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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Friends of the Earth Trust reported on June 13 that traces of the weed killer glyphosate were found in the bodies of people across numerous European countries, including Britain. The report by the Friends of the Earth Trust forgot to mention, however, that glyphosate is routinely used by UK councils for weed control on roads, in parks, etc., MORE
The Swedish right-wing government has won the yearly greenwash award in Sweden ! The greenwash award is given to a company or a person who have done the best job to avoid real environmental action, and instead put effort into creating a fake green image. Friends of the Earth has, after a period of public online voting, given this award to Andreas Carlgren, the Swedish Environment Minister. MORE
Taxing reckless speculators, a crackdown on tax dodging by the rich and big business and other alternatives to carbon trading could generate at least four times the $100 billion per year pledged by rich countries in Copenhagen to tackle climate change, according to a new report launched by Friends of the Earth on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. The proposals in the report have been tailored to avoid affecting ordinary people the UK and other rich countries. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In response to the announcement the British Geological Survey on the quantity of shale gas underneath Lancashire on Thursday, June 27, 2013 Greenpeace said, and rightly so, that it could lead to a surge in exploration activity across the UK, bringing increased traffic, noise and flaring to communities, while threatening house prices. From the tune being played we can see only too well as to who is paying the piper. MORE
Limiting the amount of waste that households can throw out for nothing could be good news for council tax-payers and the environment, provided recycling schemes are improved, Friends of the Earth said today. A number of councils are reported to be exploring ways of preventing people throwing out unlimited quantities of rubbish - and charging those who throw away more. MORE
Commenting on the low carbon transport plan unveiled by the European Commission on Monday 28 March 2011, Friends of the Earth's Transport Campaigner Richard Dyer said: "Weaning our transport system off its oil addiction is essential to protect people from soaring fuel prices and the planet from climate change - we're all paying the price for a transport policy that's been heading in the wrong direction for far too long. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Commenting on the release on Thursday, June 27, 2013 on the first official statistics of take up of the Government''s flagship Green Deal scheme for energy efficiency, Friends of the Earth''s Warm Homes Campaigner Dave Timms said that the figures are a disaster but not unexpected. For the figures on the Green Deal visit DECC''s website. UK government Green Deal friends of the earth MORE
A voluntary approach to tackling climate change locally is failing, Friends of the Earth warns today with new research revealing less than a third [28 per cent] of councils have an effective plan for slashing carbon emissions this decade and beyond. Friends of the Earth is calling for the Government's Energy Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, to make sure tackling climate change is a core responsibility for every council. MORE
London, UK, June 6, 2013: Commenting on Government plans to make it harder for onshore wind turbines to get the go-ahead, Friends of the Earth''s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton said: "Another day, another Government attack on efforts to tackle climate change. "Earlier this week the Liberal Democrat leadership helped torpedo proposals to clean up the power sector, now they''re allowing the Conservative right to scupper onshore wind. MORE
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 [.] Beware of Silver Nanoparticles in Consumer Products. MORE
Marks and Spencer has on Thursday, June 27, 2013 called on the Government to create a Bee Action Plan. The retailer joins businesses such as Co-op and B&Q, key scientists, 200 MPs from all parties, and tens of thousands of the British public asking for action on the issue. Friends of the Earth has seen an early draft of the Government''s plans, and fears tomorrow''s announced proposals will be too weak. MORE
Commenting on an EU report launched today at the UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, about the progress made on providing fast-start financing for developing countries in 2010, Friends of the Earth's International Climate Campaigner Asad Rehman said: "The EU might have made good progress by their standards - but this is because they have set the bar so low. MORE
per cent rise in carbon emissions, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said: "Our economy is as dangerously hooked on fossil fuels as it was twenty years ago - so emissions are bound to rise as the economy picks up. "The Government has repeatedly promised to build a low-carbon economy to tackle climate change and insulate us all from yo-yoing fuel prices, but the Treasury refuses to lay the foundations or pay for the bricks. MORE
