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17 May -

Former diplomat hits out at UK action on climate change



16 May -

Small fall in fuel poverty numbers



16 May -

Crucial Energy Bill vote announced



14 May -

Abandoning EU membership would threaten our environment



10 May -

Conference: Financial reform needed to benefit people and planet



9 May -

New report highlights extent of UK bee decline



1 May -

UK Govt failing legal duty on air pollution



1 May -

Ofgem investigates power firms over energy efficiency targets



1 May -

Lancashire election candidates support green power and oppose fracking



29 Apr -

EU pesticide restrictions a victory for bees and common sense



26 Apr -

Fracking may threaten UK climate targets and may not cut costs - MP report



26 Apr -

March of the beekeepers: Govt urged to back pesticide restrictions



24 Apr -

Imports lead to huge rise in UK carbon emissions



24 Apr -

High Court asked to investigate 'flawed' Thames road crossing consultation



22 Apr -

Samsung tackle tin mine devastation following Friends of the Earth campaign



12 Apr -

Waitrose bans suppliers from using bee-harming pesticides



11 Apr -

Tar sands protest outside G8 meeting



11 Apr -

European Court finds against UK on access to environmental justice



10 Apr -

New fracking research by Durham University



9 Apr -

Bees: Welsh draft action plan for pollinators welcomed



2 Apr -

Gardeners urged to be green-minded and green-fingered this Easter



28 Mar -

Govt oil and gas strategy undermines climate goals



28 Mar -

Pesticide company's Bee Health Plan: Friends of the Earth reaction



28 Mar -

Michael Fallon appointed Energy Minister



27 Mar -

Govt finishes field trials on pesticides and bees



27 Mar -

Government planning reforms: one year on



27 Mar -

New Govt report shows benefits of clean energy investment



26 Mar -

Government publishes nuclear strategy



25 Mar -

Govt's chief scientist warns about urgent need to tackle climate change



22 Mar -

Government aviation guidance slammed



20 Mar -

Budget 2013 - Friends of the Earth reaction



19 Mar -

Chancellor warned against a carbon-boosting budget



19 Mar -

Planning green light for Hinkley N-plant



15 Mar -

Bee vote stalemate



14 Mar -

1,803 homes assessed for Green Deal scheme



14 Mar -

Bees: UK urged to back Euro ban on pesticides



13 Mar -

EDF drops climate activist law suit



12 Mar -

Friends of the Earth and Resurgence & Ecologist in public partnership



8 Mar -

Court rejects Northants wind farm plan



7 Mar -

UK land footprint one and a half times the size of nation



6 Mar -

Govt faces legal challenge over air quality



5 Mar -

Threat to economy as Treasury ignores expert warnings



5 Mar -

Report calls for value to be placed on nature



27 Feb -

Centrica profits up by 11 per cent



25 Feb -

N Sea oil bonanza funded by Chancellor's billion pound taxbreaks



23 Feb -

Giant Bee asks garden centre to withdraw pesticides linked to bee decline



20 Feb -

Companies, charities & unions unite in call for UK clean power target



19 Feb -

Energy watchdog warns of price rises



15 Feb -

Garden centres act on pesticides linked to bee decline



13 Feb -

Apple and Samsung stores hit by digital graffiti campaign



13 Feb -

2020 is too late for central London Ultra Low Emission Zone



8 Feb -

Tim Yeo MP tables 'green jobs amendment' to Energy Bill



6 Feb -

Common Fisheries Policy reform marks a sea change



5 Feb -

Govt publishes proposals to decarbonise UK power



1 Feb -

Ministers 'too slow' over flooding



31 Jan -

End of England's forest fiasco



31 Jan -

EU proposes action on pesticides linked to bee decline



30 Jan -

Now Homebase acts on pesticides and bees



30 Jan -

Office of Fair Trading release petrol report



29 Jan -

Bees descend on Downing Street



29 Jan -

Scotland pledges to cut carbon by 2030



29 Jan -

Retailers act on products linked to bee decline



28 Jan -

Government announces High Speed Rail route - phase 2



28 Jan -

Government launches Green Deal



25 Jan -

Samsung questioned over tin as profits soar



24 Jan -

UK set to import wind power from Ireland



17 Jan -

Govt must regulate if firms dither over peat phase out



16 Jan -

Pesticide risks to bee decline identified



7 Jan -

Coalition mid-term review



3 Jan -

2012 second wettest on record



3 Jan -

GM crops not the answer to our food challenges



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 -

Fracking green light sends shockwaves across UK



13 Dec -

Clean energy will insure against rocketing fuel bills, says report



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





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