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Free The Arctic 30: they're fighting climate change
Today Greenpeace activists have been charged with piracy
2 October 2013Read more
The latest climate science
New report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
30 September 2013Read more
Creating better products at London Design Festival
Creating better products at London Design Festival
30 September 2013Read more
Reclaim power: month of action on energy
Global month of action on energy
30 September 2013Read more
Owen Paterson and climate change
what would Owen Paterson say about the risks of smoking?
30 September 2013Read more
Politicians are asleep on the job - scientists issue climate wake-up call
Politicians are asleep on the job says IPCC
27 September 2013Read more
Where would Jesus get his energy from?
Where would Jesus get his energy from?
27 September 2013Read more
Conservative conference: pick up the pace, or pick up the pieces?
Chancellor likely to respond to Miliband's energy bills freeze
27 September 2013Read more
The top news stories of the week
The IPCC report, Ed Miliband and elephants hit the news this week
27 September 2013Read more
What animals are endangered? Many, says Rewilding Europe
More bad news than good news for Europe's wildlife
26 September 2013Read more
It's about time someone took on the energy companies
Labour's energy bills freeze: key piece of clean power puzzle
26 September 2013Read more
Why judicial review is good for democracy
Government attempts to change our right to challenge in court
25 September 2013Read more
Why we need a Make It Better law
Apple fails to be open and honest with customers
24 September 2013Read more
"Ugly" vegetables? I stick two carrots up at the idea
"Ugly" vegetables? I stick two carrots up at the idea
23 September 2013Read more
Brands team-up to tackle Bangka problems
But big problems need big solutions
23 September 2013Read more
Wellbeing: Women are key to a better world
WELL - Women's Education, Literacy to Leadership
23 September 2013Read more
Thoughts on the "Truth about Fracking"
I watched ITV's "The Truth about fracking" the other night
20 September 2013Read more
Creating more effective dialogue between groups, board and staff
Improving the process
19 September 2013Read more
Dirty tricks at the London Design Festival
Have you had a watercooler moment?
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Scientists to report on climate change - our top four predictions
We can all see the cli
18 September 2013Read more
National Youth Film Festival
The festival takes place at venues across the UK this Oct and Nov
17 September 2013Read more
Roger Deakin's "Notes from Walnut Tree Farm"
The life of Roger Deakin captured in this beautiful book
17 September 2013Read more
The law is not a punch-bag for the government - another flagrant attack on democracy
Tories launch another attack on democracy
17 September 2013Read more
EU votes on biofuels, but what does the result mean?
An analysis of the EU parliament's vote on biofuels
13 September 2013Read more
Gull Song - Autumn Notes by Esther Woolfson
Award-winning nature diarist Esther Woolfson heralds autumn
13 September 2013Read more
The Festival of Wellbeing 2013
The annual event that focuses on creating a future worth living
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Government's response on pesticides lacking
Ministers still ignoring evidence on harm to bees
12 September 2013Read more
U-turn? Nope, the Gagging Bill still gags us
MPs debate the controversial Lobbying Bill
10 September 2013Read more
What's the strategy for industrial strategy?
The Government seems to favour both high and low carbon
10 September 2013Read more
We have a new local group
Meet Tonbridge and Malling, Friends of the Earth's latest local group
9 September 2013Read more
Rehumanise yourself: how to get money where it's needed
How can we put finance on the right path?
8 September 2013Read more
Smarter phones and better product design
Make It Better celebrates great design
6 September 2013Read more
Grab a screwdriver and fix your broken gadget
There are some things nobody likes to admit. You and and maybe
6 September 2013Read more
Summer madness - from fracking to gagging, a monthly review of news, views and action from Friends of the Earth
What a great summer we
5 September 2013Read more
Fracking: an important victory but the fight goes on
I've just got back fro
5 September 2013Read more
Green space in the city: it's changing. Are you ready?
What will our urban green spaces look like in the future?
3 September 2013Read more
Ultimate swarms: Nature's most powerful secrets
How do 40,000 honey bees decide where to set up home?
30 August 2013Read more
Biofuels - decision time for Europe
The EU must finally get its biofuel policy right
27 August 2013Read more
Friends of the Earth is on the move
The new office is located between Oval and Stockwell tube stations.
26 August 2013Read more
Campaign Organisers Programme
Applications are now open for our Campaign Organisers programme
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Balcombe to Quebec to Yasuni national park - communities fight back
People are realising they don't have to give in to bullies
23 August 2013Read more
Fracking fallacies, love from Dave
Dear elderly, fuel poor householder. We've started fracking.
