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Press Releases

2000

Sep 22 — DOUBLE WHAMMY HITS COUNCIL TAX PAYERS. GOVERNMENT TOLD: PROVIDE FUNDS FOR RECYCLING

Dec 20 — FOE STANDS BY GM TORTILLA STUDY

Dec 14 — BULLDOZER SHADOW LOOMS OVER TOP WILDLIFE SITES

Dec 13 — KEEP XMAS LOCAL THIS YEAR

Dec 8 — FOE CHALLENGES CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Dec 5 — FOE WELCOMES EARLY RESUMPTION OF CLIMATE TALKS

Dec 1 — HORMONE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS FOUND IN BABY FOOD

Nov 27 — U.S. TO BLAME FOR CLIMATE TALKS FAILURE

Nov 25 — CLIMATE SUMMIT: US WRECKS TALKS

Nov 24 — DYKE: SYMBOL OF CLIMATE INACTION

Nov 24 — CLIMATE TALKS: 6 REASONS WHY THE DEAL IS JUNK

Nov 23 — INSURANCE FIRM ISSUES GLOBAL WARNING. CLIMATE CHANGE

Nov 23 — PRONK'S PROPOSAL THREATENS POINT OF KYOTO PROTOCOL

Nov 22 — COUNTRYSIDE BILL ENTERS FINAL STAGES. - GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS WILDLIFE MEASURES

Nov 21 — CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS. FOE CALLS ON PRESCOTT TO MAINTAIN TOUGH STANCE

Nov 20 — CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS - LATEST

Nov 20 — US FOREST PROPOSAL - A GIANT FREE GIFT

Nov 17 — GOVERNMENTS CO2 MANIFESTO PROMISE WON'T BE MET

Nov 16 — SOARING WINTER DEATHS EMPHASISE NEED FOR WARM HOMES BILL

Nov 16 — SOARING WINTER DEATHS EMPHASISE NEED FOR WARM HOMES BILL

Nov 16 — URBAN WHITE PAPER - DROWNING IN A SEA OF CARROTS

Nov 15 — FOE HITS BACK AT FSA OVER ILLEGAL GM INGREDIENTS

Nov 15 — FOE CALLS FOR GREEN MORTGAGE SURVEYS NOW

Nov 15 — MPS DEBATE NEW LAW ON GM LIABILITY

Nov 15 — FUTURE OF UK'S FIRST COMMERCIAL GM CROP IN DOUBT

Nov 15 — FOE HITS BACK AT FSA OVER ILLEGAL GM INGREDIENTS

Nov 13 — FUEL TAX PROTESTS - THE END OF THE ROAD?

Nov 9 — GOVERNMENT IN CHAOS OVER GM SEEDS

Nov 9 — FOE CHALLENGES JARROW FUEL PROTESTERS

Nov 8 — PRE-BUDGET: LORRY LOADS OF LOLLIES

Nov 7 — FOE MOURNS DEATH OF FOUNDER

Nov 5 — ILLEGAL GM INGREDIENTS FOUND IN UK SUPERMARKETS

Nov 3 — SCIENTISTS SLAM GM RESEARCH

Nov 2 —

Oct 31 — KISS OF DEATH FOR GM SEED

Oct 30 — DON'T SCRAP PESTICIDE TAX PLANS FOE URGES BROWN

Oct 30 — WILD WEATHER: IT'S ONLY THE START

Oct 25 — SUPERMARKETS BACK NEW ORGANIC FARMING LAW

Oct 24 — TAKES TWO TO TANGO, PRIME MINISTER

Oct 21 — CHEMICAL CLAIMS GIVE GREENS THE PIP

Oct 19 — WELSH ASSEMBLY THROWS OUT GM LAWS

Oct 18 — TOP SCIENTISTS HIT OUT AT GM SAFETY TESTS.

Oct 8 — SUPERMARKET FRUIT & VEG STILL COMES WITH FREE PESTICIDE

Oct 5 — BYERS DUCKS RENEWABLE ENERGY CHALLENGE

Oct 5 — AVENTIS TOLD: SPEAK OR LOSE

Oct 5 — FIRE, FAMINE & FLOOD: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FREAK WEATHER

Oct 5 — ICELAND'S LIVESTOCK GOES GM-FREE

Oct 4 — BOG TRASHERS GET PRIZE

Oct 3 — GM GIANT CLAMS UP AT SEED HEARING

Sep 30 — HIGH STREET TOXICS PROTESTS ROUND BRITAIN

Sep 26 — SWEDISH FIRM PULLS OUT OF TURKISH DAM PROJECT

Sep 25 — GM FOOD SCARE HITS U.S. MILLIONS OF TACO SHELLS REMOVED FROM SHELVES.

