Past press releases

2012

20 Dec -

New stats show rise in renewable energy



20 Dec -

New poll shows 20 million Britons dreaming of a gadget for Christmas



19 Dec -

Govt dithers over climate action on aviation and shipping



18 Dec -

Energy Committee Chair calls for clean energy target



13 Dec -

Clean energy will insure against rocketing fuel bills, says report



13 Dec -

Fracking green light sends shockwaves across UK



11 Dec -

PM defends green record in front of MPs



8 Dec -

Qatar-strophe - climate talks end without meaningful action



7 Dec -

Doha: Time running out for urgent climate action



5 Dec -

Autumn Statement - Friends of the Earth reaction



4 Dec -

Osborne plans for 30 gas power stations reckless threat to economy



29 Nov -

Energy Bill will lock the nation into increasingly expensive gas



29 Nov -

24,000 excess winter deaths last year



28 Nov -

Green Investment Bank finally opens its doors for business



27 Nov -

Government failing in ambition to be 'greenest ever'



26 Nov -

Floods highlight need for urgent climate action



25 Nov -

Doha: Nations must face up to climate change challenge



24 Nov -

Smartphones: damage to forests and coral - new investigation



22 Nov -

Govt ditches decarb target



22 Nov -

Miliband attacks Coalition over climate action



22 Nov -

Bees: Govt to accelerate pesticide studies



21 Nov -

UN warning over climate emissions cannot be ignored



20 Nov -

Government sets out cheaper energy tariffs plan



19 Nov -

Planning under attack (again)



16 Nov -

Delaying decarbonisation target would be scandalous



15 Nov -

Osborne backs Govt energy policy - but we still don't know what it is



14 Nov -

Corbygate: Cameron must sort out energy shambles



13 Nov -

Government responds to gas price fixing claims



9 Nov -

Pickles rejects peat extraction plan at Chat Moss



7 Nov -

Watchdog slames Sellafield n-waste facilities



2 Nov -

Launch of UK aviation commission



2 Nov -

British Antarctic Survey merger called off



31 Oct -

Energy Minister John Hayes says "enough is enough" on wind farms



30 Oct -

Green light for new nuclear as Hitachi acquires Horizon



29 Oct -

New river crossings in London will create more congestion



29 Oct -

Dash for gas protest at Nottinghamshire power station



26 Oct -

EC starts legal over Pembroke power plant - Friends of the Earth Cymru press release



23 Oct -

Government delays badger cull



19 Oct -

Cash back for Green Deal households is a winner



22 Oct -

Study shows chemical cocktail threat to bees



19 Oct -

Ofgem unveils energy tariff plans



18 Oct -

Osborne challenged over 'Environmental Taliban' description



18 Oct -

TV Dragon, businesses and charities unite in hard hat call on Cameron to back a greener economy



16 Oct -

International agriculture ministers meet on World Food Day



17 Oct -

EC's biofuel proposals are watered down



17 Oct -

Coalition leaders meet for energy policy crisis talks



12 Oct -

Power firm price hikes highlight need to wean UK off of gas



10 Oct -

Cameron must challenge Osborne's fossil-fuelled economic strategy



8 Oct -

Osborne's fossil-fuelled speech slammed



8 Oct -

Firms tell Osborne to green electricity or lose investment



4 Oct -

Boris Johnson on aviation - Friends of the Earth reaction



3 Oct -

Environment 'absolutely central' to vision - Ed Miliband



2 Oct -

Ed Miliband speech - Friends of the Earth reaction



1 Oct -

Reaction to Caroline Flint speech



1 Oct -

Cuts to the British Antarctic Survey - Friends of the Earth reaction



1 Oct -

Ed Balls' Speech - Friends of the Earth reaction



27 Sep -

Silent Spring 50th Anniversary - Pesticides still pose wildlife threat



23 Sep -

Davey should stand down if he fails on decarbonised power goal



26 Sep -

Nick Clegg pledges green action



22 Sep -

Miliband backs decarbonised electricity plan



24 Sep -

Lib Dems back power sector decarbonisation



20 Sep -

New pesticide study on bee decline - reaction



20 Sep -

Govt plans to boost wind benefits for communities



18 Sep -

Bees: Government pesticide review criticised



18 Sep -

New way to measure fuel poverty



18 Sep -

TEST REMOVE GWO PLACEHOLDERS 007



18 Sep -

TESTING 007 NON MASTER REMOVE GWO PLACEHOLDERS



15 Sep -

Anti-green Chancellor threat to the economy - Friends of the Earth Conference 2012



