchange between the…