Friends of the Earth won important victories for people and the planet over the past year. These victories are the result of years of hard work by our campaigners— and none of them would have been possible without your support.
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Last year saw the rise of a devastating global pandemic that left every corner of the globe reeling from the repercussions.
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Despite the chaos of the past year, the Friends of the Earth family—including our Members, volunteers, activists, board of directors and staff—has achieved some important wins for people and the planet.
With 11 years left to begin the societal transformation needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, our movement’s past accomplishments, however noteworthy, are not sufficient for the struggles ahead. We must campaign for the planet differently.
Within the progressive moment, we forced a robust environmental agenda to the forefront. We fought to oust Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and won. We fought to oust Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and won. We passed state legislation to ban bee-killing pesticides and to halt offshore drilling in California, and helped negotiate a landmark Just Transition agreement to replace dirty energy with renewables.
We’ve galvanized volunteers to become environmental leaders in their own communities, kept Big Oil and Gas out of our precious public lands, and made big progress in our ongoing fight to eliminate bee-killing pesticides.
In this annual report you can read more about the progress you created this past year – from our work toeliminate bee-killing neonics and transform our food system, to our bold efforts to protect our nation’s air, land and water from polluting industries, to our crucial fight against climate change, and so much more.
Over the past year, deep societal tensions fueled by economic inequality, persistent structural racism, climate change, the perpetual state of war and concerns about corporate power are overwhelming our national consciousness.