Commenting on the Foresight Global Food and Farming project report, Friends of the Earth's Food Campaigner Kirtana Chandrasekaran said: "This report shines a spotlight on our mounting food and farming crisis that can only be tackled with far-reaching reforms of the world's food system. "But with millions already starving in a world of plenty, we need to look at what we're doing with the food we produce, not just how we produce it. MORE
London, Jan 18, 2011: Boris Johnson's backing on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 for a brand new South East airport has been criticised by Friends of the Earth. Friends of the Earth's London Campaigner Jenny Bates said: "So much for Boris Johnson's promise to make London the greenest city in the world - this airport would have a massive impact on local communities and wildlife, and completely undermine efforts to tackle climate change. MORE
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. MORE
What are the Big Ideas that will change the world? Friends of the Earth is inviting your answers as part of its new project, which launches online on June 24, 2013 with a series of provocations, starting with the future of the city. More than half of the world population already live in cities, but what will the urban spaces of the future look like? MORE
January 2011: Major changes to the Localism Bill are needed to allow people have a meaningful voice in new Government planning proposals and to ensure the new system tackles climate change, says Friends of the Earth. The Bill was being debated by MPs in Parliament for the first time on January 17. "Planning reform is essential - but these proposals will not deliver the greener, fairer planning system we so urgently require." MORE
News that the French Parliament accused Israel of using water “apartheid” unleashed a fury of water war rhetoric that Friends of the Earth Middle East’s Director Gidon Bromberg is trying to calm. Yesterday the Israeli paper Haaretz reported that the French Parliament accused Israel of using water as “a weapon serving the new apartheid.” Calming the rhetoric. Israel has the last word. MORE
Residents, represented by Friends of the Earth's Rights and Justice Centre, took the council to court in November last year after it decided to allow a 50 per cent increase in flights. The community representatives argued that Newham Council failed to consider changes to Government policy on climate change and did not properly consult boroughs and residents in the surrounding area. MORE
Commenting ahead of Environment Secretary Owen Paterson''s expected speech on GM crops on Thursday, June 20, 2013, Friends of the Earth''s Head of Policy, Research and Science Mike Childs said: "The hyperbole on GM crops is akin to Bernie Madoff''s promises to deliver untold riches - there is no evidence they will deliver for farmers or food security. MORE
A new report by a committee of MPs of Wednesday, 26 January 2011, warning that new UK planning rules could lead to a new 'dash for gas' and stall low-carbon energy investment, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The green campaigning charity is calling on the Government to amend its energy planning rules - or National Policy Statements - to ensure that they play their part in ensuring UK climate targets are met. MORE
The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, which many have said was our last chance to take action against “ the greatest threat the world has ever faced ”, ended in a failure. For over 15 years delegates and politicians from around the world have discussed, debated and negotiated the questions of dealing with manmade climate change in various COP (Conference of the Parties) summits. Photo credit: america.gov. MORE
On the night of Wednesday, April 14, 2016, environmental activists taking part in the Democracy Spring mass nonviolent actions projected 16-story high images on the office fronts of D.C.’s The visual protest aimed to spotlight exorbitant political spending against the environment. This loop played on the headquarters of the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. WASHINGTON, D.C. - MORE
Environmentalists condemn Israeli plans to build an artificial island off the coast of Gaza to house a port, an airport and to encourage tourism. It seems that it is not only Dubai that harbours ridiculous dreams of artificial islands - Israel does too. Israeli minister for transport Yisreal Katz recently revealed that plans to construct an artificial island off the coast of Gaza had been encouraged by the PM Benjamin Netanyahu and may be getting the green light soon. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Reacting to March 8, 2013's High Court ruling against plans to build a wind farm on farmland at Barnwell Manor in Sudborough, Northamptonshire, Friends of the Earth's Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton said: "It's understandable that changes to our much-loved green and pleasant land will often cause controversy, but the biggest threat by far - to people and nature - is climate change. MORE