23 August 2013Read more
Water's running out - is sewage the solution?
Where there's muck, there's... water
22 August 2013Read more
Shale gas: we are the fractivists
People everywhere are joining the fight against fracking
21 August 2013Read more
Raspberries - my green pick of the month
The second post in a series celebrating sustainable food
20 August 2013Read more
Dancing through the Wilderness
Did you know that bees talk to each other by dancing?
15 August 2013Read more
Narrowboating: my eco-friendly summer holiday
Stuck for holidaying ideas this summer?
13 August 2013Read moreBalcombe residents speak out on fracking
Find out what's happening on the ground
12 August 2013Read more
Food for thought: are lab-grown burgers the answer?
Is lab-grown meat a sustainable solution?
8 August 2013Read more
Friends of the Earth gets behind Balcombe's fracking fight
Thousands across the country support No fracking in Sussex
8 August 2013Read more
When words mean more than actions
Smartphone megabrands make the right call on Bangka
2 August 2013Read more
Thoughts on nature's bounty, consumption, women's rights and population
Rights + nature's bounty + consumption = :) population
1 August 2013Read more
Welsh Action Plan for Pollinators launched
Friends of the Earth wins major step to save bees
1 August 2013Read more
Lord Howell's idiot's guide to fracking and the North East
An idiot's guide for Lord Howell on fracking in the North East
31 July 2013Read more
Can the Pope be cooler than Mick Jagger?
Thoughts on Pope Frances's sermon on World Youth Day
26 July 2013Read more
Basecamp: my first experience of Friends of the Earth
A great time and some interesting ideas for the future
25 July 2013Read more
Why a plastic bag fee is not a bad plan
Do plastic bags get on your nerves? They do mine.
25 July 2013Read more
UK premiere of Paraguay film El Impenetrable grabs new audiences
A chance to connect with land issues in Paraguay
24 July 2013Read more
Three big ideas for protecting and enhancing nature's bounty
looking after people and nature - two sides of same coin
24 July 2013Read more
We're not giving up on fighting fracking
Shale gas isn't all it's cracked up to be
24 July 2013Read more
Shale: what colour would sir like his tax breaks?
Yet more tax breaks for fossil fuels from the Chancellor
23 July 2013Read more
Bravo Basecamp - We did it differently
Joanna Watson describes her experience of Basecamp 2013
20 July 2013Read more
Cities need powers to curb rip-off landlords and prevent 'unaffordable' rents
stop rip off landlords - give cities powers to set
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Basecamp: new faces, new ideas, and a weekend of inspiration
Local groups, supporters and staff gather in rural Derbyshire
18 July 2013Read more
A Paraguay film night to remember: El Impenetrable
London film premiere with Friends of the Earth and DocHouse
17 July 2013Read more
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Community power on the up
Government announces plans to widen out the Feed-in Tariff
12 July 2013Read more
Review of news, views and action - June
It's BEEn a busy month at Friends of the Earth
5 July 2013Read more
Peas - my green pick of the month
What's green and in season now? The answer's easy peasy.
5 July 2013Read more
New shale gas estimates send shockwaves through the north of England
Vast reserves of UK natural gas will not lead to a greener future
3 July 2013Read more
Pro-frackers get hot under the collar
It wasn't the best start to a Sunday morning....
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Bee decline: Government to introduce "national pollinator strategy"
Friends of the Earth cautiously welcomes the proposals
28 June 2013Read more
We can do better than the Green Deal
Energy efficiency is a great deal for us and the planet
27 June 2013Read more
Fantastic response to Bees Minister petition - thank you
Over 20,000 sign in less than a week
27 June 2013Read more
Thoughts on Obama's climate speech from Friends of the Earth USA
FOE USA take on Obama climate speech - warts and all
26 June 2013Read more
Photo exhibition highlights plight of refugees
Exhibition captures trauma of people forced to flee to survive
26 June 2013Read moreObama speaks up on climate change
We need more, but it's leagues ahead of Cameron's silence.
26 June 2013Read more
Scientists back our Bee Action Plan in today's Telegraph
See the full-page letter they addressed to the Government
26 June 2013Read more
If test tube meat, insects and GM are the answer..
If insects, GM & test tube meat are the answer, what's the Q?
