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Over 100 MPs attend bee decline event

MPs urged to take action on bees

17 May 2013Read more View more

Frustrated by stuff you have to throw away?

Vote for redesign of wasteful products

14 May 2013Read more View more

Get Gobby competition, step 2: Turning ideas into a plan

Aaron Faunch explores how to plan your way to winning £500

13 May 2013Read more View more

New report reveals extent of bee decline

Twelve iconic UK species among those at risk

9 May 2013Read more View more

Get Gobby over our broken food system

And you thought horsemeat was hard to swallow...

3 May 2013Read more View more

Gardening with kids

Growing food and flowers with children

1 May 2013Read more View more

Europe votes for pesticides ban

Huge win for bees as neonicotinoids banned

29 April 2013Read more View more

March of the Beekeepers

Westminster swarmed by support for ban on bee-harming pesticides

26 April 2013Read more View more

Get Gobby competition, step 1: Wading through the idea minefield

Aaron Faunch enters our student competition to win £500

25 April 2013Read more View more

Samsung admits using Bangka tin - will Apple?

Pressure on Apple to reveal supply chains

19 April 2013Read more View more

Big Ideas Change the World - nature's bounty

restoring, protecting and utilising nature's bounty

17 April 2013Read more View more

Waitrose bans neonicotinoids from supply chains

Supermarket takes steps against bee-harming pesticides

12 April 2013Read more View more

Gardening star Alys Fowler gives bee-friendly tips for your garden

Alys Fowler's tips for healthy bees and stunning gardens

12 April 2013Read more View more

A massive boost for bees

Leading MPs back a pesticide ban

5 April 2013Read more View more

Stop the Crop for a sustainable GM-free future

Find out about the new Stop the Crop campaign

28 March 2013Read more View more

Richard Mabey - the weather and me

Living with the weather

26 March 2013Read more View more

Big Ideas Change the World - Cities

FOE's mega-research project - wot do we think about cities?

25 March 2013Read more View more

Pigs in Chinese rivers and World Water Day

Get the pigs out of the river on World Water day

22 March 2013Read more View more

Apple's tin price tag

Friends of the Earth tag Apple's newest store

21 March 2013Read more View more

Garden centres ditch chemicals linked to bee decline. Now Government must act

Blooms & Wyevale, and Dobbies will take neonicotinoids off shelves

14 March 2013Read more View more

You can't win them all

Samsung's own goal

12 March 2013Read more View more

Battle to safeguard British bees gathers pace

Support grows for action to protect bees

1 March 2013Read more View more

Why less is more in Europe - new report

Europe trashing valuable materials

14 February 2013Read more View more

Sneak preview of George Monbiot's 'Feral' in our Book Club

A provocative call for a mass restoration of nature

14 February 2013Read more View more

Go Green Week

Friends of the Earth is collaborating with People and Planet

6 February 2013Read more View more

UN meeting challenged on land grabs

Liberian NGOs expose land grabs and human rights violations

6 February 2013Read more View more

Big wins on bees, nuclear dumping and Shell - what a week

What a week at Friends of the Earth

1 February 2013Read more View more

B&Q, Wickes and Homebase ban pesticides linked to bee decline

Friends of the Earth campaign secures major victory

30 January 2013Read more View more

Over 64,000 people tell Government to protect our bees

Giant bees urge Cameron to draw up bee action plan

29 January 2013Read more View more

Why Friends of the Earth supports the call for a sugary drinks tax

Healthy & sustainable diets are vital for healthy environments

29 January 2013Read more View more

Scientists identify risks to bees by pesticides

Govt ignores risk to wild bumble and solitary bees

16 January 2013Read more View more

125 MPs back our bees

Vital pollinator wins cross-party support

15 January 2013Read more View more

20 million Brits dream of gadgets for Christmas

And most of us want gadgets that are kinder to the planet.

19 December 2012Read more View more

Mining for smartphones

Film 3 - The true cost of tin

14 December 2012Read more View more

Mining for smartphones

Film 2 - Coast, coral and community

7 December 2012Read more View more

Investors must stop land grabbing, say civil society groups

Land grabbing has devastating impacts on communities

4 December 2012Read more View more

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2012

Mining for smartphones, land grabbing, bees and ash dieback

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2011

Fracking, farming reform, biofuels and more

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2010

MOOvement,, what Channel 4 got wrong, planet friendly farming

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2009

Including the launch of our food chain campaign

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2008

Supermarkets, biofuels and GM.

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2007

Food's impact on climate change and other news.

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2006

GM consultation and other news.

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2005

GM research, mass lobby of parliament and other news.

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2004

GM, Bayer and other news from 2004.

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2003

GM trade war, supermarkets, and other news from 2003.

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2002

Lindane, a mass trolley action and other news from 2002.

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2001

Illegal GM weeds, food safety laws and other news from 2001.

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2000

Biosafety Protocol agreed, GM trials and other news from 2000.

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1999

The Queen's Speech, Lancet research and other news from 1999.

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1998

Lord Sainsbury, top restaurants and other news from 1998.

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