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  <title><![CDATA[Car makers must go green, says public in new EU poll]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The results of an opinion poll out today (28 August 2008) show an overwhelming 87 per cent of people in the UK think measures to force car manufacturers to make smarter cars that use 25 per cent less fuel should be introduced urgently. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Green taxes are key to tackling climate change]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greentaxes_010908.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Responding to the Taxpayer's Alliance's 'The Burden of Green Taxes', Friends of the Earth said "Green taxes are one of the key policies needed to prevent dangerous climate change that would cost the UK cost billions of pounds and ruin lives." ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Major car makers not cutting emissions fast enough to meet climate targets]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/eucars_260808.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Top car manufacturers selling vehicles in the UK and elsewhere in Europe are not cutting carbon dioxide emissions from their vehicles fast enough to meet proposed EU targets, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Energy price hikes - efficiency is the solution]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/energyprice_210808.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Responding to the news that energy company E.On has announced huge rises in gas and electricity prices, Friends of the Earth called for every home in the UK to be super-insulated and have access to green energy systems.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prince Charles hits GM nail on head]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/gmprincecharles_130808.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Commenting on Prince Charles' concerns over the impacts of GM crops on the environment and farmers, expressed today, Friends of the Earth Campaign Director Mike Childs said the Prince had hit the nail on the head.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Less than one fifth of biofuels on UK roads meets eco-standards - Friends of the Earth reaction ]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/biofuels_07082008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Less than a fifth of the biofuel used on UK roads meets environmental standards the Renewable Fuels Association reports today. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Boris' first 100 days - new mayor must do more to tackle climate change]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/boris100days_06082008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson has yet to show how he will keep his promise to make London the greenest city in the world after his first 100 days as Mayor of London, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Vehicle Excise Duty changes are right in principle, say MPs]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/ved_04082008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Today's call by a committee of MPs for the Treasury to consider a ‘car scrappage scheme' that would offer the drivers of gas-guzzling cars a payment to trade their vehicle for a more efficient model, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Darling to consider windfall tax on huge oil company profits]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/windfalltax_01082008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth is calling for a winfall tax on energy companies to fund a comprehensive home energy efficiency programme. This will slash domestic fuel bills, and cut climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Publication of renewable energy options for the Severn Estuary - Friends of the Earth comment]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/severn_estuary_options_24072008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Publication of Renewable Energy Options for the Severn]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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