Past press releases

2005

1 Jan -

Response to Tony Blair's climate change article in the Observer



12 Jan -

Earth's Land Surface is Drying Up



14 Jan -

MP introduces new Bill to tackle climate change



17 Jan -

Tescos Growth: Every Little Hurts



18 Jan -

New recycling figures published



19 Jan -

Biotech industry- funded GM beet study criticised



19 Jan -

Controversial new bypass will not solve traffic problems



19 Jan -

Public inquiry into thames gateway bridge welcomed



24 Jan -

Stark global warning over climate change threat



25 Jan -

PM Must Put Global Warming at Top of Davos Agenda



26 Jan -

Blair calls for international action on climate change



26 Jan -

Shell Wins Award in Davos



26 Jan -

UK Government is 'part of problem' for developing countries in 2005



31 Jan -

Public inquiry into cheap flights without planning permission



1 Feb -

Prescott must follow "sustainable housing" talk with action



1 Feb -

International scientists warn of climate threat.but UK still failing to cut emissions



3 Feb -

Record shell profits under attack



4 Feb -

Government Blocks Renewable Heat Bill



4 Feb -

200 mps support new bill to tackle climate change



5 Feb -

Blair becomes longest serving labour prime minster but record on the environment shows broken promises



8 Feb -

Save cash, save the planet



9 Feb -

Wake Up to Trade Justice - Thousands to Attend All-Night Protest



10 Feb -

Car eco-labels welcomed - but tougher taxes for gas-guzzlers still needed



11 Feb -

Government renewables target on track



14 Feb -

Government Publishes Emissions Trading Allocation



15 Feb -

Kyoto treaty comes into force



16 Feb -

Legal Decision on Aviation White Paper Due



16 Feb -

Shell Warned on Dangers to Whales of Sakhalin Project



17 Feb -

Uk must support french and german development plans



18 Feb -

Government called on to cancel airport expansion and tackle climate change



21 Feb -

Alliance calls for urgent action to end supermarket abuse



21 Feb -

Us must cut carbon emissions...as bush accepts need for action on climate change



22 Feb -

Edinburgh Rejects Opportunity for Congestion Charge



23 Feb -

Eco-labels for cars will change buying behaviour - survey



23 Feb -

Environmental Groups Unite Against Corporate Assault On Free Speech



23 Feb -

Scarecrows lobby parliament for a gm-free britain



23 Feb -

South West to Vote on GM Position



24 Feb -

Environmental Rights to Become Law After Delay



25 Feb -

Sw makes stand over GM threat



1 Mar -

Government must set annual budget for carbon emissions



2 Mar -

Uk must back french and german aid plans



3 Mar -

Government to close planning loophole on store expansion



5 Mar -

Government to launch sustainability strategy



7 Mar -

Government's sustainable development strategy



7 Mar -

Going Green Can Save You Thousands of Pounds



7 Mar -

Action on flights misses opportunity on UK climate targets



8 Mar -

Unique Memorial Project Launched to Commemorate Ken Saro-Wiwa



8 Mar -

Government urged to increase recycling target as latest figures are revealed



11 Mar -

Climate change must be tackled in budget



11 Mar -

Uk forced to increase cuts in carbon dioxide



11 Mar -

Africa fails to address key problem of climate change



14 Mar -

Tories launch climate change strategy



15 Mar -

New study overturns claimed wildlife benefits of GM crops



15 Mar -

Brown calls for action on climate change



16 Mar -

Wolfowitz: Terrible Choice for World Bank President



16 Mar -

Budget 2005: fine words but little action on climate change



17 Mar -

G8 Ministers Told Water Not Oil Must Be Priority



17 Mar -

UK Development Aid Fuels Climate Change and Poverty



18 Mar -

Biotech firm rejects GM crop



21 Mar -

Arts Competition Launched to Commemorate Ken Saro-Wiwa



21 Mar -

Uk climate progress even worse than expected



21 Mar -

Gm crop trial blow to biotech industry



22 Mar -

Oft fails to act on unfair supermarket practices



22 Mar -

European comission to force through new GM food



23 Mar -

Stars Come Out For Trade Justice



23 Mar -

Has illegal GM maize been sold in the uk?



