Friends of the Earth (FOE) is a public interest environmental group committed to the conservation, restoration, and rational use of the environment. Founded by David Brower and other militant environmentalists in San Francisco in 1969, FOE works on...

An international federation comprising numerous autonomous organisations across the globe. The organisation exists to co-ordinate campaigns on environmental and social issues, in particular to further sustainable development. Originally formed in 1971...

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries.[1]. In contrast to many other NGOs operating internationally, Friends of the Earth International is structured from the bottom up as a...

I am beginning to suspect that my gardener is a Buddhist. That is the only plausible explanation for his reluctance to kill the caterpillars which destroy my Brussel sprouts. My inability to demand the use of pesticides is partly attributable to the inferiority I...

POLITICAL NOTES Clerk of courts candidate Longo still running Armstrong's new office Quakers and the environment. While the two may not have obvious ties, state Rep. Bryan Cutler of East Drumore Township met with the former Wednesday to discuss the latter. ...

Democrat John Edwards and Republican John McCain picked up separate endorsements Sunday from two national environmental groups that highlighted their commitment to ending global warming.Edwards won the backing of Friends of the Earth Action, the San Francisco-based political arm of Friends of the Earth. Republicans...

Environmentalists sued the federal government Wednesday, complaining that it has failed to regulate emissions from oceangoing vessels that pollute the air and cause respiratory illness around ports nationwide.The lawsuit alleges that the Environmental Protection Agency has missed its deadline to set emissions standards for ship...