Sep 20 — FOE SLAMS CHEAP TORY FUEL CONCESSION

Sep 19 — SALES OF ENERGY- EFFICIENT CARS SOAR. CAR SALES DATA SHOWS HIGH FUEL PRICES WORK

Sep 19 — PESTICIDES LEVELS RISE IN FRUIT AND VEG. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES PESTICIDES RESIDUES ANNUAL REPORT

Sep 18 — SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT GM FOOD SAFETY

Sep 16 — DINERS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT GM FOOD

Sep 14 — FUEL PRICES - GOOD NEWS FOR MOTORISTS!

Sep 13 — OIL: KEEP IT IN THE GROUND. AND STOP OIL COMPANY COLLUSION IN PRICE PROTESTS

Sep 13 — 10 WAYS TO CUT YOUR FUEL USE

Sep 12 — BLAIR MUST EXPLAIN FUEL TAX

Sep 11 — FOE BACKS BLAIR ON FUEL DUTY

Sep 11 — CLIMATE CHANGE: THE VICTIMS BEAR WITNESS. DYKE BUILDING ACTION PLANNED FOR HAGUE SUMMIT

Sep 7 — ILISU DAM WON'T MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. LEAKED REPORT UNDERMINES CASE FOR UK SUPPORT

Sep 6 — PESTICIDES REGULATIONS FAIL TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH

Sep 5 — COLD RESPONSE TO TORY GLOBAL WARMING POLICIES

Sep 5 — GREEN WATCHDOG TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE

Sep 1 — FOE SLAMS KREBS OVER ORGANIC FOOD

Aug 31 — PORTILLO CONDEMNED FOR CLIMATE TAX U-TURN

Aug 30 — NEW FEARS OVER IMPACT OF GM CROPS ON BIRD POPULATIONS

Aug 25 — BUY IT FROM A FARMERS MARKET!

Aug 25 — GOVERNMENT GIVES BOOST TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Aug 23 — GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO TRASH GM TRIALS

Aug 7 — INVESTMENT GIANT GOES ETHICAL

Aug 7 — BAN IT NOW! FOE DEMANDS ACTION ON DANGEROUS PESTICIDE

Aug 3 — GM TRIALS: THE FARCE PLAYS ON ...

Aug 1 — VROOM! VROOM! PHUT ... DUMP THE PUMP FLOPS

Jul 31 — DUMP THE PUMP: A WASTE OF ENERGY

Jul 28 — RAINFORESTS SAY THANKS TO MEACHER

Jul 27 — FILTHY FACTORY STILL PUMP OUT CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS

Jul 21 — MPS PASS BILL TO END FUEL POVERTY

Jul 20 — PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS? GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT PLANS

Jul 19 — DEATH KNELL FOR UK'S LARGEST GREEN BELT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT?

Jul 18 — COUNTRYSIDE THREATENED BY GM POLLEN. GM POLLEN CONTAMINATED CROP 4KM AWAY SAYS SEED COMPANY.

Jul 18 — FOE CALLS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT RENAISSANCE

Jul 17 — MPS CALL FOR END TO UNETHICAL SUBSIDIES

Jul 14 — GOVERNMENT TO FUND RECYCLING REVOLUTION?

Jul 13 — EU BANS LINDANE...ALMOST!

Jul 12 — ILISU DAM SCANDAL: MPS BACK CAMPAIGNERS

Jul 11 — FOE SLAMS RETURN OF FLAWED MOX FUEL

Jun 29 — FOE URGES GOVERNMENT TO STAND FIRM ON PETROL PRICES

Jun 23 — GOVERNMENT PESTICIDE ADVICE

Jun 22 — ORGANIC BEER FESTIVAL

Jun 21 — INQUIRY DEMANDED INTO ORGANIC PRICES

Jun 21 — FSA - WILL IT FAIL THE PUBLIC OVER GM FOOD? ACTION URGED OVER GM FOOD TESTING

Jun 20 — GM TRIAL FARMER PLANTS CONTAMINATED SEED

Jun 19 — REAL FOOD WEEK. BABIES HELP GET LEO OFF TO A GREAT START WITH REAL FOOD

Jun 19 — REAL FOOD. PUBLIC SAYS NO TO PESTICIDES

Jun 17 — CADBURY'S ADMIT: YES, THERE IS LINDANE IN OUR CHOC

Jun 16 — REAL FOOD. HOW DOES YOUR SUPERMARKET MEASURE UP?

Jun 16 — ROYAL COMMISSION ENDORSES KEY FOE PRINCIPLE

Jun 15 — FOE WELCOMES NEW PESTICIDE REGULATIONS FOR BABY FOOD

Jun 14 — ICELAND TUENS UP THE HEAT ON GOVERNMENT'S ORGANIC POLICY

Jun 13 — MORE GM CROPS HEADING FOR WALES?

Jun 13 — KYOTO CLIMATE TREATY HEADING FOR THE ROCKS

Jun 13 — GM CONTAMINATION INEVITABLE ADMITS MEACHER

Jun 12 — HOUSING: COUNCILS ON COLLISION COURSE WITH GOVERNMENT

Jun 12 — COUNCILS ON COLLISION COURSE WITH GOVERNMENT

Jun 9 — CLOBBER CHLORPYRIFOS

Jun 9 — CONTROVERSIAL BYPASS PLANS THROWN OUT

Jun 8 — GOVERNMENT REVIEWS GM CROP SEPERATION DISTANCES

Jun 6 — FOE RESPONDS TO DUKE'S COMMENTS ON GM FOOD

Jun 5 — CHEMICAL INDUSTRY THREATENED BY THE BIOMEDICAL REVOLUTION

Jun 5 — GM ADVISORS MUST BACK FREEZE ON CROPS

Jun 2 — ADVANTA IN RETREATA

May 25 — FOE HITS OUT AT PRO-BURNING WASTE STRATEGY.

May 23 — GM SEEDS FIASCO. THE DIG-UP BEGINS

May 23 — GM SEEDS FIASCO: THE DIG-UP BEGINS

May 17 — GM CROPS NOW GROWING IN UK

May 17 — CANCER THREAT FROM DIOXINS REVEALED. GOVERNMENT'S INCINERATION PLAN THREATENED BY

May 16 — VOLES PLEA TO MPS. STRENGTHEN COUNTRYSIDE BILL: SAVE RARE SPECIES

May 16 — DAMMED IF WE DO, GREEN IF WE DON'T

May 16 — GM TRIALS THREATEN UK HONEY. BEE KEEPERS MOVE HIVES AWAY FROM GM SITES

May 10 — LAST CHANCE TO GET TRANSPORT ON TRACK

May 9 — DAMN THE DAM! ILISU PROTEST HITS CORPORATE AGM

May 8 — MR BLUNKETT'S PLEAS ANSWERED! NOW KIDS CAN WALK TO SCHOOL SAFELY

May 2 — WHICH CAUSES MORE CLIMATE DAMAGE? ONE TRIP TO THE US OR ONE YEAR'S MOTORING IN THE UK

May 2 — WHICH CAUSES MORE CLIMATE DAMAGE? ONE TRIP TO US OR ONE YEAR'S MOTORING IN UK

Apr 28 — COME CLEAN ON TOXIC TIME-BOMBS

Apr 25 — GOVERNMENT FACES LAW CASE IN DAM ROW

Apr 21 — HELP SAVE THE RAINFORESTS. AVOID HARDWOOD GARDEN FURNITURE SAYS FOE

Apr 18 — BNFL: ICEBERG STILL DEAD AHEAD

Apr 18 — GOVERNMENT BACKTRACKS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY

Apr 12 — EURO MPS FAIL GM TEST

Apr 10 — LIVING NEXT TO BURNING RUBBISH

Apr 8 — EXTINCT RATTY TO BE CUT FROM WIND IN THE WILLOWS?

Apr 5 — CHURCH ADVISERS SAY NO TO GM CROP TRIALS

Apr 1 — GREEN WATCHDOG OR INDUSTRY POODLE? ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FAILS TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM POLLUTING PLUTOCRATS

Apr 1 — CONTAMINATED LAND THREAT. MINISTER TOLD: SET UP INDEPENDENT CLEAN-UP BODY

Mar 30 — BNFL : ONE BAR BEYOND THE LAST CHANCE SALOON

Mar 29 — GWYTHER IN A DITHER. WELSH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY BOTTLES OUT OF ASSEMBLY DECISION ON GM

Mar 23 — GM FARMERS PULL OUT OF TRIALS

Mar 21 — 44 TONNE JUGGERNAUTS - FOE SLAMS MCDONALD

Mar 20 — BROWN'S BROWNFIELD BUDGET BOOST

Mar 17 — FARM SCALE TRIALS GOVERNMENT GAMBLING WITH THE COUNTRYSIDE

Mar 16 — GM: SACK SOME SCIENTISTS!

Mar 15 — CHEMICALS ALLERGIES: DOCTORS SPEAK OUT

Mar 14 — RECYCLE MORE, SAYS NEW ECONOMICS REPORT: GOVERNMENT URGED TO RESIST DASH FOR INCINERATION

Mar 13 — INVESTMENT CAMPAIGN TARGETS CITY. NORWICH UNION UNDER FIRE FROM FOE

Mar 8 — CHEMICAL SPILL HITS VILLAGE...AGAIN!

Mar 8 — WALES CAN BAN GM

Mar 7 — EUROPEAN FOOD MANUFACTURERS SHUN GMOS

Mar 7 — FOE WELCOMES URBAN REGENERATION, BUT WARNS OF GREENFIELD BATTLES TO COME

Mar 3 — FOE WELCOMES COUNTRYSIDE BILL

Mar 2 — MOZAMBIQUE: MORE DISASTERS INEVITABLE. WILL GOVERNMENT CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN HELP?

Feb 29 — PARLIAMENT'S "GREEN COMMITTEE" EXPOSES BUSINESS TAX LOBBYING

Feb 28 — SELLAFIELD: CHANGE POLICY NOT PEOPLE

Feb 21 — FARMERS AND WILDLIFE: BOTH LOSING OUT.

Feb 18 — TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE. ERICA OIL SPILL: FOE CRITICISES INSURANCE INDUSTRY

Feb 18 — BRITISH NUCLEAR FOOLS. GOVERNMENT MUST END REPROCESSING AND ABANDON MOX NOW

Feb 17 — TOP INSURER SAYS NO TO GM POLLUTION COVER. GOVERNMENT GAMBLING WITH FARMERS LIVELIHOODS

Feb 15 — FOE TELLS EXXON BOSS "STOP BLOCKING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE "

Feb 14 — WINTER DEATHS SOAR ACROSS ENGLAND. LOCAL FIGURES ON FUEL POVERTY SCANDAL PUBLISHED FOR FIRST TIME

Feb 14 — INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM WEEK SNUBS ENVIRONMENT

Feb 9 — GM CROPS: GOVERNMENT TO GIVE GO AHEAD TO COMMERCIAL LICENSING

Feb 3 — CAR RECYCLING GETS EU GREEN LIGHT

Feb 2 — RATTY FOR LONDON! MAYOR WANNABES BACK VOLES V. COUNCIL: DOBSON A "DON'T KNOW" """""""""""""""

Feb 1 — FIVE KEY TESTS FOR UK RENEWABLES POLICY

Jan 31 — GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE ON COMMERCIAL APPROVAL FOR GM CROPS BEFORE TRIALS END

Jan 24 — COMING SOON TO A SITE NEAR YOU! GOVT PLANS FOR NEW INCINERATORS SLAMMED

Jan 21 — ENVIRONMENT FIRST, TRADE SECOND. UN BIOSAFETY TALKS IN MONTREAL

Jan 21 — NEW UTILITY CONTROLS LIKELY TO INCREASE CLIMATE EMISSIONS. FOE CALLS FOR A RANGE OF COMPLEMENTARY MEASURES

Jan 20 — DISGRACE AT THE DOME! DIRECT ACTION AT THE DOME AS MILLENNIUM EXHIBITION IS HIJACKED BY AIR TRAVEL INTERESTS

Jan 19 — GOVERNMENT MOVES GOALPOSTS ON KEY POLLUTION TARGET

Jan 19 — INSURANCE FIRMS NAMED AND SHAMED. RECORD FEEBLE ON ETHICAL INVESTMENT

Jan 19 — NEW BILL CALLS FOR ACTION ON AIRPORT NOISE

Jan 18 — UK GOVERNMENT NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT WILDLIFE. FOE WELCOMES HOUSE OF LORDS REPORT

Jan 18 — LABOUR BREAKS PROMISES AND IGNORES ADVISORS ON TRAFFIC REDUCTION

Jan 17 — POO! WHAT A CHOKER! 1999 GRIM YEAR FOR AIR QUALITY: TRAFFIC CUTS DEMANDED

Jan 13 — TOP STORES BAN LINDANE

Jan 12 — IS YOUR NEW HOME 'UNSAFE AS HOUSES'? "FLAGSHIP" BROWNFIELD HOUSING SCHEME FACES CRISIS.

Jan 11 — GOVERNMENT IN DOCK OVER SUPERMARKETS