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Dec 29 — NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: GO GREEN FOR A GREAT 2008!
Dec 28 — GOVERNMENT ACTION NEEDED TO ENSURE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR TOWN CENTRES
Dec 21 — EU MINISTERS MUST STRENGTHEN PLANS FOR CURBING AVIATION EMISSIONS
Dec 19 — EU SLAMMED OVER GREEN CARS
Dec 19 — EU MINISTERS MUST STRENGTHEN PLANS FOR CURBING AVIATION EMISSIONS
Dec 18 — LONDONERS BACK PLANS TO INCREASE C-CHARGE FOR GAS GUZZLERS
Dec 18 — EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO PUBLISH PLANS FOR GREENER CARS
Dec 18 — GOVERNMENT COULD FACE LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER EAST OF ENGLAND PLAN
Dec 17 — GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES PLANNING POLICY STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Dec 17 — KYOTO AFLOAT DESPITE ATTEMPTED SABOTAGE
Dec 14 — GOVERNMENT MUST NOT CAVE IN TO FUEL PROTESTERS, SAY LEADING GREEN GROUPS
Dec 12 — INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRIES MUST ACT: BALI MANDATE AT STAKE
Dec 12 — SUSTAINABILITY WILL BE AT THE HEART OF THE NEXT BUDGET, PROMISES CHANCELLOR
Dec 11 — WHO IS THE GREENEST LIB DEM LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE - FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERVIEWS THE CONTENDERS
Dec 11 — HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY KYOTO
Dec 11 — WORLD BANK: DON'T PRIVATISE FORESTS
Dec 10 — GOVERNMENT PLANS TWO MILLION POUNDS PR CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE INCINERATION
Dec 10 — GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES MASSIVE BOOST FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Dec 10 — GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE MASSIVE INCREASE IN OFF-SHORE WIND
Dec 7 — COUNCILS MUST DO MORE TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
Dec 7 — MARCHERS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION
Dec 7 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL: KEEP UNFAIR TRADE OUT OF BALI TALKS
Dec 7 — EUROPEAN RENEWABLE REVOLUTION UNDERMINED BY AGRO-FUELS FOLLY
Dec 7 — EUROPEAN RENEWABLE REVOLUTION UNDERMINED BY AGRO-FUELS FOLLY - LEAKED DRAFT EU DIRECTIVE
Dec 6 — GOVERNMENT DECISION TO SCRAP STONEHENGE ROAD WELCOMED
Dec 6 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH WELCOMES CONSERVATIVE'S ENERGY POLICY
Dec 4 — LIVINGSTONE’S GREEN HOMES INITIATIVE WELCOMED
Dec 3 — GOVERNMENT STILL FAILING ON GREEN TAXES, NEW FIGURES REVEAL
Dec 3 — AIRLINES FLYING LONGER DISTANCES TO AVOID AIR TRAFFIC CHARGES
Nov 30 — BALI CLIMATE TALKS: PRESS BRIEFING
Nov 30 — PRINCE OF WALES' BUSINESS INITIATIVE ON CLIMATE IS 'MAJOR STEP FORWARD'
Nov 29 — GOVERNMENTS MUST SAY NO TO BIOFUELS
Nov 28 — FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY MEETING TO REVIEW GM RICE CONTAMINATION SCANDAL
Nov 28 — RAIL FARE RISES HIGHLIGHT LABOUR’S FAILINGS ON TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE
Nov 28 — GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES PLANNING BILL
Nov 28 — GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES PLANNING BILL
Nov 28 — RAC FOUNDATION'S CALL FOR MORE ROADS ATTACKED
Nov 27 — FOUR NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR SITES REVEALED
Nov 27 — REACTION TO PROF KING'S SPEECH: GM CROPS ARE NOT NEEDED TO BEAT CLIMATE AND POPULATION CHALLENGES
Nov 27 — EMISSIONS FROM UK HOMES COULD BE SLASHED BY 80 PER CENT REVEALS NEW RESEARCH
Nov 26 — BROWN MUST RETHINK AVIATION AND PLANNING POLICIES
Nov 26 — VOICES FROM COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE – NEW REPORT
Nov 23 — EU CAN FEED LIVESTOCK WITHOUT NEW GMOS
Nov 21 — HEATHROW EXPANSION PLANS MUST BE SCRAPPED
Nov 20 — LOCAL STORES CAN BE GREENEST GROCERS
Nov 19 — BROWN'S GREEN SPEECH MUST BE FOLLOWED BY URGENT ACTION
Nov 14 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH DIRECTOR NAMES FIRST EUROSTAR TRAIN TO LEAVE ST PANCRAS
Nov 13 — MEPS FAIL TO BACK TOUGH ACTION ON AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Nov 13 — MEPS VOTE ON EU PLAN TO TACKLE AVIATION’S CLIMATE IMPACT
Nov 12 — CLIMATE CHANGE: URGENT ACTION AND ROBUST POLICIES MUST MATCH DIRE WARNINGS
Nov 12 — GREEN TIPS TO PUT THE LOVE BACK INTO CHRISTMAS
Nov 8 — LEADING ENGLISH CITIES MAKE CLIMATE COMMITMENT
Nov 8 — ANGER OVER GOVERNMEMT GM ‘CO-EXISTANCE’ PLANS
Nov 8 — ANGER OVER GOVERNMEMT GM ‘CO-EXISTANCE’ PLANS
Nov 7 — SHELL ADVERT IS RULED ‘MISLEADING’
Nov 6 — FSA TO REVIEW GM RICE CONTAMINATION
Nov 5 — QUEEN'S SPEECH: CLIMATE LAW NEEDS STRENGTHENING, PLANNING LAW NEEDS RETHINK
Nov 2 — GREEN LIFESTYLE: GOVERNMENT MUST DO MORE
Oct 31 — COMPETITION COMMISSION FAILS TO ACT ON SUPERMARKET BULLIES
Oct 30 — TRANSPORT POLICY: URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO CUT EMISSIONS
Oct 30 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO GET SORTED ON WASTE
Oct 29 — CLIMATE CHANGE BILL: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH COMMENT
Oct 29 — NEW FIGURES REVEAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING MILLIONS ON GM RESEARCH
Oct 25 — PROPOSED GM MAIZE BAN IN EUROPE
Oct 25 — NEW UN REPORT POINTS TO INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY.
Oct 25 — HARD SHOULDER RUNNING: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH COMMENT
Oct 24 — TORY MEPS MUST SUPPORT PARTY LINE AND NOT COMPROMISE ON TOUGH CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION
Oct 24 — RIO TINTO'S MADAGASCAR MINING PROJECT
Oct 23 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ANGER AT GOVERNMENT CHANGE ON DIRECTION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
Oct 23 — PLANNING WHITE PAPER IS LEGALLY UNWORKABLE
Oct 22 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH PARTNERS WITH EUROSTAR
Oct 22 — GREEN FILM WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Oct 15 — NEW RESEARCH FINDS OUT WHAT’S IN THE WASTE LEFT AFTER REUSE, RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING
Oct 15 — GOVERNMENT TO ABANDON NATIONAL ROAD TOLLS?
Oct 13 — UK LOBBYING TO WEAKEN 20% TARGET AT SECRET EUROPEAN MEETING
Oct 12 — TONY JUNIPER CONFIRMS FINAL YEAR IN POST
Oct 12 — AL GORE AND IPCC AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Oct 10 — 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WINDSCALE FIRE AND END OF NUCLEAR CONSULTATION
Oct 9 — PBR AND CLIMATE CHANGE: THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO DELIVER
Oct 8 — US INVESTIGATION OVER GM RICE CONTAMINATION LETS BAYER OFF THE HOOK
Oct 5 — PRE-BUDGET REPORT A KEY TEST OF BROWN'S GREEN CREDENTIALS
Oct 5 — PRE-BUDGET REPORT WILL BE KEY TEST OF BROWN'S GREEN CREDENTIALS
Oct 4 — CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENT DAY – FRIENDS OF THE EARTH COMMENT
Oct 4 — CLIMATE CHANGE ONE-MINUTE FILM MAKES WAVES ON YOUTUBE
Oct 1 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH APPALLED BY COMMISSION’S SEVERN BARRAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Sep 25 — GORDON BROWN SPEECH – FRIENDS OF THE EARTH COMMENT
Sep 24 — CLIMATE JUSTICE NEEDED TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING
Sep 19 — GREEN NINJA OR ECO-FEMME FATALE? PUBLIC ASKED TO VOTE FOR BEST GREEN FILM
Sep 17 — MINISTERS TO BACK NEW GM PUSH
Sep 13 — QUALITY OF LIFE : CAMERON URGED TO ADOPT BLUEPRINT FOR A GREEN FUTURE
Sep 13 — MPS CLIMATE REORT WELCOMED
Sep 12 — TOUGHER TARGETS NEEDED FOR NEW CARS
Sep 11 — ANITA RODDICK
Sep 11 — TUC CALLS FOR TOUGHER CLIMATE LAW
Sep 11 — OECD WARNING OVER BIOFUELS
Sep 7 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH PULLS OUT OF NUCLEAR CONSULTATION
Sep 7 — HILARY BENN TO ADDRESS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CONFERENCE
Sep 7 — FARMERS WARN OF EXODUS FROM DAIRY SECTOR AS THEY STRUGGLE TO BREAK EVEN
Sep 5 — BBC DROPS PLANET RELIEF
Sep 4 — SCIENTISTS WARN THAT EU PLANS TO CURB AVIATION EMISSIONS MUST BE STRENGTHENED
Sep 3 — GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON GREEN TAXES
Aug 31 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH DISMISSES CLAIMS MADE ON WIND FARM DOCUMENTARY
Aug 28 — LIB DEM GREEN PLANS WELCOMED
Aug 24 — GOVERNMENT MUST ALLOW LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO SET RENEWABLE STANDARDS FOR NEW BUILDING
Aug 24 — GOVERNMENT MUST DO MORE TO HELP PEOPLE TAKE GREEN ACTION
Aug 23 — UK MAY MISS CARBON TARGETS - NEW REPORT
Aug 13 — UK GOVERNMENT TRIES TO WATER DOWN EU RENEWABLE TARGETS - FRIENDS OF THE EARTH COMMENT
Aug 10 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ENDORSES UCU CALLS FOR GREEN CURRICULA
Aug 6 — HEATHROW RULING – FRIENDS OF EARTH COMMENT
Aug 6 — HEATHROW RULING - FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Aug 3 — JOINT COMMITTEE ON DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE BILL RECOMMEND ACTION ON AVIATION
Aug 3 — NEW MAP HIGHLIGHTS MASSIVE BUILDING PLANS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Aug 1 — ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE INTRODUCTION WELCOMED
Jul 31 — TEST
Jul 31 — HEATHROW BAN – COURT HEARING
Jul 30 — MPS DEMAND TOUGHER CLIMATE CHANGE LAW
Jul 27 — MILLIONS FACE HEATHROW BAN AS INJUNCTION ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK PEACEFUL PROTEST
Jul 26 — INSPECTOR RECOMMENDS RECECTION OF THAMES GATEWAY BRIDGE - BUT GOVERNMENT RE-OPENS INQUIRY
Jul 24 — MORPH COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR ONE-MINUTE GREEN FILM COMPETITION
Jul 23 — ALL NEW HOMES MUST BE CARBON ZERO BY 2O1O, SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Jul 23 — LOCAL RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH SUPPORT MANSFIELD WIND FARM PROPOSAL
Jul 20 — ACADEMICS CHALLENGE LABOUR ON GREEN RECORD
Jul 16 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CALLS FOR WEEKLY FOOD WASTE COLLECTIONS
Jul 16 — UK 21ST IN EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF CARBON EFFICIENCY AND WELL-BEING
Jul 9 — PLANS FOR MAJOR INCINERATOR TO REPLACE ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
Jul 6 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH WINS 2007 CIPR EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Jul 6 — SPOOF AD HIGHLIGHTS HOW TESCO DESTROYS LOCAL SHOPS
Jul 4 — CELEBRITIES URGE PUBLIC TO JOIN THE BIG ASK ONLINE MARCH
Jun 29 — HIGH COURT SAVES GREAT NORTH FOREST
Jun 29 — HIGH COURT ACTS ON GREAT NORTH FOREST
Jun 29 — NEW SURVEY SPELLS TROUBLE FOR TESCO
Jun 28 — GORDON BROWN'S FIRST CABINET
Jun 22 — TRADE TALKS COLLAPSE BRINGS NEW HOPE FOR THE POOREST AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Jun 20 — CHINESE CLIMATE EMISSIONS SOAR
Jun 20 — CARBON CALCULATOR MUST NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION
Jun 12 — ANGER AS EU MINISTERS GIVE GREEN LIGHT TO GM-CONTAMINATED ORGANIC FOOD
Jun 11 — PATIO HEATERS SHOULD BE BANNED, SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Jun 7 — WEAK G8 CLIMATE DEAL LACKS SUBSTANCE
Jun 7 — RAZORLIGHT'S JOHNNY BORRELL TAKES ECO TRIP
Jun 7 — G8: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MUST STAND UP TO BUSH ON CLIMATE
Jun 6 — SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNCIL REJECTS ANOTHER WIND FARM
May 31 — BUSH TRIES TO SABOTAGE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
May 30 — RAZORLIGHT'S JOHNNY BORRELL RECORDS SOLAR POWERED SONG FOR FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
May 30 — RAZORLIGHT'S JOHNNY BORRELL RECORDS SOLAR POWERED SONG FOR FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
May 30 — STANSTED AIRPORT PUBLIC INQUIRY OPENS
May 29 — CAMPAIGNERS SOUND THE ALARM ON G8
May 29 — CANADA SUED FOR BREACHING KYOTO
May 24 — ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH WASTE STRATEGY
May 23 — ENERGY WHITE PAPER REACTION
May 22 — HOME PACKS: GREEN GROUPS ANGRY AS ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES ARE DELAYED
May 22 — GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES ENERGY WHITE PAPER
May 21 — LEGAL RULING ON CRITICAL MASS CYCLE RIDE - CYCLIST APPLIES TO TAKE CASE TO THE LORDS
May 21 — PLANNING WHITE PAPER SLAMMED
May 18 — GOVERNMENT TO UNVEIL ENGLISH WASTE STRATEGY
May 17 — PLANNING WHITE PAPER: MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS MAY BE FORCED THROUGH
May 16 — HOME PACKS - GREEN GROUPS WELCOME MPS VOTE
May 16 — HOME PACKS: GREEN GROUPS URGE MPS NOT TO DELAY ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES
May 14 — APPROVAL FOR GM POTATO TRIAL CRITICISED
May 11 — WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT
May 10 — BLAIR'S GREEN RECORD
May 9 — SHELL'S FLOWERY CLAIMS
May 4 — CLIMATE CHANGE: OPTIONS TO TACKLE IT ARE AFFORDABLE, AGREE GOVERNMENTS
May 4 — CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT CONFIRMS THE NEED FOR A TOUGH CLIMATE CHANGE LAW
May 2 — SHELL FAILS TO OBEY GAS FLARING COURT ORDER
Apr 30 — ONE-MINUTE GREEN FILM COMPETITION LAUNCHED
Apr 29 — SUPERMARKET PLANNING RULES MUST NOT BE WEAKENED, SAYS NEW REPORT
Apr 27 — OPTIONS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE PRESENTED IN BANGKOK
Apr 21 — HONEY FEARS MAY SCUPPER GM POTATO TRIAL
Apr 18 — RALLY AGAINST UNFAIR TRADE DEALS
Apr 13 — CLIMATE CHANGE: POOR SUFFER AS WORLD GETS HOTTER
Apr 10 — 'GREEN FUELS' COULD BE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Apr 5 — TOP GARDEN CENTRE TO BAN PATIO HEATERS
