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  <title><![CDATA[Government announces Copenhagen manifesto]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth reaction to the Government's annnoucement of its manifesto for the UN climate talks in Copenhagen this December. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20627</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon markets won't save the rainforest - we must tackle the route causes of deforestation]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/environmental_audit_committee_report_29062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/environmental_audit_committee_report_29062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Responding to the launch of the Environmental Audit Committee's report on how to stop emissions from deforestation, Friends of the Earth argued that money alone wouldn't save rainforests.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20669</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government to launch strategy for UN climate change talks]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/copenhagen_uk_government_25062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/copenhagen_uk_government_25062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown will launch The Road to Copenhagen tomorrow (26 June), outlining the Government's position in advance of the crucial UN climate change talks in Copenhagen.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20622</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[70,000 new green jobs if councils tackle climate change - new research]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_jobs_councils_get_serious_25062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_jobs_councils_get_serious_25062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Over 70,000 jobs could be created across England and Wales if councils slashed climate-changing emissions by insulating homes and businesses and fitting green energy to buildings, according to independent research released by Friends of the Earth today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20609</category> 
  <pageid>20609</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government go-ahead on offshore wind - now we need a super grid]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_24062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_24062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth welcomed today's go-ahead on offshore wind, but urged Ministers to urgently develop a new offshore super grid to harness as much renewable energy as possible.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20596</category> 
  <pageid>20596</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[UK climate projections: a wake-up call on the need to urgently slash emissions]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/uk_climate_impacts_report_18062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/uk_climate_impacts_report_18062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The UK climate impacts report published today is a wake up call on the urgent need to slash carbon emissions, says Friends of the Earth]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20536</category> 
  <pageid>20536</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Meat-free Mondays welcomed but more must be done to fix the food chain]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/meat_free_mondays_15062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/meat_free_mondays_15062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth welcomed the Meat Free Mondays initiative launched today by Paul McCartney highlighting the impact of meat production on climate change. But the environment group is urging the Government to change the way meat and dairy are farmed.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20513</category> 
  <pageid>20513</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government's carbon offsetting plans exposed as con ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offsetting_report_02062009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offsetting_report_02062009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Dangerous climate change will be unavoidable if the UK, EU and USA succeed in increasing the use of carbon offsetting, Friends of the Earth is warning in a new report released today that exposes carbon offsetting as ineffective and damaging.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20318</category> 
  <pageid>20318</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[New report casts doubt over biofuels 'wonder crop' jatropha]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/jatropha_27052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/jatropha_27052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Biofuels produced from jatropha may be competing with food production for land and water, a new report by Friends of the Earth reveals today as the Jatropha World Summit begins in Ghana ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20286</category> 
  <pageid>20286</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[New "responsible" soy standards will destroy forests and livelihoods, Friends of the Earth warns]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/rtfo_reaction_26052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/rtfo_reaction_26052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[A new initiative that will re-brand intensive GM soy and soy grown on deforested land as "responsible" will cause deforestation and sneak GM crops into the food system, Friends of the Earth said today]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20285</category> 
  <pageid>20285</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Europe's biggest onshore wind farm officially opens]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/europe_windfarm_biggest_20052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/europe_windfarm_biggest_20052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The official opening of Europe's biggest wind farm - in Scotland - has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20232</category> 
  <pageid>20232</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government must support wind industry to save UK green jobs]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/vestas_19052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/vestas_19052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth and Unite are calling on the Government to step in to prevent the closure of two wind turbine manufacturing plants in South England, which would cause the loss of 625 green jobs.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20217</category> 
  <pageid>20217</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Car scrappage scheme's lack of green criteria slammed ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/car_scrappage_18052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/car_scrappage_18052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government's car scrappage scheme - which comes into force today (Monday 18 May 2009) - will undermine confidence in the UK Government's determination to tackle climate change and develop a low carbon economy, warns Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20200</category> 
  <pageid>20200</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[World's biggest offshore wind farm to be built off Kent coast]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/london_array_12052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/london_array_12052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Plans to start building  the world's largest wind farm off the Kent coast have been welcomed today by Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20155</category> 
