Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama

Following the 2012 re-election of President Barack Obama, Friends of the Earth calls for a shift away from 'all of the above' energy strategies toward a national plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The organization advocates for the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, the implementation of carbon pricing, and the prevention of new coal plant construction to mitigate the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy.

• Friends of the Earth argues that the devastation of Superstorm Sandy demonstrates the need for an ambitious policy to reduce climate pollution to prevent future similar events.
• The organization recommends that President Obama abandon the "all of the above" energy strategy and instead convene a high-level climate change summit to establish a national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across all economic sectors.
• Specific policy demands include putting a price on carbon, using the Clean Air Act to regulate existing power plants, blocking the construction of new coal plants in the US, and rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline and other tar sands oil infrastructure.

APA

Pica, E. (2012). Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2012-11-statement-on-the-re-election-of-president-obama/

Chicago

Pica, Erich. Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama. Friends of the Earth, 2012. https://foe.org/news/2012-11-statement-on-the-re-election-of-president-obama/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Pica |first1=Erich |title=Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=7 November 2012 |url=https://foe.org/news/2012-11-statement-on-the-re-election-of-president-obama/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{pica2012friends, author = {Pica, Erich}, title = {{Friends of the Earths statement on the re-election of President Barack Obama}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2012}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2012-11-statement-on-the-re-election-of-president-obama/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }