Past press releases

2006

1 Jan -

Brown's conference speech lacked urgency on climate change



4 Jan -

Energy efficiency could prevent gas supply problems



5 Jan -

Friends of the Earth charity screening at Prince Charles Cinema



9 Jan -

10 years on: Newbury Bypass traffic much higher than predicted



9 Jan -

More research needed on wildlife, not less



10 Jan -

Asia-Pacific Partnership will fail to tackle climate change



10 Jan -

Government failing to stop UK company abuses overseas



10 Jan -

Monsanto sets its sights on European maize



11 Jan -

Friends of the Earth takes Chancellor to court



12 Jan -

Shell attacked for hypocrisy in sponsoring wildlife prize



16 Jan -

Supermarket heavyweights trample planning system



16 Jan -

Local school shouts about climate change



17 Jan -

Christmas profits reflect Tesco takeover



18 Jan -

Energy review needs clean and safe solutions



19 Jan -

Government faces tough battles over incineration plans



19 Jan -

Government plans to increase incineration slammed



23 Jan -

Energy review comment



23 Jan -

UK emissions rise again



23 Jan -

New A303 widening plans will damage Stonehenge site



23 Jan -

Recycling rates increasing - but fifty per cent is just the start



23 Jan -

Austria bans Monsanto GM rape



24 Jan -

Business Review is no replacement for full environmental reporting



26 Jan -

Nuclear waste experts quell hopes of nuclear revival



30 Jan -

Stark warning over climate change



1 Feb -

US must act on oil addiction



2 Feb -

Shell reports record profits - Pacific Grey Whales pay the price?



2 Feb -

Friends of the Earth forces Chancellor to cave in on environmental reporting



6 Feb -

Tory lords seek to water down responsible business requirements



6 Feb -

WTO GM challenge - draft decision imminent



7 Feb -

BP must move beyond petroleum as profits soar



8 Feb -

Alternative needed to secretive WTO



8 Feb -

Anger as WTO rules against EU in GM trade dispute



9 Feb -

Groups publish WTO conclusions



9 Feb -

Thom Yorke plays 'The Big Ask Live'



14 Feb -

Government waste strategy is missed opportunity



14 Feb -

Friends of the Earth slams Government love affair with incinerators



14 Feb -

Friends of the Earths Launches 'Mad About' Lesson Plans



15 Feb -

Friends of the Earth welcomes small shops report



15 Feb -

Local campaigners unite to fight tescopoly



15 Feb -

Sea Empress oil spill - ten years on



16 Feb -

Water problems could scupper East of England housing plans



16 Feb -

Climate treaty one year old, but emissions still rising



17 Feb -

African NGOs tell ministers to say no to terminator technology



23 Feb -

British Gas profits must be invested in saving energy



27 Feb -

Stop Climate Chaos to meet Blair, Brown, Beckett and Benn



28 Feb -

Prime Minister's warm words on climate change leave campaigners looking for action



28 Feb -

Leaked WTO report: US misled the world on "victory"



28 Feb -

No public money for Shell's Sakhalin project



1 Mar -

MPs go carbon dating to stop climate chaos



2 Mar -

New leader must put environment at heart of policies



2 Mar -

Anger as Government rejects Whinash windfarm



2 Mar -

Top scientists unite against wildlife research cuts



3 Mar -

New research shows a bright energy future is possible



6 Mar -

Worldwide protest against Tasmanian logging



6 Mar -

Government advisors say nuclear power is "not the answer"



7 Mar -

Sustainable building code for new homes "totally inadequate"



8 Mar -

UK must push for low carbon EU energy policy



8 Mar -

Brown kept DTI in dark over corporate reporting u-turn



9 Mar -

Friends of the Earth condemns UK position in EU waste debate



9 Mar -

"Stronger" code for sustainable homes still too weak



9 Mar -

OFT calls for investigation into supermarket power



10 Mar -

European Commission objects to anti GM contamination policies from 10 member states



13 Mar -

UK taxpayers 'subsidise' airlines by 300 each every year



13 Mar -

Anger as top wildlife research sites are axed



14 Mar -

New dates announced for 'The Big Ask Live'



15 Mar -

USA opposing World Heritage action on climate change



17 Mar -

Supermarket Code: Shoppers back rules to protect British farmers



20 Mar -

Brown's budget must focus on climate change



20 Mar -

Budget must help tackle climate change



20 Mar -

Government car-sharing plans likely to increase traffic



21 Mar -

Councils warned transport plan is "unlawful"



21 Mar -

Councils warned transport plan is "unlawful"



22 Mar -

Budget 2006: Brown starts to turn green



23 Mar -

Climate change programme review - Labour's credibility test



23 Mar -

Climate change programme review - Labour's credibility test



23 Mar -

World Bank trade strategy has not adequately helped the poor



24 Mar -

English waste levels rise again



28 Mar -

Government climate review is totally inadequate



29 Mar -

Information Tribunal rules against excessive public charges



29 Mar -

Green light for new Essex port slammed



30 Mar -

Nuclear clean-up bill may hit 70 billion



30 Mar -

Carbon dioxide emissions highest ever since Labour came to power



3 Apr -

90% of people in Britain back tougher rules for business as new corporate responsibility campaign is launched



3 Apr -

Government to offset flight emissions



3 Apr -

EU Commission condemned over GM contamination policy



3 Apr -

Moratorium on GM 'Terminator' upheld



6 Apr -

EU conference fails to tackle contamination



11 Apr -

Severn Barrage is not the answer



11 Apr -

Shell ordered to appear by Nigerian court



12 Apr -

Demand for palm oil triggers massive expansion in Borneo



12 Apr -

Welsh bands play The Big Ask Live in Cardiff



13 Apr -

Energy Review: What the Government needs to do to restore its climate credentials



18 Apr -

US emissions reach record levels



18 Apr -

'Vote Blue Go Green' urges Cameron



18 Apr -

EU Commission admits safety concerns over GM food



19 Apr -

Gordon Brown's climate opportunity - World Bank Spring Meetings



20 Apr -

Battle for green vote heats up



21 Apr -

Mandelson's secret WTO "court" for trade disputes



24 Apr -

Paying for Tesco's profits



25 Apr -

BP profits down - but still fuelling climate change



25 Apr -

Tesco - the new green chameleon?



25 Apr -

UK motor industry failing to tackle climate change



26 Apr -

Government Food Strategy fails farmers and environment



26 Apr -

TV chef Ross Burden gets cooking for the climate



27 Apr -

N-Waste solution may take decades



28 Apr -

Keep it local and save our small shops



28 Apr -

No public subsidy for Shell's Sakhalin project



28 Apr -

Top musicians play sell out climate change gig



1 May -

75 percent back new climate law as Thom Yorke plays sell out climate change gig



2 May -

MPs Asked to Act to Save the Orang-utan



3 May -

'Green' incineration claims misleading



3 May -

Government drops OFR, and puts profit before environment



4 May -

Shell's profits - a cause for shame



9 May -

Supermarkets referred to Competition Commission



9 May -

Shell claims action on climate change



11 May -

Friends of the Earth launches new climate resource for schools



11 May -

US did not win transatlantic GM trade dispute



12 May -

Miliband urged to back clean, safe alternatives to nuclear power



15 May -

EU emissions targets: Governments must set tougher targets



15 May -

Corporate interests threaten rural poor and environment



16 May -

Shareholders face challenge at Shell AGM



16 May -

Anger over Blair's nuclear comments



17 May -

Super jumbo is not the solution to climate change



17 May -

Blair must publish nuclear briefing



17 May -

Friends of the Earth makes official request for Blair's nuclear briefing



18 May -

Friends of the Earth welcomes Liberal Democrat green tax plans



18 May -

Giant Airbus not the solution to aviation's climate impact



19 May -

Climate change photo competition launched



19 May -

Corporate abuse fight heats up



20 May -

Dirty dossier on Shell's Sakhalin II Project presented to funders



23 May -

UK greenhouse gases rise again



24 May -

High Court challenge to police clamp down on London cycle ride



24 May -

Water crisis must lead to rethink for SE housing plans



1 Jun -

Europe unites to condemn Mandelson's WTO agenda



6 Jun -

Water: Government must rethink housing strategy



6 Jun -

Company law key to tackling poverty, groups tell Blair



6 Jun -

"Businessmen" call for corporate irresponsibility to become law



6 Jun -

Friends of the Earth welcomes business demands for climate action



7 Jun -

Information Commissioner admits he failed to comply with Freedom of Information Act



8 Jun -

Government micro-generation plans: A small step in the right direction



10 Jun -

International Day of Action on Aviation



12 Jun -

British yacht sets sail for La Route du Rhum and climate action



13 Jun -

Rubbish bag tax - Friends of the Earth comment



14 Jun -

New home information packs incentivise tackling climate change



14 Jun -

Scientists raise concerns over night flight impact on climate change



15 Jun -

Decision to build Europe's biggest incinerator in London condemned



19 Jun -

Business pressure on planning threatens communities



20 Jun -

Friends of the Earth barred from pro-industry biotech meeting



22 Jun -

EU emissions rise again



22 Jun -

SE housing developments should be 'water neutral'



