Industrial marine finfish farming poses serious risks to our oceans, coastal communities, and public health. We represent a variety of stakeholders, industries, and organizations who rely significantly on a healthy ocean ecosystem.
An infographic outlining the locations and recent disasters of Industrial Ocean Fish Farms in the United States.
Since 1975 Friends of the Earth has maintained a presence in the Paci c Northwest, covering a broad range of environmental issues.
Our Oceans and Vessels Program is keenly aware that until we wean ourselves off fossil fuels, we must ensure that the best available technology and practices are continuously updated to reduce the risks posed by their transportation, because the greatest risk of an oil spill is complacency.
President Trump has given no indication that he intends to remove Pruitt, so it is time for Congress to take control. It is time for Congress to impeach Scott Pruitt.
Genetically engineered animal replacement products are entering the market before they have been proven to be safe, scalable and sustainable alternatives to factory farmed animal products.
We’ve galvanized volunteers to become environmental leaders in their own communities, kept Big Oil and Gas out of our precious public lands, and made big progress in our ongoing fight to eliminate bee-killing pesticides.
Our analysis shows that most of the top U.S. food retailers have a long way to go to address overuse of agricultural pesticides and to advance organic agriculture in the U.S.
TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture, one of the largest corporations on the international land market, is buying huge tracts of land in Brazil’s Cerrado region. TIAA-CREF’s land acquisition is part of a trend leading to expropriation of land from indigenous people, Afro-Brazilian quilombolas, and other peasant farmers, and driving the destruction of the fragile Cerrado ecosystem.
This farming technique is extremely risky and fraught with environmental and socio-economic havoc.