26 June 2013Read more
Bee and Herring: comedians call for a Bee Action Plan
Our bees swarm Marcus Brigstocke and Richard Herring
26 June 2013Read more
Bee billboard hits David Cameron's backyard
Support for saving bees comes to the Prime Minister's constituency
22 June 2013Read more
Big Ideas Change the World. A fresh look at cities
New project asks if cities will trump governments
20 June 2013Read more
The G8 must act on climate and the environment
Why current proposals are likely to make things worse, not better.
17 June 2013Read more
What's been happening at the Bonn Climate talks?
Find out more from our campaigner on the ground
14 June 2013Read more
The Extraordinary Banquet: Peer Awards Finalist
Extraordinary Banquet shortlisted for an award
12 June 2013Read more
New Planning Rules for Wind Power - Sauce for the Goose?
How will new rules affect onshore wind?
10 June 2013Read more
Thames Path Challenge 2013
Join Friends of the Earth on an epic endurance challenge.
10 June 2013Read more
Review of news, views and action - May 2013
What's Friends of the Earth been up to?
7 June 2013Read more
A narrow defeat, but the fight for a clean power target goes on
A big MP rebellion, but Liberal Democrats didn't do enough
6 June 2013Read more
Time to tackle rising food prices caused by biofuels
Parliament Committee recomends revising biofuels policy
5 June 2013Read more
MPs rebel over clean energy target
Government backbenchers join opposition parties in vote
4 June 2013Read more
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Last chance for Liberal Democrats to block Osborne's dash for gas
MPs urged to back clean power target
3 June 2013Read more
Magpies - The Master Builders
Esther Woolfson, nature diarist, welcomes signs of summer
31 May 2013Read more
Cultivating sustainability in Uganda
Putting the earth's well-being at the heart of the economy
31 May 2013Read moreMisleading reporting of climate research motivated by hatred of Government?
Climate sensitivity, dislike of Government and sceptics
30 May 2013Read more
How I got £1000 to create a wildflower meadow
Bee Worlds coming soon to East London
29 May 2013Read more
Time to take our head out of the tar sands
Europe should stay clear of dirty tar sands
29 May 2013Read more
NUS Student Eats gets gobby about food
NUS promotes Get Gobby - students could win £500!
29 May 2013Read more
Jeremy Irons to attend UK Green Film Festival
The Oscar-winning actor will take part in a Q&A about his new film
28 May 2013Read more
Get Gobby Competition, Step 3: Using research as inspiration
Students - there's still time to win £500. Get researching.
23 May 2013Read more
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Europe's 2030 climate plan is dangerously inadequate
It needs more ambition and binding targets
22 May 2013Read more
The solar panel installer
Meet Jon Cowdrill, Residential Project Manager at Joju Solar, London
22 May 2013Read more
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Develop clean British energy to create UK jobs
Without investment the UK may fall behind USA & China
20 May 2013Read more
Harnessing diversity: reflections on a trip to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland residents suffer from quarry flooding
17 May 2013Read more
The clean energy ambassador
Meet Helen Taylor, Ambassador for Ecotricity, Stroud
14 May 2013Read more
Frustrated by stuff you have to throw away?
Vote for redesign of wasteful products
14 May 2013Read moreGet Gobby competition, step 2: Turning ideas into a plan
Aaron Faunch explores how to plan your way to winning £500
13 May 2013Read more
Training day that says "Yes to renewables in my back yard"
Look no further for wind advice
13 May 2013Read more
Community Energy: does the Government protect private energy suppliers?
Does the government protect private energy suppliers? Hydro...
13 May 2013Read more
Make finance work for green recovery, say experts
Major conference takes fresh look at financial system
10 May 2013Read more
Two people, two weeks, one great fundraiser
How to put on a "valentine's antidote" fundaiser in two weeks
10 May 2013Read more
Why we should give the EU a hug - Friends of the Earth's monthly review of news, views and action
Who would you hug? Farage, Lawson or the EU?
9 May 2013Read more
New report reveals extent of bee decline
Twelve iconic UK species among those at risk
9 May 2013Read more
Transforming Finance: what's the big idea?
Why it's the right time to debate the financial system
8 May 2013Read more
The graduate engineer
Meet Nicola Murphy, graduate wind power engineer at Alstom, Stafford
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Get Gobby over our broken food system
And you thought horsemeat was hard to swallow...
3 May 2013Read more
Biomass sustainability - key issues explained
Are concerns about burning trees for power justified?
3 May 2013Read more
Southport: On the Fracking front line
What's it like being on the front line of fracking?