23 Jun -

Schools compete for wind power



27 Jun -

Tesco decide's Sheringham's future - secret deal unveiled



27 Jun -

US Supreme Court to hear climate change case



27 Jun -

Critical Mass cyclist wins judicial review against Met Police



27 Jun -

Safe alternatives to nuclear power do exist, Mr Blair



28 Jun -

High Court victory in Northern Ireland sewage hotspots case



28 Jun -

Freedom of Information Act - Friends of the Earth comment



28 Jun -

CANN Nottinghamshire rise to the climate change challenge?



29 Jun -

UK contribution to EU Emissions Scheme 'inadequate'



30 Jun -

High Court orders developers to stop destroying wood



30 Jun -

UK's first solar powered recording studio opens in London



4 Jul -

Public Voice in Planning Process Under Threat, MPs Told



4 Jul -

Public voice in planning process under threat, MPs told



4 Jul -

Barker report threatens communities and countryside



6 Jul -

Tesco must pull out of Norfolk town



7 Jul -

Shareholders warned about the price of Tesco's record breaking profits



7 Jul -

Friends of the Earth Class 40 yacht leaves Cape Town



8 Jul -

Invest in UK renewables or risk losing billions of pounds Government warned



10 Jul -

MPs debate Company Law Reform Bill



10 Jul -

World Heritage Committee must take action to protect Everest and other top sites from climate change



10 Jul -

Anger as World Heritage Committee fails to protect Everest and other sites from climate change



11 Jul -

UK fails to go for low carbon future



12 Jul -

UK 108th in new 'Happy Planet Index'



14 Jul -

G8 to feed oil addiction, fuelling climate change



19 Jul -

Government considers individual carbon credit scheme



20 Jul -

Government GM consultation slammed



24 Jul -

Trade talks deadlock brings new hope



26 Jul -

Environment Agency report shows Companies Bill must be strengthened and fines increased



27 Jul -

Shell vs. BP: Who is performing worst on climate change?



31 Jul -

No early solution to nuclear waste, interim steps needed quickly



1 Aug -

Climate change in spotlight at London 'I Count' event



2 Aug -

Department for Transport failing on climate change



2 Aug -

Major UK supermarkets sign up to take action on palm oil



2 Aug -

World leaders urged to pause in desperate bid to revive trade talks



3 Aug -

Royal Bank of Scotland profits mask destruction



4 Aug -

Green bag claims cover for Tesco's waste mountain



4 Aug -

Call for international climate change research programme



7 Aug -

Call for greener transport policies in damning report



21 Aug -

Call for ban on US imports of rice after GM contamination revealed



22 Aug -

EU to act over GM-contaminated US rice



23 Aug -

EU clamps down on GM rice



23 Aug -

Burning palm oil fuels climate change



23 Aug -

Government must reject plans to grow GM potatoes



25 Aug -

Climate change is changing the seasons - New research



29 Aug -

Hurricane Katrina dwarfed by future regional climate impacts



1 Sep -

Cameron backs new climate change law



5 Sep -

Illegal GM rice found in UK



6 Sep -

Supermarkets supporting GM through the back door



8 Sep -

Sainsburys waste initiative welcomed



12 Sep -

Putting climate on the agenda at party conferences



15 Sep -

Climate Clinic at the Lib Dem Party Conference



15 Sep -

UK's first climate road map published



17 Sep -

Food Standard Agency faces legal challenge over GM-contaminated rice



18 Sep -

Friends of the Earth at the Party conferences



18 Sep -

Central England has warmed by one degree since 1960 - new study



19 Sep -

Potential sea level rise worse than previously expected



20 Sep -

Leave the trade talks on hold



20 Sep -

Landmark legal case: State of California sues automobile companies for climate change damage



21 Sep -

Branson climate initiative - reaction



21 Sep -

Call for US rice ban after GM blunder



22 Sep -

Costs of airport expansion outweigh the benefits, says new report



25 Sep -

Regional and local development plans must be 'climate proofed'



25 Sep -

Brown must show urgency on climate change



27 Sep -

EU condemned for forcing unfair trade on poor countries on International Stop EPAs day



29 Sep -

No winners in GM trade war as WTO makes ruling public



30 Sep -

The Big Ask wins Clarion Climate Change Award



3 Oct -

Climate Clinic: Drought could double by end of century, Met Office Hadley Centre research shows