24 Mar -

Eu slammed over climate agreement



24 Mar -

Bathside bay - locals to vote on damaging port proposals



29 Mar -

Evidence of human rights abuses exposed in turkey



30 Mar -

Shell's new Sakhalin II pipeline route still puts whales at risk



31 Mar -

Climate change data shows UK Government could fail on kyoto



31 Mar -

Millennium ecosystem assessment



1 Apr -

New law will increase incineration not recycling



1 Apr -

Wolfowitz as World Bank President Causes Alarm



8 Apr -

Trade justice vigil aims to turn EU commissioner green



11 Apr -

Conservatives publish green manifesto



11 Apr -

Tory manifesto does little to woo green vote



12 Apr -

Tesco growth must be checked



12 Apr -

Businesses Fail to Meet Aluminium Recycling Targets



13 Apr -

Wind farm inquiry to test climate change commitment



13 Apr -

EU Moves to Restrict GM Maize Imports



13 Apr -

Labour manifesto: will green promises be met with action?



13 Apr -

New Car Emission Figures Another Blow for Climate Policy



14 Apr -

Major Political Parties Deserve ASBO for Trade Policies



14 Apr -

Lib Dem's put environment at heart of manifesto - but must commit to climate change targets



15 Apr -

Europe Restricts US Maize Imports



17 Apr -

Consumer and Environmental Protection Under Threat In New Trade Talks



21 Apr -

Election campaign ignores worlds biggest threat: climate change



27 Apr -

Robin hood to rob residents of peace and quiet



27 Apr -

Government's green record - the real ruddy facts



28 Apr -

Business Manifestos: Regulation Needed to Protect Environment



28 Apr -

British American Tobacco Report Shows Truth Behind Greenwash



29 Apr -

Government must stand up to fuel protests



29 Apr -

Rac road-widening call slammed



6 May -

Climate change must be priority for new blair government



8 May -

Nuclear power is not the solution to climate change challenge



13 May -

Climate Change: Governments Talk But Don't Act



13 May -

Death of Hugh Montefiore



13 May -

US Government Says Wealth More Important than Climate Change



16 May -

Speakers in London to Call for End to Abuse of UK Development Aid



16 May -

Countryside agency fails to see big picture on landscape



17 May -

Queen's speech ignores climate change



17 May -

Rooker - restore our rights



19 May -

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rise Again



19 May -

Bristol Airport Presented with Bill for Climate Change



23 May -

Government risks prosecution as london pollution breaks european law



25 May -

New Campaign for Climate Change Law - 73% Say Government Not Doing Enough



27 May -

International Talks Must Demand Stricter GM Controls



27 May -

Leaked g8 document exposes lack of commitment to tackle climate change



30 May -

New Report Shows Risk of GM Contamination



31 May -

U-turn on cap reform will stop farmers from going green



1 Jun -

Growth in Flights Will Wreck Climate Change Targets



2 Jun -

Illegal GM Maize Found in Japanese Imports



6 Jun -

Inquiry opens into controversial new thames road bridge



7 Jun -

London array wind farm supported by friends of the earth



7 Jun -

Science academies urge prompt action on climate change



9 Jun -

Future generations will pay the price if anti-wind lobby succeed



9 Jun -

Environment Agency Calls for Tough Action on Climate Change



9 Jun -

Road-charging must cut traffic and pollution



10 Jun -

Sainsbury's Targeted in Week of GM Protest



10 Jun -

Environmental Abuses Must Be Covered By New Company Law



10 Jun -

Secret n-waste dump sites revealed



14 Jun -

Carbon capture supported - but more needed on emissions cuts



14 Jun -

Call for radical change to waste policy



16 Jun -

G8 Summit: Anger At New Leaked Document



16 Jun -

Public 'gagged' as stansted's impacts are ignored in east of england blueprint



17 Jun -

Judges reject peak district national park quarry



20 Jun -

Africa pays price for g8 climate blind spot



20 Jun -

Communities Sue Shell to Stop Nigerian Gas Flaring



20 Jun -

Urgent Government action still needed on aviation impacts



21 Jun -

Dismay as EU greenhouse gas emissions rise



23 Jun -

Supermarket Takeover Must Be Stopped, MPs Told



23 Jun -

Appliances on standby fuel climate change



24 Jun -

EU Ministers vote to keep GM food bans



24 Jun -

Tesco Taking Over High Street



28 Jun -

Shell Faces Community Rebellion at AGM



28 Jun -

G8 summit media briefing



30 Jun -

Teachers take the lead on climate change



2 Jul -

Make climate change history



4 Jul -

Bush rejects action on climate change



6 Jul -

Green groups urge g8 leaders to ignore bush not climate



6 Jul -

'climate change policy needs reviewing' say peers



6 Jul -

London has olympic chance to make "eco games"



