Americans Away From Home

Friends of the Earth Action, a sister group to Friends of the Earth, announced its endorsement of Barack Obama for President.

“The ‘gas tax holiday’ debate is a defining moment in the presidential race," said Brent Blackwelder, the group's President.  "The two other candidates responded with sham solutions that won’t ease pain at the pump, but Senator Obama refused to play that typical Washington game. Instead, Obama called for real solutions that would make transportation more affordable and curb global warming. He showed the courage and candor we expect from a president.”

Obama earned a 96 percent rating from the League of Conservation Voters during his first two years in the Senate.

Blackwelder said Friends of the Earth Action plans to inform its more than 100,000 activists in the U.S. about its support for Obama and to campaign for him in remaining primaries.

Friends of the Earth Action previously endorsed John Edwards, engaged in early state independent expenditures on his behalf. The group's mission is "to promote a clean, healthy and just world, and to ensure that we have lawmakers who will work to protect the environment."

Carole