3 May 2013Read more
Diary of a beekeeper - bees and the cold weather
Late spring spells bad news for bee colonies
1 May 2013Read more
The tidal power developer
Meet Marc Paish, tidal power developer at Pulse Tidal, Sheffield
30 April 2013Read more
Eco adventures - what role in kids' education?
Fiction is invaluable, whatever happens to the curriculum
29 April 2013Read more
March of the Beekeepers
Westminster swarmed by support for ban on bee-harming pesticides
26 April 2013Read more
500 years of trashing the planet - time to turn things around
Mosley's history book reveals environment degradation not new
25 April 2013Read more
Back for 2013: UK Green Film Festival
Challenge, inspire, educate, learn and entertain
25 April 2013Read moreGet Gobby competition, step 1: Wading through the idea minefield
Aaron Faunch enters our student competition to win £500
25 April 2013Read more
The wave energy engineer
Meet Lucy Littlewood, wave energy engineer at Alstom, Rugby
25 April 2013Read more
The marine energy boss
Meet Neil Kermode, Managing Director of the EMEC, Orkney
22 April 2013Read more
A biodynamic wine guide for the ethical drinker
We review the latest guide for discerning drinkers
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Samsung admits using Bangka tin - will Apple?
Pressure on Apple to reveal supply chains
19 April 2013Read more
'Black to green': hydropower cleans up disused Welsh coal mine
The site's now a beautiful nature haven
18 April 2013Read more
Billboards target Lib Dems over clean power target
MPs urged to back clean power
17 April 2013Read more
Big Ideas Change the World - nature's bounty
restoring, protecting and utilising nature's bounty
17 April 2013Read more
Powering Africa through feed-in tariffs
Projects in Africa lead the way for a new global energy path
16 April 2013Read more
Come and help me answer some campaigning conundrums
What are your campaign memories?
16 April 2013Read more
Poems in the Valleys: energy and climate change
Welsh community group uses poetry to talk about climate change
16 April 2013Read more
The World Bank must stop funding fossil fuels
This money fuels climate change and fails to help the poor
15 April 2013Read more
The wind company boss
Meet Esbjorn Wilmar, Managing Director of Infinergy, Dorset
15 April 2013Read more
Waitrose bans neonicotinoids from supply chains
Supermarket takes steps against bee-harming pesticides
12 April 2013Read 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
The Big Green Bike Ride - On the road again
Susie Hewson remembers last year's ride
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Margaret Thatcher, Elvis and Friends of the Earth's month of news, views and action
Ten news snippits for April 2013 (not Margaret Thatcher)
10 April 2013Read more
Sustainable businesses from tiny Acorns grow
Acorn Dairy awarded with the CBE for installing wind power
9 April 2013Read more
Eco-friendly fashion? It's all about supply chains
Puma and Gucci lead on eco products
3 April 2013Read more
Injustice and murder: conflict over Paraguay's land continues
Join our call to protect peasant leaders
2 April 2013Read more
New Energy Minister Michael Fallon up to his neck in emissions
New Minister must recognise potential of clean British energy
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Stop the Crop for a sustainable GM-free future
Find out about the new Stop the Crop campaign
28 March 2013Read more
Join our online economic mythbusters course
Learn to unpick the economic myths we've been told
28 March 2013Read more
It's time to re-build Britain
Put carbon tax revenues towards ending fuel poverty
27 March 2013Read more
Al Gore - People power: using our pensions to put pressure on the City
Review of Al Gore's London speech on pensions climate change
26 March 2013Read more
Big Ideas Change the World - Cities
FOE's mega-research project - wot do we think about cities?
25 March 2013Read more
Pigs in Chinese rivers and World Water Day
Get the pigs out of the river on World Water day
22 March 2013Read more
Budget 2013 - few green shoots for the green economy
Our reaction to Osborne's Budget
21 March 2013Read more
Cutting climate from the curriculum leaves me cold
Please ask the Government to reconsider the changes
20 March 2013Read more
Eat, drink and be merry? It's time to tackle meat
processed meat - bad for the planet, bad for your health
19 March 2013Read more
Yes, let's have a debate about shale gas - we're up for it
There are plenty of issues that need discussing
18 March 2013Read more
What do you think we should be working on?
Have your say - Ted Burke on why we should all submit Motions
18 March 2013Read more
Recycling the ball? How Wales have surged ahead of England in the resource recovery game
Wales vs England: Who's ahead of the game?