4 Oct -

Cameron calls for climate law consensus



4 Oct -

EU must reject Mandelson's trade vision



4 Oct -

Tesco unveils 1bn profit



5 Oct -

Most MPs back call for new climate law in Queen's Speech



6 Oct -

FSA amends advice to retailers on unauthorised GM rice following threat of legal action



10 Oct -

Launch of Stop Climate Chaos 'I Count' Campaign



13 Oct -

Economists warn climate change will cost world trillions if governments fail to act



13 Oct -

Shells neighbours expose hypocrisy of wildlife prize



13 Oct -

Government 'likely' to introduce new climate law - report



15 Oct -

Blind Spot in Conservatives Green Credentials Exposed



17 Oct -

Shells neighbours visit London to 'watch' MPs debate Companies Reform Bill



17 Oct -

Campaigners Frustrated By Corporate Accountability Move



17 Oct -

Radiohead Singer puts The Big Ask to MP



18 Oct -

CBI accused of exaggerating red tape burden



18 Oct -

Improvements to Companies Bill - movement towards corporate responsibility



19 Oct -

Labour's GM plan 'legally flawed'



23 Oct -

UK carbon emissions still rising



24 Oct -

American rice imports must be tested for GM contamination



25 Oct -

Conservative announcement on Climate Change Bill



25 Oct -

Public says politicians must do better on climate change



25 Oct -

Join the great supermarket debate



25 Oct -

Friends of the Earth reaction to reports on climate change bill



25 Oct -

Friends of the Earth launches new online shop



26 Oct -

Stern Review to reveal cost of climate change



27 Oct -

GM rice legal challenge issued



30 Oct -

Stern measures required



30 Oct -

Government's Climate Bill step in right direction



31 Oct -

High Court to rule on Newbottle Wood



31 Oct -

Mayor joins Friends of the Earth to call for Climate Bill



6 Nov -

Young people say not enough is being done to tackle climate change



7 Nov -

Nuclear not the answer



8 Nov -

Young people lobby Tony Blair over climate change



10 Nov -

Companies Act - a step forward



10 Nov -

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered in international day of action



10 Nov -

Climate Bill must include annual cuts in carbon dioxide



13 Nov -

New legal advice line to launch



14 Nov -

Australia isolates itself at climate change negotiations



14 Nov -

'Mind the gap' - Miliband must take a lead at Nairobi climate talks



15 Nov -

Climate talks lack urgency



15 Nov -

Friends of the Earth's Big Ask campaign gets Climate Change Bill into Queens Speech



21 Nov -

Judge gives go ahead to FSA High Court challenge over GM rice



21 Nov -

Kyoto moves forward - at a slow pace



22 Nov -

Prime Minister launches The Big Ask climate debate



23 Nov -

EU Ministers dodge commitment to cut energy waste



24 Nov -

West African food aid contaminated with GM rice



27 Nov -

Brown pushes for bad trade deal



29 Nov -

British travel industry must wake up to climate threat



29 Nov -

Council blocks Stansted expansion



30 Nov -

Chancellor must tackle climate change in pre budget report



30 Nov -

UK Government urged to reject 'half baked' GM potato plans



1 Dec -

Prime Minister responds to public in The Big Ask online climate debate



1 Dec -

Government slammed over green light for GM potato trials



1 Dec -

Eddington report - Friends of the Earth comment



4 Dec -

Barker Planning Review will undermine local democracy warns Friends of the Earth



5 Dec -

Pre Budget Report - Brown must tackle climate change



6 Dec -

Brown Budget fails green test yet again



7 Dec -

Public asked to put name to Shell advert petition



8 Dec -

Green New Year resolutions



8 Dec -

Competition Commission urged to act on new evidence from farmers



12 Dec -

Aviation White Paper progress report due Thursday



12 Dec -

Government to unveil plans to tackle climate change through the planning system



13 Dec -

Friends of the Earth welcomes new planning measures



14 Dec -

Government aviation strategy still on climate collision course



14 Dec -

Friends of the Earth fear for freedom of information



15 Dec -

Britain's leading landscape artist backs Friends of the Earth



18 Dec -

EU environment ministers uphold Austrian GM ban



18 Dec -

Green light for world's biggest windfarm welcomed



19 Dec -

Aviation and emissions trading - plans to be unveiled



20 Dec -

Government recycling figures for England - Friends of the Earth comment



21 Dec -

UK Government decision undermines its own timber policy



29 Dec -

European parliament votes to protect organics from GM contamination



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