Mar 30 — GREEN CARS: MOTOR INDUSTRY STILL PROMOTING GAS-GUZZLERS
Mar 29 — CLIMATE CHANGE SET TO OVERWHELM THE WORLD'S POOR
Mar 29 — UK CARBON EMISSIONS HIGHEST SINCE LABOUR CAME TO POWER
Mar 22 — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AND APE ALLIANCE'S PALM OIL CAMPAIGN WINS OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY AWARD
Mar 21 — BUDGET MOVES IN RIGHT DIRECTION - BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH
Mar 19 — BROWN'S BUDGETS FAIL GREEN TEST
Mar 15 — SOUTH WEST CLIMATE PLAN WELCOMED
Mar 14 — CALL FOR GM POTATO CROPS TO BE SUSPENDED FOLLOWING DUTCH COURT RULING
Mar 13 — DRAFT CLIMATE BILL PUBLISHED
Mar 12 — BROWN'S GREEN SPEECH: CLIMATE MUST BE AT THE HEART OF NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET
Mar 12 — GM CROPS FAIL TO DELIVER - NEW REPORT
Mar 8 — GOVERNMENT CLIMATE CHANGE BILL EXPECTED
Mar 7 — EU MUST SET TOUGH CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS
Mar 7 — PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT ORDERS SHELL'S OIL DEPOT CLOSURE
Mar 6 — WARNING OVER GM DRUG CROPS - AS US PREPARES TO ALLOW GM RICE WITH HUMAN DNA
Mar 1 — GIANT EU ENERGY FLAG OUTSIDE EU SPRING SUMMIT
Mar 1 — STOP THESE UNFAIR TRADE TALKS, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
Feb 28 — SUPERMARKETS: TV CHEF CALLS FOR SHAKE-UP OF 'BIG FOUR'
Feb 23 — RULING ON LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
Feb 23 — THE BIG ASK CINEMA NIGHT: 'AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH' AND QUESTION TIME WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
Feb 21 — FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY TAKEN TO COURT OVER ILLEGAL GM RICE
Feb 20 — THE BIG ASK CINEMA NIGHT
Feb 19 — LONDON C CHARGE EXTENSION WELCOMED
Feb 16 — TIME TO PUT THE BREAK ON ROAD-PRICING INACCURACIES
Feb 16 — FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY FACES HIGH COURT CHLLENGE OVER ILLEGAL GM RICE: 20/21 FEBRUARY
Feb 13 — ROAD PRICING IS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO TRANSPORT PROBLEMS
Feb 13 — MEPS VOTE TO INCREASE RECYCLING AND CUT WASTE
Feb 9 — EUROPEAN WASTE VOTE: CONSERVATIVE MEP PUSHES FOR INCINERATION
Feb 9 — COMMENT ON BRANSON'S CLIMATE PRIZE
Feb 7 — EU TARGETS FOR GREENER CARS TOO WEAK
Feb 7 — TOWN CENTRES UNDER THREAT FROM PLANNING SHAKE UP
Feb 2 — INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE SCIENTISTS ISSUE STARK GLOBAL WARNING
Jan 31 — NEW FIGURES SHOW HUGE RISE IN AVIATION EMISSIONS
Jan 31 — SHELL: USE YOUR PROFITS TO CLEAN UP YOUR MESS
Jan 30 — RICHMOND PARKING CHARGE SCHEME WELCOMED
Jan 28 — CONDOMS TURN STUDENTS ON TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Jan 26 — STARK FINDINGS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Jan 24 — BUSH SPEECH OFFERS LITLE NEW ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Jan 24 — NEW PLANNING DISASTER CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Jan 24 — UK'S FIRST NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL ADVICE LINE LAUNCHED
Jan 23 — ACTION NEEDED TO CURB SUPERMARKET POWER
Jan 20 — WILDLIFE "SNAPPERS" TO HIGHLIGHT HARM DONE BY SHELL
Jan 18 — "LEAVE DOHA IN COLD STORAGE" SAY CAMPAIGNERS AS TRADE TALKS PRIORITIZED AT WEF
Jan 18 — CARBON OFF-SETTING
Jan 15 — MARKS AND SPENCERS ECO-PLAN
Jan 15 — CALL FOR AN END TO UNFAIR TRADE DEALS
Jan 5 — GOVERNMENT MINISTER ATTACKS AVIATION INDUSTRY OVER CLIMATE CHANGE
Jan 3 — LEADING ARTIST BACKS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Jan 1 — ANGER OVER GOVERNMEMT GM ‘CO-EXISTENCE’ PLANS
