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60,000 activists tell JPMorgan Chase: Denounce, divest and defund Formosa Plastics’ toxic and racist petrochemical complex
Plastic pollution poses a major threat to the health of our oceans, waterways and communities. Unsurprisingly, the same fossil fuel companies driving our global climate crisis are also expanding harmful petrochemical production throughout the United States, turning their own toxic waste into products they can profit off of. These facilities… Read More
Ports Need to Take Advantage of Inflation and Infrastructure Funding
Ports serve as crucial nodes in the global trade network. Transportation is the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Although medium- and heavy-duty trucks used at ports and along freight corridors account for about only… Read More
The Climate & Agriculture provisions of the IRA
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is many things at once. The good and the bad all need to be considered together. Read More
Reasons You Shouldn’t Take a Cruise
Explore the top eight reasons you shouldn’t take a cruise. Pollution, crime, environmental effects, and viruses all included. Read More
Cruise Line Ratings
Every year, Friends of the Earth ranks the top cruise lines and their fleet of ships. Explore behind the scenes to see how they stack up. Read More
What is Blackwater?
Blackwater is another name for sewage, the wastewater that is released into the oceans full of bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Read More
Can Cruise Ships Dump Garbage in the Ocean?
Cruise ships dump garbage in the ocean, explore types of waste and pollution that are released, conclude with a few other environmental impacts of cruises Read More
Are Cruise Ships Environmentally Friendly?
‘Is cruising environmentally friendly?’ is a very common question. Sadly, as fun as they seem, cruises pollute the water, air, and local communities. Cruise ships are not environmentally friendly. Read More
What is Gray Water?
Gray water is a type of waste water from cruise ship’s showers, bath and sinks. Learn more about the dangers it poses to the planet. Read More
Cruise Ship Water Pollution
Cruise ships generate billions of gallons of waste that is pumped into our oceans. See all the ways they pollute our waters. Read More