14 Sep -

Japan set to abandon nuclear power



13 Sep -

Climate advisor's warning over Govt 'dash for gas'



12 Sep -

Lord Deben confirmed as new climate change chief



10 Sep -

'Take foot off the pedal on shale gas', charities warn Government



7 Sep -

Osborne unveils North Sea oil tax breaks



6 Sep -

Housing: Govt planning changes slammed



3 Sep -

Osborne signals planning reform - Friends of the Earth reaction



27 Aug -

Vivienne Westwood and Caroline Lucas to headline Friends of the Earth open day



31 Aug -

Phase-out of energy-guzzling light bulbs welcomed



28 Aug -

Govt still opposed to Heathrow expansion



22 Aug -

Scottish & Southern Energy raise electricity and gas prices by 9%



20 Aug -

Govt must take action over growing resource crisis



14 Aug -

Rocketing rail fares will drive more people on to the roads



13 Aug -

Prime Minister hosts Hunger Summit



3 Aug -

Sainsbury's installs 69,500 solar panels



30 Jul -

Marine energy park welcomed - but still just a drop in the ocean



30 Jul -

National Pesticide Consultation launched



26 Jul -

British Gas announce huge profits



25 Jul -

Davey wins subsidy battle - but at what cost?



23 Jul -

Osborne's energy offer: I'll drop deep subsidy cuts as long as DECC backs gas



23 Jul -

MPs slam Government over Energy Bill



23 Jul -

Welsh Govt to develop bee action plan



20 Jul -

Govt boost for community clean energy welcomed



18 Jul -

Bees invoice Govt for £1.8 billion per year



17 Jul -

Government delays announcement on renewable energy subsidies



17 Jul -

Nature must be at heart of Government, say MPs



16 Jul -

Government invests in railways - but electrification is only as green as the energy



15 Jul -

UK scientists win £6.4m grant to develop GM cereal



12 Jul -

Aviation expansion consultation delayed



10 Jul -

Govt Green Food report dishes out lots of rhetoric, but little action



6 Jul -

Government gives green light to wind farms off Norfolk coast



6 Jul -

MPs call for tougher fuel poverty action for privately rented homes



5 Jul -

CBI call for Govt to back green economy is on the money



4 Jul -

Government agree to keep public forests in public hands



26 Jun -

Fuel Duty cut is tinkering under bonnet, when a full service is needed



28 Jun -

Thames cable car launch - Friends of the Earth reaction



29 Jun -

Climate advisor warns over 'dash for gas'



29 Jun -

Fracking review still leaves unanswered questions



28 Jun -

Europe refuses UK air pollution reprieve - Friends of the Earth reaction



28 Jun -

Greening rules out new runways at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted - Friends of the Earth reaction



26 Jun -

Treasury refuses to give MPs evidence on Energy Bill



25 Jun -

Aviation industry calls for new Govt air strategy



22 Jun -

RIO+20 DEAL: WORLD LEADERS STICK THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND



7 Jun -

'Kissmob' hits Piccadilly Gardens to urge Manchester to give planet kiss of life



7 Jun -

Friends of the Earth launches new brand identity



20 Jun -

Clegg Rio+20 speech must pledge tough UK action



20 Jun -

Biggest UK firms to report CO2 emissions



14 Jun -

UK Govt slammed over watered down new EU energy saving rules



14 Jun -

Best of British awarded 'CBE' medals in drive for Clean British Energy



13 Jun -

Wind costs to fall by third by end of decade



13 Jun -

UK Government's poor green record will undermine Rio influence



8 Jun -

Varroa mite virus is linked to honeybee decline



1 Jun -

MPs hit out at EU greener farming plans



31 May -

Drive to create 60 bee-friendly spaces launched



30 May -

Legal challenge over London air quality



29 May -

IEA report shows shale gas is not an energy solution



24 May -

Government sets out pathway for solar power



23 May -

Bees at risk from chemicals increase



22 May -

Ailing nuclear propped up in Government's draft Energy Bill



17 May -

Govt must tackle the national scandal of fuel poverty



17 May -

Local action crucial to meet climate targets, Govt warned



13 May -

MPs' call for action on food must not be ignored



14 May -

Energy Bill last chance to keep 'greenest Government ever' pledge



9 May -

Queen's speech includes Electricity Market Reform Bill



8 May -

Environment Agency chair gives cautious support to fracking



30 Apr -

Wind power can help defeat climate change



26 Apr -

Cameron addresses clean energy summit



26 Apr -

Who's the greenest Mayor candidate - a new study by Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace



23 Apr -

85 per cent of public support clean British energy - new poll



18 Apr -

Govt must reveal climate impact of UK consumption, warns MPs



17 Apr -

Govt failing to deal with enormous impact of farming on environment



17 Apr -

Fracking did make Blackpool rock



11 Apr -

Government papering over cracks of our broken energy system



11 Apr -

UK faces annual bill of £1.8 billion without bees - Friends of the Earth launches new campaign



5 Apr -

CCC's recommendations would hold aviation and shipping industries to account



5 Apr -

More than four million households in debt to their energy supplier



3 Apr -

CCS shouldn't be seen as alternative to clean British energy



3 Apr -

Government fails to make the grade in farming



30 Mar -

Pesticide link to bee decline



29 Mar -

Ken Livingstone's transport manifesto would put London in the fast lane



29 Mar -

Game over for new nuclear as Eon and RWE abandon plans



15 Mar -

Fuel poverty report is spot on



27 Mar -

Govt planning reforms provide no clarity on sustainable development



27 Mar -

North Sea gas leak could go on for six months



26 Mar -

Boris's transport manifesto is speeding off in completely the wrong direction



23 Mar -

Wind turbine manufacturer to set up shop in Scotland



23 Mar -

Victory as Supreme Court rejects Govt solar appeal



22 Mar -

Government gives backing to strong wildlife regulations



21 Mar -

New Government planning rules to override local plans



21 Mar -

Budget sticks two fingers up at David Cameron's promise to build a clean future



17 Mar -

Government's green promises unravelling fast



19 Mar -

Scores of environmental regulations to be slashed



19 Mar -

Private cash to expand road network will lead to more gridlock



16 Mar -

Budget: Osborne must keep clean economy promise to build a prosperous future



14 Mar -

Gas dead-end hits E.ON profits and household fuel bills



14 Mar -

Government must say no to more gas plants that will drive up energy bills



12 Mar -

Clegg slams Osborne anti-green agenda at Lib Dem conference



8 Mar -

Green Investment Bank HQ to be in Edinburgh



7 Mar -

Fuel Duty lobby at Westminster



6 Mar -

RWE announces latest profits as Big Six energy firms keep UK hooked on fossil fuels



2 Mar -

Calls for fuel duty cuts - Friends of the Earth reaction



28 Feb -

Roger Clarke joins Friends of the Earth as Chair of the Board



27 Feb -

MPs slam lack of Govt ambition to tackle air pollution



27 Feb -

Govt announces 12 new Nature Improvement Areas to protect English wildlife



23 Feb -

Stalemate over EU tar sands as UK Govt sits on the fence



23 Feb -

British Gas bosses reap rich rewards for failure



21 Feb -

Government to appeal to supreme court over solar tariff ruling



18 Feb -

Massive public support for inquiry into Big Six



19 Feb -

MPs right to tell Government Britannia could rule the waves



20 Feb -

Govt holds emergency water summit as UK faces drought



17 Feb -

Cameron's new nuclear plants are unnecessary and unaffordable



16 Feb -

Customers foot bill for EDF profits



9 Feb -

Government announces plans to reform solar subsidies



9 Feb -

World's biggest wind farm opens



8 Feb -

Ed Davey speech on energy efficiency - Friends of the Earth reaction



7 Feb -

New Energy Secretary to publish solar subsidy consultation results



6 Feb -

New Energy Secretary backs clean power



3 Feb -

Pickles waste scheme - Friends of the Earth reaction



3 Feb -

Chris Huhne resignation - Friends of the Earth reaction



3 Feb -

Prince of Wales' fish protection plan welcomed



2 Feb -

Biofuels con could cost UK motorists an extra £2bn per year



31 Jan -

MPs warn over UK flood management



25 Jan -

Government loses appeal over 'unlawful' solar cuts



24 Jan -

Judgement on Government Solar Appeal due Wednesday



23 Jan -

Government announces marine park for South West England



19 Jan -

Govt starts new process to cut solar subsidy payments



18 Jan -

Government to consult on Thames Estuary airport



13 Jan -

Court ruling on Govt solar challenge unlikely next week



13 Jan -

Government goes to Court of Appeal over 'unlawful' solar panels



12 Jan -

Energy firms follow EDF and cut fuel prices



11 Jan -

EDF price cut won't fix broken energy system



11 Jan -

Customers dissatisfied with Big Six energy firms



10 Jan -

High Speed Rail plans leave ordinary commuters high and dry



6 Jan -

Govt to appeal High Court solar ruling on 13 January



3 Jan -

Government to appeal high court solar ruling