  <pageid>20155</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Renewable energy schemes to get speedier connection]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/grid_08052009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/grid_08052009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth today welcomed Ofgem's announement that renewable energy companies would be connected to the Grid more quickly, but said a long-term solution was urgently needed for the UK to meet its renewable energy target and create green jobs]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20130</category> 
  <pageid>20130</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[A year of Boris Johnson - Mayor must do more to green London]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/boris_johnson_first_year_30042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/boris_johnson_first_year_30042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson has failed to set out sufficient measures to keep his pledges to green London and cut the capital's carbon dioxide emissions by 60 per cent by 2025, Friends of the Earth said today, as the London Mayor approaches his first anniversary.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20036</category> 
  <pageid>20036</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[&pound;700 million of public money spent on factory farming each year - new research]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/food_chain_27042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/food_chain_27042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Families in England are paying more than &pound;700 million each year to fund a factory farming system that is wiping out rainforests and making climate change worse, according to new research released by Friends of the Earth today (Monday 27 April 2009).  ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19969</category> 
  <pageid>19969</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Miliband signals end of unabated coal]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/carbon_capture_and_storage_23042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/carbon_capture_and_storage_23042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Miliband announces proposals for carbon capture and storage but Friends of the Earth say an emissions standard is needed to ensure fossil fuelled power stations capture all their emissions.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19953</category> 
  <pageid>19953</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Budget 2009 -  Car scrappage scheme slammed]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/car_scrappage_22042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/car_scrappage_22042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Government proposals for a car scrappage scheme an unnecessary subsidy to an industry that has consistently opposed tough legislation to cut carbon emissions, and have no green substance.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>20023</category> 
  <pageid>20023</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Darling blows historic opportunity to build low-carbon future]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_reaction_22042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_reaction_22042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Alistair Darling has squandered a huge opportunity to create a low-carbon economy and create thousands of green jobs by investing in renewable energy and cutting energy waste on the scale required, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19929</category> 
  <pageid>19929</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Budget 2009 - Government to set legally-binding short-term climate targets]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/carbon_budget_advance_20042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/carbon_budget_advance_20042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Short-term legally-binding targets for tackling climate change will be unveiled by the Government as part of this week's Budget.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19637</category> 
  <pageid>19637</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Budget 2009 - green bank needed to boost low carbon recovery]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_green_bank_20042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_green_bank_20042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government should establish a green investment bank and introduce Treasury-backed green bonds as part of Gordon Brown's pledge to introduce an environmentally friendly Budget later this week that will kick start a low- carbon recovery.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19638</category> 
  <pageid>19638</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government support for electric cars welcome - but far more needed to build genuine green future]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/electric_cars_16042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/electric_cars_16042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Government proposals to boost electric cars are a move in the right direction, but far more is needed to cut the transport sectors contribution to climate change, says Friends of the Earth]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19636</category> 
  <pageid>19636</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Biofuels policy doubles CO2 emissions - new research]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/biofuels_double_carbon_emissions_15042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/biofuels_double_carbon_emissions_15042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[New research reveals the hidden impact of biofuels in our petrol and diesel]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19632</category> 
  <pageid>19632</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Potential new nuclear sites revealed]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/new_nuclear_15042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/new_nuclear_15042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Breathing new life into the failed nuclear experiment is not the answer to ending our addiction to fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth said today in response to the publication of a short list of potential new nuclear reactor sites. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19633</category> 
  <pageid>19633</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Budget must focus on green energy]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_08042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_08042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth says electric cars are not enough to tackle climate change - the Government must prioritise green energy and energy efficiency in this month's Budget]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19578</category> 
  <pageid>19578</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[CBI road map to a low carbon economy - the Government must do more]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/cbi_roadmap_06042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/cbi_roadmap_06042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth comments on a new CBI report which sets out a road map to a low- carbon economy, as well as the results of a poll by the Renewable Energy Association that show the majority of green energy providers are facing financial difficulties.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19574</category> 
