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Friends of the Earth (US)
Friends of the Earth U.S. is a non-governmental environmental organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with an office in Berkeley, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 It was founded in 1969 by noted environmentalist David Brower. The president of the organization is noted environmental advocate Erich Pica. Friends of the Earth U.S.’ stated mission is to “defend the environment and champion a healthy and just world,” and lists its three guiding principles as sustainability, connectivity and systemic change.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What we stand for )〕 Friends of the Earth U.S. campaigns on issues including climate change, pollution, nuclear technology, genetic engineering, deforestation, pesticides, food and agriculture and economic policy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Projects )〕 It is a founding member of Friends of the Earth International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About FoEI Archives - Friends of the earth international )〕
== Background ==
Friends of the Earth U.S. was founded in California in 1969 by prominent environmentalist David Brower after he left the Sierra Club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Decline and Fall of Friends of the Earth in the United States )〕 The organization was launched with the help of Donald Aitken, Jerry Mander and a $200,000 donation from the personal funds of Robert O. Anderson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Big Bad Bank - Presented by George Washington Hunt )〕 One of its first major campaigns was the protest of nuclear power, particularly in California.〔 Friends of the Earth International was founded in 1971 and today is a network of environmental organizations in 75 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 In its early years, Friends of the Earth US was headquartered in San Francisco, but it was a largely decentralized organization, giving significant power and freedom to its local branches.〔 In 1971, Friends of the Earth U.S. successfully campaigned against federal funding for supersonic transport commercial airlines, and overland commercial supersonic flights were banned as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Achievements )〕 In the early 1980s, the organization campaigned against the World Bank, claiming it was financing projects that caused tropical deforestation, among other environmental concerns.〔 They also pushed for the 1981 moratorium on new offshore oil leasing in California, which remained in effect until 2008, when the United States Congress did not renew it.〔 The organization merged with the Environmental Policy Center and the Oceanic Society in 1989.〔 After the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Friends of the Earth U.S. successfully campaigned for the passage of the Oil Pollution Act in 1990.〔〔http://www.citizen.org/pc_news_issues/2010/july-aug/files/assets/search/searchtext.xml?rnd=38abe54dc76dc4f244029d87b9d32a01〕 In 1992, they teamed with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Washington State to help pass a federal law to protect salmon runs.〔 In 2003 the organization worked to draft and pass the Clean Car Law in California.〔
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