Friends of the Earth is greatly concerned about OPIC’s support of natural gas and aims to dispel the myth that it is a clean energy and a bridge fuel. Friends of the Earth recommends that OPIC take into account the following issues in order to improve the ESPS and end financing for natural gas (and other fossil fuels) and encourage even greater investment in renewables
Friends of the Earth U.S. writes to provide comments on OPIC’s potential support for the proposed expansion of an existing Bauxite mine in Sangaredi, Guinea. We have reviewed the project Environmental Impact Statement and we submit these comments in light of OPIC’s environmental and social policies, as well as its development mandate.
The statement calls on the Board of the Green Climate Fund to reject formal partnerships with these two banking giants, given their long records of fossil fuel financing, and human rights, environment, and financial scandals.
We hope the IOM will confirm the soundness of the current Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee process, and focus much of its review on how to enhance the ability of USDA and HHS to publish Dietary Guidelines that fully and clearly reflect the weight of the scientific evidence, as opposed to political or profit-driven food industry interests.
Joint civil society submission: Inputs for the Green Climate Fund’s to-be-developed Environmental and Social Management System
Friends of the Earth U.S. writes to provide comments on OPIC’s potential support for the proposed expansion of the Takoradi Port in the Western Region of Ghana.
New report finds 28 percent decrease in toxic pesticides in “bee-friendly” plants and shows that retailer commitments are shifting the market.
The September 2016 report catalogues the current use of avgas by piston-engine aircraft (small propeller planes and some helicopters), the gaps in regulations and proposed policy solutions.
Second annual report and scorecard that grades America’s top restaurant chains’ on their policies and practices regarding antibiotics use and transparency in their meat and poultry supply chains.
Scientists across the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in large part to the overuse of toxic pesticides. Forty percent of insects face extinction in coming decades, which could lead to “catastrophic ecosystem collapse” if we don’t change the way we farm, according to the latest science.
Bees and other pollinators – responsible for one-in-three bites of food we eat – are among…