Friends of the Earth (FoE) Canada is a charitable, non-profit environmental organization. Our mission is to serve as a national voice for the environment, working with others to inspire the renewal of our communities and the Earth, through research, education and advocacy. It is the Canadian voice for FoE International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 70 national member groups.
from Friends of the Earth
WASHINGTON DC, April 15, 2014 — The environmental watchdog group that uncovered conflicts of interest between the State Department led by Hillary Clinton and lobbyists for the Keystone XL pipeline, today demanded the release of records that could illuminate a continued cozy relationship between pipeline proponents and Clinton’s successor John Kerry, as well as President Obama.
from Friends of the Earth
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 — The State Department today confirmed that Canadian pipeline firm TransCanada has submitted its re-application to the department for the transboundary, northern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta, Canada to Steele City, Nebraska. Along its path, the pipeline would still cut through the heart of Nebraska's fragile Sandhills and Ogallala Aquifer, which provides drinking water for 2 million people in the Midwest and supports $20 billion in agriculture.
Friends of the Earth last year uncovered stunning conflicts of interest in the State Department's handling of the review for Keystone XL. Among other things, the department allowed firm Cardno Entrix to conduct the environmental impacts review for the pipeline despite its ties with TransCanada. State Department officials also showed bias and complicity in allowing TransCanada to drive the review process, as evidenced by email communications between department officials and TransCanada lobbyist Paul Elliott, previously a top Hillary Clinton campaign aide.
