32 Articles match "Friends Of The Earth"

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• Beware of Silver Nanoparticles in Consumer Products
  
  We’ve been taught to be afraid of germs, and consumer products are full of promises of protection.   One of the recent advances in antimicrobial technology is silver nanoparticles, aka nano-silver. Nano-silver is found in a variety of consumer products, from washing machines to dishwashers.  Previous concerns have been raised about the [...] Post from: Green Living Ideas
  Green Living Ideas - Thursday, July 9, 2009
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• FRIENDS OF THE EARTH SUSPENDED FROM UN CLIMATE TALKS
  
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Copenhagen (COP15): Friends of the Earth representatives have been barred from the UN climate talks in the Bella Centre in Copenhagen on the morning of Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Every delegate from the international environmental campaign group arrived at the centre on that particular morning to find their badges were no longer valid. This would appear to be an arbitrary act by the authorities and no reason for this was given. Friends of the Earth representatives from countries ranging
  Green (Living) Review - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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• Green electricity cash boost for homes and businesses - but overall ambition disappointing
  
  The cash payments that will be made to homes, businesses and communities for generating green electricity - announced on Monday, February 1, 2010, by climate secretary Ed Miliband - are lacking in ambition, says Friends of the Earth. The environmental campaign group, which led the campaign for a feed-in tariff, said that the payment levels should have been set to produce a 10 per cent return on investment instead of the five to eight per cent return that has been agreed. Although the Government announced some welcome improvements to its feed-in tariff proposals today (such as increasing
  Green (Living) Review - Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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• European Union rejects Britain's bid to avoid air quality targets
  
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The European Commission has recently rejected the UK's bid for extra time to meet European air quality standards. The UK request was opposed by Friends of the Earth lawyers who have been acting for affected communities in Wales. Laura Gyte, a lawyer for “Friends of the Earth” who has represented Port Talbot residents, said: "The UK has known about these limits for years – we are delighted that the EU has rejected the Government's bid to carry on polluting. "All relevant public bodies must now urgently get on with the important job
  Green (Living) Review - Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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• Supermarket supply code of practice needs tough enforcement
  
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) A Grocery Supply Code of Practice which came into force on Thursday, February 4, 2010, must be properly enforced by an ombudsman to stop the bullying tactics of supermarkets towards suppliers, says Friends of Earth. Those bullying tactics were being employed on the eve of this Code of Practice becoming active in that supermarkets, with, it would appear from sources, Tesco in the lead, were trying to force suppliers, and here especially farmers, to slash the prices by up to 15%. No farmer
  Green (Living) Review - Thursday, February 11, 2010
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• The Green Gurus
  
  The Green Gurus The collected wisdom of some of the world?s The chosen gurus consists both of thinkers those who have set the agenda, and of doers those business people who made the green cause their mission long before it became so prominent. The book covers a broad range of environmental issues as they apply to business, including the economic viability of choosing green routes. s most influential environmental movers and shakers is brought together in this one book.
  The Green Changemakers - Friday, January 29, 2010
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• Groups accredited at the COP15 complain to UNFCC about the Danish police
  
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) On the 16th of December 2009 hundreds of people, who were accredited delegates and civil society observers at the UN-summit COP15, tried to leave the ground of the conference center to meet with protesters outside. They were met with police batons and were beaten by the Danish police in their attempt to join a “peoples assembly” happening nearby. On behalf of a long list of NGO´s, grassroots networks and Indigenous Peoples groups, these delegates have been sending an official compliant to the UN about how they and the Danish police handled protests on the
  Green (Living) Review - Saturday, January 23, 2010
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• Sustainable Energy
  
  http://www.withouthotair.com Sustainable Energy – without the hot air download pdf file for free or browse the book using the table of contents ? "For anyone with influence on energy policy, whether in government, business or a campaign group, this book should be compulsory reading." Tony Juniper Former Executive Director, Friends of the Earth "At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining."
  The Green Changemakers - Thursday, March 4, 2010
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• Green Campaigns
  
  OK, I know that this is a slight departure from green building topics, but some of the campaigns below should ultimately affect how we build and run our homes in the not too distant future. Follow the links in the remainder of this post to give you hours of green surfing fun, enjoy! Copenhagen Climate Change Conference …  The obvious topic I have recently seen a few campaigns which aim for a greener future, and which might interest you. This provides everyone with a chance to have a say in limiting global carbon output.
  Green Me - Friday, July 17, 2009
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• Ofgem calls for energy system reform
  
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Commenting the recent call by energy regulator Ofgem for radical plans to safeguard Britain's power supplies and tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins, said: "Ofgem has rightly recognised that the free-market energy system is failing the UK. "Power firms make vast profits, consumers get ripped off, millions live in fuel poverty, and the UK has failed to make a significant shift to a low-carbon energy future - despite this country's huge renewable energy potential. "We need better regulation to protect
  Green (Living) Review - Friday, February 5, 2010
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