7 Jul -

Developing Countries Leave Bush High and Dry on Climate Change



8 Jul -

G8 summit agrees more talk, no action



11 Jul -

Hillary backs call to danger list everest



13 Jul -

Unesco: no decision on everest, but investigation into climate threat to sites



13 Jul -

Uk needs new climate change law, says coalition



15 Jul -

Government reveals huge impact of food miles



18 Jul -

Government "to hand planning system over to the private sector"



19 Jul -

M6 expressway: 98% against



20 Jul -

The CBI: big claims, little evidence says Friends of the Earth



20 Jul -

Government to review Stonehenge road tunnel



22 Jul -

New Tyne Crossing Decision Bad News for Environment



25 Jul -

Backing for Windsor Castle hydroelectric scheme



25 Jul -

Government Study Finds UK's First GM 'Superweed'



26 Jul -

New Set Back for GM Crops



26 Jul -

Windfall tax on oil companies called for to tackle climate change



27 Jul -

New Asia-Pacific deal will not tackle climate change



27 Jul -

Welcome call for smart growth in South East



27 Jul -

Geneva Trade Talks Threaten Environment



28 Jul -

ASBOs for environmental crime must be supported by company law



28 Jul -

Shell Profits at the Expense of the Environment



29 Jul -

Energy Companies Join Greens in Call on Government



29 Jul -

Trade Talks: No Deal Better Than A Bad Deal



1 Aug -

Further recycling targets needed, as Government figures released



2 Aug -

Figures Show UK Emissions Rising



3 Aug -

Rio Tinto's Madagascar Mine to Go Ahead



3 Aug -

OFT Fails to Regulate on Supermarket Abuses



3 Aug -

Airport expansion is bad for the economy, new research shows



8 Aug -

Commission opens door to import of controversial GM maize



8 Aug -

GM maize could be grown in Britain



11 Aug -

Permafrost Melt Heightens Climate Change Fears



11 Aug -

Taxpayers face huge bill as nuclear costs increase



11 Aug -

UK Government Makes "Clear Cut" Decision on Timber



26 Aug -

British Retailers Call for Tough Stand on GM Soya



31 Aug -

Pascal Lamy Must Tackle Unfair Trade System



31 Aug -

European Commission approves GM rape



1 Sep -

Huge New Climate Coalition Launched



1 Sep -

Katrina - Another global warning for Bush



5 Sep -

Emissions Breach Kyoto Target



5 Sep -

EU Deal With China Promises Progress on Tackling Climate Change



7 Sep -

Green cars could save drivers more cash than fuel cuts



7 Sep -

Government must not cave in to fuel protests



7 Sep -

Thames Gateway bridge briefing



9 Sep -

New African Pipeline Will Not Help Communities



9 Sep -

Call for tougher environmental law enforcement in response to DEFRA review



12 Sep -

Fuel tax: Government must tackle climate change



13 Sep -

Brown ignores need to cut energy demand



14 Sep -

Court victory on sewage hotspots



14 Sep -

Recycling up, but councils need new powers to do more



15 Sep -

N-plant gets stay of execution



16 Sep -

UN summit fails world - no action on climate change



19 Sep -

Tesco profits just not cricket



21 Sep -

Government must act on aviation



22 Sep -

Double whammy hits council tax payers. Government Told: Provide Funds for Recycling



23 Sep -

Will Rita force Bush to act on climate change?



23 Sep -

One in Ten Supermarket Products Linked to Orang-utan Extinction



26 Sep -

Blair u-turn on climate change



27 Sep -

EU plan to tackle aviation emissions unveiled



27 Sep -

Blair's weak words on climate change leave Kyoto high and dry



28 Sep -

Why nuclear power is not the answer



28 Sep -

Concern over long-term impact of GM crops - New UK study



3 Oct -

Most polluting power stations revealed



5 Oct -

Austrian GM crop ban over-ruled



5 Oct -

Business ready to tackle climate change?



