Friends of the Earth strives for a more healthy and just world. We understand that the challenges facing our planet call for more than half measures, so we push for the reforms that are needed, not merely the ones that are politically easy. Sometimes, this involves speaking uncomfortable truths to power and demanding more than people think is possible. It's hard work. But the pressures facing our planet and its people are too important for us to compromise.
We are one of 75 national member groups of Friends of the Earth International, a global network representing more than two million activists in 75 different countries. In the United States, we advocate in the halls of Congress, in state capitals, and with community groups around the country. With offices in Washington, D.C., and Berkeley, CA, and members in all 50 states, we urge policymakers to defend the environment and work towards a healthy environment for all people.
Friends of the Earth, as an outspoken leader in the environmental and progressive communities, seeks to change the perception of the public, media and policy makers -- and effect policy change -- with hard-hitting, well-reasoned policy analysis and advocacy campaigns that describe what needs to be done, rather than what is seen as politically feasible or politically correct. This hard-hitting advocacy has been the key to our successful campaigns over our 47-year history.
One way that Friends of the Earth works to achieve a just and healthy world, is by focusing on the economic drivers that are encouraging environmental degradation. Depending on the issue, these drivers may include public investment, granting corporations the right to pollute, or other factors. With key policy expertise at the federal and state levels, Friends of the Earth works to eliminate these drivers and thus bring environmental degradation to a halt.
In recent years we have:
And we have a more than 40-year legacy of scoring important victories on behalf of the planet and the people who live on it.
Friends of the Earth strives for a more healthy and just world. We understand that the challenges facing our planet call for more than half measures, so we push for the reforms that are needed, not merely the ones that are politically easy…
Jobs | Location | Date Posted |
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Planned Giving and Donor Services Associate | Washington, DC | March 3, 2021 |
Fossil Fuels and Lands Campaigner (Remote) | Washington, DC | February 25, 2021 |
Press Officer | Washington, DC | February 20, 2021 |
Digital Fundraising Specialist | Washington, DC | February 11, 2021 |
Digital Production and Analytics Associate (Remote: East Coast Hours) | Washington, DC | February 11, 2021 |
Food and Climate Policy Campaigner | Washington, DC | February 11, 2021 |
Manager, California Climate-Friendly School Food Program | Berkeley, CA | February 11, 2021 |