London, UK, Jan 4, 2011: Plans to build a giant new incinerator in south Wales have been slammed by Friends of the Earth. The environmental campaign charity warns that building a new incinerator in Merthyr Tydfil will undermine green waste policies, destroy jobs, and saddle local councils with unknown liabilities for decades to come. With a capacity of 750,000 tonnes a year, it would rival the biggest incinerators operating anywhere in the UK. MORE
Apple is still refusing to admit to customers that its products contain tin that''s destroying tropical forests, killing coral and wrecking the lives of communities in Indonesia, Friends of the Earth revealed on June 6, 2013. This comes as activists from the environment charity plan undercover visits to Apple stores to raise awareness among customers this weekend. MORE
January 2011: Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes has spoken out about living in a cold, slug-infested student house as part of Friends of the Earth's new Warm Homes campaign, launched today. The musician is urging people to email their MP their own stories about living in a cold home at www.coldtimes.co.uk It comes the week before parliamentary discussion of legislation to help insulate the nation's homes begins. MORE
Ineos to conduct seismic survey for shale gas and could be working within 200m of the 1,000-year-old tree Major Oak, documents reveal The latest battleground for the future of fracking in Britain looks set to be Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of folk hero Robin Hood and now the target of a seismic survey by Ineos. Campaigners have called on the government to block any possible fracking and protect the forest. MORE
Commenting on news that former Friends of the Earth campaigner Bryony Worthington has been made a Labour peer, Friends of the Earth's Policy and Campaigns Director, Craig Bennett said on Friday, November 19, 2010: "We're delighted that Bryony has been made a peer. " Source: Friends of the Earth MORE
We’ve seen naked people bare all for the Dead Sea , and a pledge by the Israel Chemicals Corp to pay billions in damage to save the hotels there. But this is not enough: The Dead Sea is dying and governments aren’t doing anything to protect it for future generations. In response, today November 21, Friends of the Earth Middle East are staging a funeral procession for the Dead Sea at 9:30 this morning opposite the Israeli Parliament building in Jerusalem. MORE
Commenting on European Commission proposals released on Thursday, November 18, 2010 on the future of European farming policy, Friends of the Earth food campaigner Kirtana Chandrasekaran said: "The Commission is right to recognise the need to tackle the damaging impacts of European farming and the problems caused by our dependence on overseas sources of protein to feed our animals. MORE
Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands reaction after the verdict is delivered. In a landmark climate case, the Dutch oil and gas giant Shell has been ordered to do more to cut its emissions. First of its kind. MORE
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 Government must do much more to tap into this enthusiasm and ensure that everyone plays their part in developing a safer, cleaner future." Source: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH MORE
UK, June 2013 : The Government is being urged to take urgent action on pesticides after laboratory tests, published on Thursday June 13, 2013 by Friends of the Earth and GM Freeze found traces of the weed killer glyphosate in the bodies of people across numerous European countries, including Britain. Of the ten samples taken in the UK, seven had weed killer traces. Is this where the weed killer is coming from? MORE
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. "All relevant public bodies must now urgently get on with the important job of ensuring that UK air quality standards designed to protect health and the environment are met." MORE
Shutterstock We don’t want to kill your bee-loving buzz, but if you buy “bee-friendly” plants and seedlings from Home Depot or similar stores, then you could be unwittingly killing the bees that you’re trying to protect. Friends of the Earth tested 71 garden plants with “bee-friendly” labels purchased from major retailers in the U.S. and Canada and discovered that 36 of them had been treated with bee- and butterfly-killing neonic pesticides. MORE
Following the Israeli Minister’s green light for the Red-Dead Canal project, Friends of the Earth Middle East are calling for alternatives to the project to be fully explored. Since the very start, the Red-Dead Canal project has been fraught with controversy. The project which aims to revive the Dead Sea, which is shrinking one metre a year, by tunnelling water from the Red Sea has faced serious criticism. MORE
It’s a revolting image and annual reality: those pools are fantasy, but the waste is not. A team of pollution-weary Palestinians and Israelis are injecting environmental education into East Jerusalem schools, teaching young Palestinians new “green” habits. The idea sprouted four years ago as a part of the Kidron Valley clean-up strategy. Al Afaq Boys School and the Sur Baher Girls School, the first to participate, eagerly adopted environmentalism. “In MORE
