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Government must drive car industry to greener future
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/green_car_aid_27012009.html
Government must drive car industry to greener future
Wed, 28 Jan 09
Obama takes first steps on climate
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/obama_26012009.html
Barack Obama's pledge today to establish a new energy economy aimed at tackling climate change and creating new jobs "by choosing a future safer for our country, prosperous for our planet, and sustainable" has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.
Wed, 28 Jan 09
Government study confirms offshore wind potential
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_26012009.html
The Government has confirmed the massive potential for off-shore wind energy – it must now make sure that it becomes a reality.
Tue, 27 Jan 09
UK Government ignores best option for Severn tidal power
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/severn_estuary_26012009.html
Friends of the Earth has reacted angrily to the exclusion today (Monday 26 January 2009) of large offshore tidal lagoons from a shortlist of potential schemes to harness the tidal power of the Severn estuary.
Wed, 21 Jan 09
Conservatives launch low-carbon plan
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/conservatives_16012009.html
Friends of the Earth welcomes the Conservative party's vision for a super smart energy grid but expresses concern that some policies don't go far enough.
Tue, 20 Jan 09
UK Bill of Rights must include right to a healthy environment
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/bill_of_rights_19012009.html
The right to live in a healthy environment should be included in a UK Bill of Rights, Friends of the Earth said today.
Tue, 20 Jan 09
Obama must keep pledge on climate change leadership
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/obama_climate_19012009.html
Obama must keep pledge on climate change leadership
Sat, 17 Jan 09
Support for motor industry should be green
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/greener_cars_16012009.html
Any Government financial support to the car industry must guarantee the development of greener vehicles, Friends of the Earth said today as EU industry ministers meet in Brussels to discuss measures to tackle the downturn in the automotive industry.
Fri, 16 Jan 09
Heathrow decision slammed
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_15012009.html
The Government's decision to give the go-ahead to a new runway at Heathrow has been slammed by Friends of the Earth.
Thu, 15 Jan 09
Heathrow decision expected tomorrow: friends of the earth spokespeople available
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_14012009.html
Ahead of tomorrow's decision on expanding Heathrow airport, Friends of the Earth warns that increasing flight capacity would seriously threaten the UK's ability to meet its targets for cutting emissions.
Thu, 15 Jan 09
Incinerators not needed to get waste out of landfill
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/incinerators_not_needed_14012009.html
We can meet targets for keeping waste out of landfill and avoid building expensive and polluting incinerators by improving recycling and composting facilities, Friends of the Earth said today.
Wed, 14 Jan 09
Heathrow expansion may be delayed again
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_delayed_again_13012009.html
Speculation that a decision on expanding Heathrow has been delayed again raises hopes that the Government may be waking up to the environmenatal disaster of giving plans the green light.
Wed, 14 Jan 09
Economic case for Heathrow is flawed
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_economics_12012009.html
The economic case for expanding Heathrow is fundamentally flawed, said Friends of the Earth, as the aviation industry steps up its lobbying for a new runway.
Wed, 14 Jan 09
Brown jobs summit: ambitious strategy to tackle climate change and recession urgently needed
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/jobs_summit_11012009.html
Gordon Brown must set out a coherent and highly ambitious strategy to simultaneously tackle climate change and ease the recession when he heads up his ‘jobs summit' on Monday (12 January 2009), Friends of the Earth said today.
Wed, 14 Jan 09
Tackling climate change will help us fight poverty and beat the downturn
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/poverty_climate_change_12012009.html
A new coalition of environmental and social justice groups says the government cannot choose between tackling poverty and climate change
Wed, 14 Jan 09
Heathrow expansion will undermine climate targets
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/heathrow_09012009.html
Friends of the Earth is deeply concerned that the expansion of Heathrow and other British airports will make it extremely difficult for the UK to meet its legal requirement to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.
Wed, 14 Jan 09
Motor industry must produce greener vehicles
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/motor_industry_07012009.html
The Government should only give financial support to the car industry if companies guarantee that they will play their part in cutting UK carbon dioxide emissions, Friends of the Earth said today.