7 Oct -

Little book of green ideas sows seeds for big change



7 Oct -

Peat-cutting to continue on top wildlife site despite 17 million Government deal



13 Oct -

Support for consensus on climate action gathers speed



18 Oct -

Government legal challenge to allow UK to pollute more under EU climate scheme



20 Oct -

Energy saving labels may be banned



21 Oct -

Local and regional authorities must set targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions



25 Oct -

Biomass Taskforce ignores business, farmers and green groups



27 Oct -

Shell profits from climate change



27 Oct -

Prince Charles climate call shows he is a man of the people



28 Oct -

East of England's contribution to global warming set to soar



28 Oct -

OFT to reconsider supermarket dominance of the high street



29 Oct -

Orang-utans go ape in Tesco



1 Nov -

World Bank failing to meet renewable targets



1 Nov -

PM downplays clear targets and frameworks for tackling climate change



1 Nov -

Call for G8 action on energy efficiency



3 Nov -

MPs take evidence on supermarket impacts on the high street



3 Nov -

Company law reform fails people and the environment



5 Nov -

Climate threat to house insurance



7 Nov -

Demand for energy not sustainable, IEA warns



8 Nov -

Young people take action on climate change



10 Nov -

Ten years on: Shell still not welcome in Nigeria



10 Nov -

Chemicals industry wrecking EU chemicals legislation



10 Nov -

Cautious welcome for biofuels obligation



10 Nov -

Government and industry must do more on greener cars



11 Nov -

Trade talks at a standstill: Good news for environment



11 Nov -

Tesco comes bottom of the class for apple sourcing



14 Nov -

Draft climate strategy leaked



14 Nov -

Court case result - Oil companies ordered to stop gas flaring in Nigeria



15 Nov -

Dreaming of a 'green' Christmas? Try Friends of the Earth's twenty top tips



16 Nov -

Forests and people under threat from trade talks



17 Nov -

Montreal will test Blair on climate change



17 Nov -

EU hazardous chemicals vote leaves huge gaps on safety



21 Nov -

Blair must not back new nuclear power plants



23 Nov -

House of Lords seminar on oil and Nigeria



23 Nov -

EU forced to consider UK bid to increase climate pollution



25 Nov -

UN climate talks start in Montreal



28 Nov -

Brown's big green failure



29 Nov -

Energy review must pave way for clean and safe energy



29 Nov -

MPs question business lobby's influence on environment policy



29 Nov -

UK needs a clean safe, energy policy



30 Nov -

Mosaic spells out message to climate talks



1 Dec -

Climate talks - Slow start but real progress can still be made



1 Dec -

Finance sector profiting from poverty, environmental damage and human rights abuses, say UK charities



2 Dec -

London climate change march



2 Dec -

Climate change must be at the heart of budget statement



4 Dec -

Brown breaks promises over green taxes



5 Dec -

Government housing free-for-all slammed



5 Dec -

UK must show stronger leadership in climate talks



5 Dec -

New climate campaign partnership between The Co-operative Bank and Friends of the Earth



5 Dec -

Budget lacks climate change urgency...again



5 Dec -

Recycling rules must block rogue operators



7 Dec -

Minister must rescue Montreal climate talks



8 Dec -

Brown faces legal challenge after scrapping OFR



8 Dec -

Environmental and social damage from free trade exposed in new report



12 Dec -

Historic agreement strengthens global resolve on climate change



12 Dec -

WTO gambling with livelihoods and environment



13 Dec -

WTO talks threaten livelihoods, but fisheries may escape the net



13 Dec -

Richard Sandbrook



14 Dec -

WTO GM trade war - has Europe lost the case?



14 Dec -

Rare gray whales threatened by oil and gas project



15 Dec -

Friends of the Earth charity screening at Prince Charles Cinema



16 Dec -

Asda joins roundtable on palm oil



16 Dec -

Shell accused of contempt of court over continued illegal gas flaring



19 Dec -

Face-saving deal in Hong Kong bad news for people and environment



20 Dec -

Making some green resolutions for 2006? Try our climate change top tips



21 Dec -

New EU Waste Directive encourages incineration



22 Dec -

EU Commission allows GM contamination of organic farming



23 Dec -

Government minded to approve Bathside Bay port development



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