A greener and fairer planning system must be at the heart of reforms reported to be published next week says Friends of the Earth. Planning reform is expected to form a prominent part of the Government's Decentralisation and Localism Bill. Friends of the Earth says it must play its part in shaping a safe, wildlife-rich and low-carbon future for the UK. MORE
This looks like they are sending up the benefit/cost bat signal: Four Nigerian farmers and the environmental group Friends of the Earth took oil giant Shell to court Thursday in the Netherlands to demand a proper cleanup and compensation for pollution in the Niger Delta. Based on "years of oil. pollution in three villages in the Niger Delta," it could have "major. The three villages. to Friends of the Earth. MORE
Millions of the UK's poorest people will be left out in the cold by the 'Green Deal' to improve the nation's homes - a scheme at the heart of the Government's Energy Bill being launched next week - Friends of the Earth warned today. As 80 per cent of carbon emissions come from local activity - things like how we power our homes and get around - locally coordinated schemes to cut CO? MORE
As international climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, reach their halfway point tomorrow, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins will address a climate rally outside Parliament to call for urgent action to slash climate-changing emissions at home and abroad. Saturday's rally, organised by the Campaign against Climate Change, follows a zero-carbon march from Hyde Park to Parliament. MORE
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NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Commenting on news that former Friends of the Earth campaigner Bryony Worthington has been made a Labour peer, Friends of the Earth's Policy and Campaigns Director, Craig Bennett said on Friday, November 19, 2010: "We're delighted that Bryony has been made a peer. " Source: Friends of the Earth
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 16, 2009
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.
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Green Prophet
JULY 3, 2012
Following the Israeli Minister’s green light for the Red-Dead Canal project, Friends of the Earth Middle East are calling for alternatives to the project to be fully explored. Since the very start, the Red-Dead Canal project has been fraught with controversy. The project which aims to revive the Dead Sea, which is shrinking one metre a year, by tunnelling water from the Red Sea has faced serious criticism.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 27, 2013
Marks and Spencer has on Thursday, June 27, 2013 called on the Government to create a Bee Action Plan. The retailer joins businesses such as Co-op and B&Q, key scientists, 200 MPs from all parties, and tens of thousands of the British public asking for action on the issue. Friends of the Earth has seen an early draft of the Government''s plans, and fears tomorrow''s announced proposals will be too weak.
Green Prophet
JUNE 30, 2013
It’s a revolting image and annual reality: those pools are fantasy, but the waste is not. A team of pollution-weary Palestinians and Israelis are injecting environmental education into East Jerusalem schools, teaching young Palestinians new “green” habits. The idea sprouted four years ago as a part of the Kidron Valley clean-up strategy. Al Afaq Boys School and the Sur Baher Girls School, the first to participate, eagerly adopted environmentalism. “In
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 10, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Reacting to March 8, 2013's High Court ruling against plans to build a wind farm on farmland at Barnwell Manor in Sudborough, Northamptonshire, Friends of the Earth's Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton said: "It's understandable that changes to our much-loved green and pleasant land will often cause controversy, but the biggest threat by far - to people and nature - is climate change.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 27, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Commenting on the release on Thursday, June 27, 2013 on the first official statistics of take up of the Government''s flagship Green Deal scheme for energy efficiency, Friends of the Earth''s Warm Homes Campaigner Dave Timms said that the figures are a disaster but not unexpected. For the figures on the Green Deal visit DECC''s website. UK government Green Deal friends of the earth
Green Blog
AUGUST 25, 2010
The Swedish right-wing government has won the yearly greenwash award in Sweden ! The greenwash award is given to a company or a person who have done the best job to avoid real environmental action, and instead put effort into creating a fake green image. Friends of the Earth has, after a period of public online voting, given this award to Andreas Carlgren, the Swedish Environment Minister.
