In July 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote on three new free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Friends of the Earth and other environmental advocates oppose ratification of the three agreements, which were negotiated by the George W. Bush administration and are based on the flawed model of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2011
Contact:
Kelly Trout, Friends of the Earth, (202) 222-0722, ktrout@foe.org
Marianne Engelman Lado, Earthjustice, (212) 791-1881 x228, mengelmanlado@earthjustice.org
Deborah Behles, Environmental Law & Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law, (415) 369-5336, dbehles@ggu.edu
President Obama will deliver the State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, January 25. The speech will provide important indications about the President’s priorities for the next year, and should signal to environmentalists the extent to which he plans to stand up to corporate polluter lobbyists and support a pro-environment agenda.
Here’s Friends of the Earth’s view of what the President should say about energy and the environment, and what he shouldn’t say.
For Immediate Release
January 21, 2011
Contact:
Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, ktrout@foe.org
Kate McMahon, 978-758-9584, kmcmahon@foe.org
EPA Approves High Ethanol Fuel for More Vehicles
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2010
Contact:
Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, ktrout@foe.org
Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, nberning@foe.org
New Jersey Governor Blocks Crucial Transit Tunnel
For Immediate Release
October 15, 2010
Contact:
Severin Skolrud, 202-222-0734, skolrud@foe.org
Carly Pildis, 202-222-0723, cpildis@foe.org
President Obama hits two birds with one stone with new gas tax proposal
For Immediate Release
July 27, 2010
Contact:
Kelly Trout, ktrout@foe.org, 202-222-0722 (o), 717-439-0346 (c)
Kim Huynh, khuynh@foe.org, 202-222-0723
Senate ‘Spill’ Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Gulf Oil Tragedy
Bill contains some positive measures, but squanders opportunity to catalyze an oil-free future