Organization: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Mission: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH DEFENDS THE ENVIRONMENT AND CHAMPIONS A HEALTHY AND JUST WORLD.
Activities: OUTREACH & MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM:OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM EDUCATED MEMBERS AND ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS THE GREATER PUBLIC ABOUT SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO PARTICIPATE WITH FRIENDS OF THE EARTH TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDING PROTECTING POLLINATORS FROM TOXIC PESTICIDES, PROTECTING PUBLIC LANDS FROM POLLUTION, AND PREVENTING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS THAT WOULD HARM ECOSYSTEMS. WE DID THIS THROUGH ONLINE ACTION ALERTS, ONLINE ADVERTISING, MAILINGS PRINT NEWSLETTERS (TO MEMBERS), AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA SITES LIKE FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, AND FLICKR. WE ALSO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTLY REACHED AT LEAST 500,000 PEOPLE WHO TOOK MORE THAN 4.5 MILLING ACTIONS IN OUR 2020 FISCAL YEAR. THESE ACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE THE BANNING OF THE TOXIC PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS IN NEW YORK STATE AND THE CANCELLATION OF THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE. CHLORPYRIFOS HAS BEEN LINKED TO AUTISM, REDUCED IQ, ADHD, PARKINSON'S AND NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. FURTHER, CHLORPYRIFOS IS HIGHLY TOXIC TO WILDLIFE, JEOPARDIZING THE EXISTENCE OF ALMOST 1,4000 THREATENED SPECIES. THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE WOULD HAVE GENERATED 67 MILLION METRIC TONS OF CLIMATE POLLUTION A YEAR EQUAL TO 20 COAL PLANTS. IT WOULD HAVE RUN THROUGH THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, REQUIRED 38 MILES OF MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL, AND DAMAGED FARMLAND, FOREST, WILDLIFE AND HABITATS. AND IT WOULD HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED LOW WEALTH, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY:THE FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY TEAM CONDUCTS POLICY ADVOCACY, MARKET CAMPAIGNS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO PROMOTE A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. IN FY2020 THE TEAM ADVOCATED FOR PUBLIC POLICIES TO PHASE-OUT BEE-KILLING PESTICIDES AND CAMPAIGNED TO CONVINCE GARDEN STORES AND GROCERS TO STOCK MORE BEE-FRIENDLY AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS. IT ALSO HELPED INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS TO ADOPT MORE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY PURCHASING POLICIES AND ADVOCATED FOR BETTER REGULATION OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY.
CLIMATE AND ENERGY:THE CLIMATE & ENERGY TEAM PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY AND CONSERVATION AND FIGHTS TO END OUR DEPENDENCE ON DIRTY, HARMFUL SOURCES OF ENERGY INCLUDING COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS AND NUCLEAR. IN FY2020 THE TEAM RESISTED PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL ROLLBACKS AT FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO OPEN UP PUBLIC LANDS TO INCREASED FOSSIL FUELS. IT HELPED LEAD EFFORTS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES. IT CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND/OR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NC AND TN; AND PHASE OUT THE USE OF DANGEROUS, AGING NUCLEAR REACTORS IN FL.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Animal-Related