Green Living Ideas
JULY 9, 2009
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 [.] Beware of Silver Nanoparticles in Consumer Products.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 17, 2012
News that the French Parliament accused Israel of using water “apartheid” unleashed a fury of water war rhetoric that Friends of the Earth Middle East’s Director Gidon Bromberg is trying to calm. Yesterday the Israeli paper Haaretz reported that the French Parliament accused Israel of using water as “a weapon serving the new apartheid.” Calming the rhetoric. Israel has the last word.
Green Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, which many have said was our last chance to take action against “ the greatest threat the world has ever faced ”, ended in a failure. For over 15 years delegates and politicians from around the world have discussed, debated and negotiated the questions of dealing with manmade climate change in various COP (Conference of the Parties) summits. Photo credit: america.gov.
A Greener Life
JUNE 2, 2021
Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands reaction after the verdict is delivered. In a landmark climate case, the Dutch oil and gas giant Shell has been ordered to do more to cut its emissions. First of its kind.
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 12, 2012
This looks like they are sending up the benefit/cost bat signal: Four Nigerian farmers and the environmental group Friends of the Earth took oil giant Shell to court Thursday in the Netherlands to demand a proper cleanup and compensation for pollution in the Niger Delta. Based on "years of oil. pollution in three villages in the Niger Delta," it could have "major. The three villages. to Friends of the Earth.
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 3, 2011
A voluntary approach to tackling climate change locally is failing, Friends of the Earth warns today with new research revealing less than a third [28 per cent] of councils have an effective plan for slashing carbon emissions this decade and beyond. Friends of the Earth is calling for the Government's Energy Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, to make sure tackling climate change is a core responsibility for every council.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 9, 2013
Apple is still refusing to admit to customers that its products contain tin that''s destroying tropical forests, killing coral and wrecking the lives of communities in Indonesia, Friends of the Earth revealed on June 6, 2013. This comes as activists from the environment charity plan undercover visits to Apple stores to raise awareness among customers this weekend.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 18, 2011
London, Jan 18, 2011: Boris Johnson's backing on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 for a brand new South East airport has been criticised by Friends of the Earth. Friends of the Earth's London Campaigner Jenny Bates said: "So much for Boris Johnson's promise to make London the greenest city in the world - this airport would have a massive impact on local communities and wildlife, and completely undermine efforts to tackle climate change.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 25, 2013
What are the Big Ideas that will change the world? Friends of the Earth is inviting your answers as part of its new project, which launches online on June 24, 2013 with a series of provocations, starting with the future of the city. More than half of the world population already live in cities, but what will the urban spaces of the future look like?