  <pageid>19574</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[G20 summit - planet short-changed again as world leaders fail to take bold action on climate]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/g20summit_02042009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/g20summit_02042009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[G20 nations have "short-changed" people and the planet by doing far too little to tackle the threat of catastrophic climate change at their summit in London today, Friends of the Earth warned today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19564</category> 
  <pageid>19564</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government publishes provisional 2008 emissions statistics]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/emissions_26032009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/emissions_26032009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth says the slight fall in UK emissions in 2008 appears to be more linked to the UK's economic challenges than to the Government's climate change strategy.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19565</category> 
  <pageid>19565</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Official advice on climate targets too weak, say leading scientists]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/tyndall_research_17032009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/tyndall_research_17032009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Leading UK climate scientists warn that a greenhouse gas reduction target recommended by the Government's official advisory body is based on ‘dangerously misleading' assumptions and is too weak.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19355</category> 
  <pageid>19355</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government must fast-track production of greener cars]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greener_cars_11032009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greener_cars_11032009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Fall in carbon emissions of new cars is not enough says Friends of the Earth - Government must ensure car makers meet EU targets]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19269</category> 
  <pageid>19269</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Low Carbon Summit - Urgent green investment programme needed]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_summit_06032009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_summit_06032009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[A fundamental overhaul of the economy is required if Ministers are serious about delivering a low carbon future. The call coincides with today's Low Carbon Economy Summit hosted by the Prime Minister.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19248</category> 
  <pageid>19248</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Major investment in National Grid is urgently needed to fight climate change]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/national_grid_04032009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/national_grid_04032009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth today welcomed a report by the Electricity Network Strategy Group calling for the UK electricity grid to be upgraded in order to meet the target for 15 per cent of the nation's energy to come from renewable sources by 2020]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19234</category> 
  <pageid>19234</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[National bans on GM to remain in Europe despite UK pro-GM stance ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/national_bans_on_gm_02032009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/national_bans_on_gm_02032009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19226</category> 
  <pageid>19226</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Tougher targets for recyclable packaging]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/packaging_waste_17022009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/packaging_waste_17022009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[In response to the Local Government Association's packaging survey Friends of the Earth called on the Government to force supermarkets to cut waste by setting tougher targets for recyclable packaging.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18374</category> 
  <pageid>18374</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government's plans for green homes can't wait four years]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_homes_12022009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_homes_12022009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Commenting on today's Government announcement on plans to radically slash emissions and cut fuel bills from UK homes, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said change was needed urgently and could not wait four years.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18344</category> 
  <pageid>18344</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Biotech industry distorts the facts on GM crops]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/gm_industry_distorts_the_facts_10022009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/gm_industry_distorts_the_facts_10022009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>19228</category> 
  <pageid>19228</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Environment Minister blocks climate ad]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/northern_ireland_minster_blocks_climate_ad_09022009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/northern_ireland_minster_blocks_climate_ad_09022009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has blocked a government advertisement campaign on climate change.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18274</category> 
  <pageid>18274</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[UK carbon emissions still higher than when labour came to power]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greenhouse_gas_emissions_03022009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greenhouse_gas_emissions_03022009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Final 2007 estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions published today by the Government show they are not falling nearly fast enough. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18148</category> 
  <pageid>18148</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government must drive car industry to greener future]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_car_aid_27012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_car_aid_27012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Government must drive car industry to greener future]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18073</category> 
  <pageid>18073</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Government ignores best option for Severn tidal power]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/severn_estuary_26012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/severn_estuary_26012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth has reacted angrily to the exclusion today (Monday 26 January 2009) of large offshore tidal lagoons from a shortlist of potential schemes to harness the tidal power of the Severn estuary. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18072</category> 
  <pageid>18072</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government study confirms offshore wind potential]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_26012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_26012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government has confirmed the massive potential for off-shore wind energy - it must now make sure that it becomes a reality. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18075</category> 