15 March 2013Read more
Sellafield - a radioactive mess that needs sorting
Radioactive mess at Sellafield nuclear site needs clean-up
15 March 2013Read 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
Public pressure's finally made EDF Energy see sense over No Dash For Gas
EDF drops £5 million law suit against climate activists
13 March 2013Read more
Mappiness: why our new Green Britain map makes me happy
Find green business and renewable energy projects in your area
12 March 2013Read more
A step closer to putting climate change at the heart of the planning system
Planning role in acting on climate change recognised
7 March 2013Read more
A scamper through February's news, views and action
What bad decisions could you make In 12.9 seconds?
6 March 2013Read more
Spring Journal - Field Notes by Esther Woolfson
Esther Woolfson, nature diarist, welcomes the spring
4 March 2013Read more
Battle to safeguard British bees gathers pace
Support grows for action to protect bees
1 March 2013Read more
Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory: get training for The Big Green Bike Ride
Embrace the wintry weather and set yourself a challenge
27 February 2013Read more
Glass half full: Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013
Positive images
26 February 2013Read more
EDF's legal threat could threaten us all
EDF's legal threats to No Dash for Gas threaten us all
25 February 2013Read more
Ecocide: crime-fighting for the planet
ecocide - time to bring planet busting crooks to account
25 February 2013Read more
Companies, charities, unions and faith groups calling for a clean power target
Leading companies call on MPs to back a 'green jobs amendment'
20 February 2013Read more
We need to stop burning fossil fuels. Because we just do
No shortage of oil and gas: how to stop using it?
20 February 2013Read more
What do they want? An action replay?
Pressure mounts on the Goverment to act on bees
20 February 2013Read 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
Why less is more in Europe - new report
Europe trashing valuable materials
14 February 2013Read more
Cold homes: Our home-made humanitarian disaster
Winter deaths from cold homes could be drastically reduced
14 February 2013Read more
This is not a horsemeat blog - lets transform our food system
not a horsemeat blog- lets transform our food system
13 February 2013Read moreReview of news, views and action - January 2013
What a month January was - hope and madness
11 February 2013Read more
Using the planning system to fight fracking
Free workshop for local campaigners
8 February 2013Read more
Yee-haw! Osborne's oil bonanza
The Chancellor's near-£1bn tax handout is revealed
8 February 2013Read more
£1bn bonanza for dirty energy companies
Osborne gives fossil fuels nearly £1bn of tax breaks
8 February 2013Read more
UN meeting challenged on land grabs
Liberian NGOs expose land grabs and human rights violations
6 February 2013Read more
Big wins on bees, nuclear dumping and Shell - what a week
What a week at Friends of the Earth
1 February 2013Read more
Breakthrough ruling in the Hague on Shell's Nigerian subsidiary
Multinational sued at home for pollution abroad
31 January 2013Read more
Council says no to nuclear waste in West Cumbria - after years of campaigning by Friends of the Earth
Big victory for locals and Friends of the Earth
31 January 2013Read more
What has nature ever done for us? Q&A with author
Tony Juniper answers questions about his latest book
30 January 2013Read moreB&Q, Wickes and Homebase ban pesticides linked to bee decline
Friends of the Earth campaign secures major victory
30 January 2013Read 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
Over 64,000 people tell Government to protect our bees
Giant bees urge Cameron to draw up bee action plan
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What has the EU ever done for us? Friends of the Earth and the EU referendum
David Cameron's folly on the EU referendum
25 January 2013Read more
New bill will silence local voices
Deciphering the Growth and Infrastructure Bill
21 January 2013Read more
BASECAMP: The get-together for environmental activism
Want to develop ideas, make friends, build skills?
16 January 2013Read more
Scientists identify risks to bees by pesticides
Govt ignores risk to wild bumble and solitary bees
16 January 2013Read more
Tony Juniper's new book: What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?
Everyone should read this book.
15 January 2013Read more
New resources for local group websites
5 downloadable web resources for your local group website
4 January 2013Read more
List-eria strikes again. Our 10 most popular blog posts of 2012
What you read most this year
20 December 2012Read more
The Energy Bill will give more power to the Big Six
The Energy Bill will give more power to the Big Six
20 December 2012Read 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
Compelling TV: Is our weather getting worse?
Climate change is here and happening right now
19 December 2012Read more
High profile Conservative calls for clean power target
Tim Yeo will introduce amendment to the Energy Bill
19 December 2012Read more
Autumn Statement: gas, gas, gas
Government green light for gas power - and tax breaks for shale
5 December 2012Read more
Investors must stop land grabbing, say civil society groups
Land grabbing has devastating impacts on communities
4 December 2012Read more