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 19, 2013
Commenting ahead of Environment Secretary Owen Paterson''s expected speech on GM crops on Thursday, June 20, 2013, Friends of the Earth''s Head of Policy, Research and Science Mike Childs said: "The hyperbole on GM crops is akin to Bernie Madoff''s promises to deliver untold riches - there is no evidence they will deliver for farmers or food security.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 17, 2011
January 2011: Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes has spoken out about living in a cold, slug-infested student house as part of Friends of the Earth's new Warm Homes campaign, launched today. The musician is urging people to email their MP their own stories about living in a cold home at www.coldtimes.co.uk It comes the week before parliamentary discussion of legislation to help insulate the nation's homes begins.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Commenting on European Commission proposals released on Thursday, November 18, 2010 on the future of European farming policy, Friends of the Earth food campaigner Kirtana Chandrasekaran said: "The Commission is right to recognise the need to tackle the damaging impacts of European farming and the problems caused by our dependence on overseas sources of protein to feed our animals.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 1, 2010
Commenting on an EU report launched today at the UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, about the progress made on providing fast-start financing for developing countries in 2010, Friends of the Earth's International Climate Campaigner Asad Rehman said: "The EU might have made good progress by their standards - but this is because they have set the bar so low.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 18, 2011
January 2011: Major changes to the Localism Bill are needed to allow people have a meaningful voice in new Government planning proposals and to ensure the new system tackles climate change, says Friends of the Earth. The Bill was being debated by MPs in Parliament for the first time on January 17. "Planning reform is essential - but these proposals will not deliver the greener, fairer planning system we so urgently require."
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 3, 2010
Millions of the UK's poorest people will be left out in the cold by the 'Green Deal' to improve the nation's homes - a scheme at the heart of the Government's Energy Bill being launched next week - Friends of the Earth warned today. As 80 per cent of carbon emissions come from local activity - things like how we power our homes and get around - locally coordinated schemes to cut CO?
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 16, 2016
On the night of Wednesday, April 14, 2016, environmental activists taking part in the Democracy Spring mass nonviolent actions projected 16-story high images on the office fronts of D.C.’s The visual protest aimed to spotlight exorbitant political spending against the environment. This loop played on the headquarters of the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 3, 2010
A greener and fairer planning system must be at the heart of reforms reported to be published next week says Friends of the Earth. Planning reform is expected to form a prominent part of the Government's Decentralisation and Localism Bill. Friends of the Earth says it must play its part in shaping a safe, wildlife-rich and low-carbon future for the UK.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 25, 2011
Limiting the amount of waste that households can throw out for nothing could be good news for council tax-payers and the environment, provided recycling schemes are improved, Friends of the Earth said today. A number of councils are reported to be exploring ways of preventing people throwing out unlimited quantities of rubbish - and charging those who throw away more.
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 3, 2011
per cent rise in carbon emissions, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said: "Our economy is as dangerously hooked on fossil fuels as it was twenty years ago - so emissions are bound to rise as the economy picks up. "The Government has repeatedly promised to build a low-carbon economy to tackle climate change and insulate us all from yo-yoing fuel prices, but the Treasury refuses to lay the foundations or pay for the bricks.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 7, 2013
London, UK, June 6, 2013: Commenting on Government plans to make it harder for onshore wind turbines to get the go-ahead, Friends of the Earth''s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton said: "Another day, another Government attack on efforts to tackle climate change. "Earlier this week the Liberal Democrat leadership helped torpedo proposals to clean up the power sector, now they''re allowing the Conservative right to scupper onshore wind.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 26, 2011
A new report by a committee of MPs of Wednesday, 26 January 2011, warning that new UK planning rules could lead to a new 'dash for gas' and stall low-carbon energy investment, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The green campaigning charity is calling on the Government to amend its energy planning rules - or National Policy Statements - to ensure that they play their part in ensuring UK climate targets are met.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 3, 2010
As international climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, reach their halfway point tomorrow, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins will address a climate rally outside Parliament to call for urgent action to slash climate-changing emissions at home and abroad. Saturday's rally, organised by the Campaign against Climate Change, follows a zero-carbon march from Hyde Park to Parliament.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 22, 2011
Residents, represented by Friends of the Earth's Rights and Justice Centre, took the council to court in November last year after it decided to allow a 50 per cent increase in flights. The community representatives argued that Newham Council failed to consider changes to Government policy on climate change and did not properly consult boroughs and residents in the surrounding area.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 4, 2011
London, UK, Jan 4, 2011: Plans to build a giant new incinerator in south Wales have been slammed by Friends of the Earth. The environmental campaign charity warns that building a new incinerator in Merthyr Tydfil will undermine green waste policies, destroy jobs, and saddle local councils with unknown liabilities for decades to come. With a capacity of 750,000 tonnes a year, it would rival the biggest incinerators operating anywhere in the UK.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 1, 2010
Taxing reckless speculators, a crackdown on tax dodging by the rich and big business and other alternatives to carbon trading could generate at least four times the $100 billion per year pledged by rich countries in Copenhagen to tackle climate change, according to a new report launched by Friends of the Earth on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. The proposals in the report have been tailored to avoid affecting ordinary people the UK and other rich countries.