  <pageid>18075</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama takes first steps on climate]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/obama_26012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/obama_26012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Barack Obama's pledge today to establish a new energy economy aimed at tackling climate change and creating new jobs "by choosing a future safer for our country, prosperous for our planet, and sustainable" has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18074</category> 
  <pageid>18074</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Bill of Rights must include right to a healthy environment ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/bill_of_rights_19012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/bill_of_rights_19012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The right to live in a healthy environment should be included in a UK Bill of Rights, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18029</category> 
  <pageid>18029</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama must keep pledge on climate change leadership]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/obama_climate_19012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/obama_climate_19012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Obama must keep pledge on climate change leadership]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18020</category> 
  <pageid>18020</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Support for motor industry should be green]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greener_cars_16012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greener_cars_16012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Any Government financial support to the car industry must guarantee the development of greener vehicles, Friends of the Earth said today as EU industry ministers meet in Brussels to discuss measures to tackle the downturn in the automotive industry.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18005</category> 
  <pageid>18005</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Conservatives launch low-carbon plan ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/conservatives_16012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/conservatives_16012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth welcomes the Conservative party's vision for a super smart energy grid but expresses concern that some policies don't go far enough.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>18040</category> 
  <pageid>18040</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Heathrow decision slammed ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_15012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_15012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government's decision to give the go-ahead to a new runway at Heathrow has been slammed by Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17984</category> 
  <pageid>17984</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Incinerators not needed to get waste out of landfill]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/incinerators_not_needed_14012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/incinerators_not_needed_14012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[We can meet targets for keeping waste out of landfill and avoid building expensive and polluting incinerators by improving recycling and composting facilities, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17956</category> 
  <pageid>17956</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Heathrow: expansion will seriously threaten the UK's ability to tackle climate change ]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_14012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_14012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Ahead of tomorrow's decision on expanding Heathrow airport, Friends of the Earth warns that increasing flight capacity would seriously threaten the UK's ability to meet its targets for cutting emissions.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17959</category> 
  <pageid>17959</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Heathrow expansion may be delayed again]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_delayed_again_13012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_delayed_again_13012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Speculation that a decision on expanding Heathrow has been delayed again raises hopes that the Government may be waking up to the environmenatal disaster of giving plans the green light.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17913</category> 
  <pageid>17913</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Tackling climate change will help us fight poverty and beat the downturn]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/poverty_climate_change_12012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/poverty_climate_change_12012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[A new coalition of environmental and social justice groups says the government cannot choose between tackling poverty and climate change]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17790</category> 
  <pageid>17790</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Economic case for Heathrow is flawed]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_economics_12012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_economics_12012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The economic case for expanding Heathrow is fundamentally flawed, said Friends of the Earth, as the aviation industry steps up its lobbying for a new runway.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17808</category> 
  <pageid>17808</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Brown jobs summit: ambitious strategy to tackle climate change and recession urgently needed]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/jobs_summit_11012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/jobs_summit_11012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Gordon Brown must set out a coherent and highly ambitious strategy to simultaneously tackle climate change and ease the recession when he heads up his ‘jobs summit' on Monday (12 January 2009), Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17791</category> 
  <pageid>17791</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Heathrow expansion will undermine climate targets]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_09012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_09012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth is deeply concerned that the expansion of Heathrow and other British airports will make it extremely difficult for the UK to meet its legal requirement to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17789</category> 
  <pageid>17789</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Motor industry must produce greener vehicles]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/motor_industry_07012009.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/motor_industry_07012009.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government should only give financial support to the car industry if companies guarantee that they will play their part in cutting UK carbon dioxide emissions, Friends of the Earth said today. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>17772</category> 
  <pageid>17772</pageid> 
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