Climate champ Rep. Blumenauer casts unacceptable Fast Track vote
Today our sister group Friends of the Earth, along with Food & Water Watch and Greenpeace, began running television ads in Portland, Ore., and Washington, D.C. condemning Representative...
View ArticleJeb Bush rejects energy subsidies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush called for an end to both fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies at a campaign event yesterday in Manchester, N.H. Claiming that the free market...
View ArticleBernie Sanders for president
By Erich Pica, Friends of the Earth Action president We are at a generational, if not an historical, tipping point for our nation and the world. Our economy and institutional power structures have been...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth Action endorses Bernie Sanders for president
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth Action announces its endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders for president, citing his legislative record and leadership on critical, social and environmental...
View ArticleFOE Action welcomes Clinton KXL opposition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary Hillary Clinton has announced her opposition to a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Secretary Clinton was the head of the State Department when Canadian...
View ArticleSecretary Clinton’s statement on the Trans Pacific trade deal is a step...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in an interview on PBS News Hour stated that as of today, given what she knows of the Trans Pacific Partnership deal, it does not meet her bar...
View ArticleDebate reaction: Sanders is most consistent supporter of core environmental &...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a record reaching back three decades, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders demonstrated his support of core environmental and justice issues throughout the...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth Action launches Sanders 2016 TV ads in Iowa & NH
DONATE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth Action released a television ad today promoting Sen. Bernie Sanders. Entitled, “A bold and fearless voice,” the ads will run in Iowa and New Hampshire...
View ArticleBernie Sanders best choice to keep coal in the ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration announced today it will conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to examine the impacts that the federal coal leasing program has on the...
View ArticleIowa Caucus builds critical momentum for Sanders
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Bernie Sanders’ campaign gained critical momentum, setting up a showdown in the Granite State. Friends of the Earth Action President Erich Pica offers the following statement: The...
View ArticleNew Hampshire sends a message; Americans are unhappy with the status quo
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Sen. Bernie Sanders’ overwhelming win in News Hampshire builds important momentum in the primary. Following his momentum-building showing in Iowa, Sanders’ victory in the Granite...
View ArticleSupreme Court delays climate action
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court today issued a stay on the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. This effectively freezes implementation of the most significant action any president has taken...
View Article10 Reasons Friends of the Earth Action backs Bernie
“It’s time for a candidate with the experience, record and vision for a nation that protects all people and the planet they call home. It’s time for Bernie Sanders.” – Erich Pica, President, Friends of...
View ArticleFOE Action set to campaign for Bernie Sanders in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth Action announce plans, today, to begin active campaigning for Bernie Sanders in Minnesota. Through a door-to-door canvass, the group will conduct outreach efforts...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth Action endorses Pramila Jayapal for Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Friends of the Earth Action announces its endorsement of State Senator Pramila Jayapal, in her bid to represent Washington’s 7th Congressional District. “State Sen. Jayapal has a...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth Action endorses PG Sittenfeld for Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Friends of the Earth Action announces its endorsement of Councilman PG Sittenfeld, in his bid to represent Ohio in the United Sates Senate. “Throughout the course of his campaign, PG...
View ArticleFOE Action to air Pro-Sanders ads in Colorado
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friends of the Earth Action announced plans to begin airing television ads promoting presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders in Colorado, ahead of the state’s Democratic caucus...
View ArticleMichigan rejects job and planet killing trade deals
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Last night, in an historic upset, Senator Bernie Sanders defeated Secretary Hillary Clinton in the Michigan Democratic primary. The Flint Democratic debate, held days before, largely...
View ArticleSec. Clinton attacks Sen. Sanders for demanding stronger climate action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an exclusive interview with Time Warner Cable News on Monday, Secretary Hillary Clinton criticized Senator Bernie Sanders’ actions to combat climate change, stating, “I couldn’t...
View ArticleNY Democratic debate reveals stark difference in candidates’ climate leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Last night’s Democratic debate between Sec. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders saw the candidates spar over several environmental issues, and seemed to reveal a stark divide...
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