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 3, 2011
Commenting on the low carbon transport plan unveiled by the European Commission on Monday 28 March 2011, Friends of the Earth's Transport Campaigner Richard Dyer said: "Weaning our transport system off its oil addiction is essential to protect people from soaring fuel prices and the planet from climate change - we're all paying the price for a transport policy that's been heading in the wrong direction for far too long.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 25, 2011
Commenting on the Foresight Global Food and Farming project report, Friends of the Earth's Food Campaigner Kirtana Chandrasekaran said: "This report shines a spotlight on our mounting food and farming crisis that can only be tackled with far-reaching reforms of the world's food system. "But with millions already starving in a world of plenty, we need to look at what we're doing with the food we produce, not just how we produce it.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 2, 2017
Ineos to conduct seismic survey for shale gas and could be working within 200m of the 1,000-year-old tree Major Oak, documents reveal The latest battleground for the future of fracking in Britain looks set to be Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of folk hero Robin Hood and now the target of a seismic survey by Ineos. Campaigners have called on the government to block any possible fracking and protect the forest.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
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 Government must do much more to tap into this enthusiasm and ensure that everyone plays their part in developing a safer, cleaner future." Source: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 14, 2013
UK, June 2013 : The Government is being urged to take urgent action on pesticides after laboratory tests, published on Thursday June 13, 2013 by Friends of the Earth and GM Freeze found traces of the weed killer glyphosate in the bodies of people across numerous European countries, including Britain. Of the ten samples taken in the UK, seven had weed killer traces. Is this where the weed killer is coming from?
Green (Living) Review
JULY 1, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Friends of the Earth Trust reported on June 13 that traces of the weed killer glyphosate were found in the bodies of people across numerous European countries, including Britain. The report by the Friends of the Earth Trust forgot to mention, however, that glyphosate is routinely used by UK councils for weed control on roads, in parks, etc.,
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 6, 2010
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. "All relevant public bodies must now urgently get on with the important job of ensuring that UK air quality standards designed to protect health and the environment are met."
Green Prophet
MARCH 31, 2011
Environmentalists condemn Israeli plans to build an artificial island off the coast of Gaza to house a port, an airport and to encourage tourism. It seems that it is not only Dubai that harbours ridiculous dreams of artificial islands - Israel does too. Israeli minister for transport Yisreal Katz recently revealed that plans to construct an artificial island off the coast of Gaza had been encouraged by the PM Benjamin Netanyahu and may be getting the green light soon.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
We’ve seen naked people bare all for the Dead Sea , and a pledge by the Israel Chemicals Corp to pay billions in damage to save the hotels there. But this is not enough: The Dead Sea is dying and governments aren’t doing anything to protect it for future generations. In response, today November 21, Friends of the Earth Middle East are staging a funeral procession for the Dead Sea at 9:30 this morning opposite the Israeli Parliament building in Jerusalem.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 6, 2014
Shutterstock We don’t want to kill your bee-loving buzz, but if you buy “bee-friendly” plants and seedlings from Home Depot or similar stores, then you could be unwittingly killing the bees that you’re trying to protect. Friends of the Earth tested 71 garden plants with “bee-friendly” labels purchased from major retailers in the U.S. and Canada and discovered that 36 of them had been treated with bee- and butterfly-killing neonic pesticides.
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