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Tue, 28 Apr 09
£700 million of public money spent on factory farming each year - new research
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/food_chain_27042009.html
Families in England are paying more than £700 million each year to fund a factory farming system that is wiping out rainforests and making climate change worse, according to new research released by Friends of the Earth today (Monday 27 April 2009).

Fri, 24 Apr 09
Miliband signals end of unabated coal
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/carbon_capture_and_storage_23042009.html
Miliband announces proposals for carbon capture and storage but Friends of the Earth say an emissions standard is needed to ensure fossil fuelled power stations capture all their emissions.

Thu, 23 Apr 09
Darling blows historic opportunity to build low-carbon future
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_reaction_22042009.html
Alistair Darling has squandered a huge opportunity to create a low-carbon economy and create thousands of green jobs by investing in renewable energy and cutting energy waste on the scale required, Friends of the Earth said today.

Tue, 21 Apr 09
Budget 2009 - green bank needed to boost low carbon recovery
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_green_bank_20042009.html
The Government should establish a green investment bank and introduce Treasury-backed green bonds as part of Gordon Brown's pledge to introduce an environmentally friendly Budget later this week that will kick start a low- carbon recovery.

Tue, 21 Apr 09
Budget 2009 - Government to set legally-binding short-term climate targets
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/carbon_budget_advance_20042009.html
Short-term legally-binding targets for tackling climate change will be unveiled by the Government as part of this week's Budget.

Fri, 17 Apr 09
Government support for electric cars welcome - but far more needed to build genuine green future
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/electric_cars_16042009.html
Government proposals to boost electric cars are a move in the right direction, but far more is needed to cut the transport sectors contribution to climate change, says Friends of the Earth

Thu, 16 Apr 09
Biofuels policy doubles CO2 emissions - new research
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/biofuels_double_carbon_emissions_15042009.html
New research reveals the hidden impact of biofuels in our petrol and diesel

Thu, 16 Apr 09
Potential new nuclear sites revealed
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/new_nuclear_15042009.html
Breathing new life into the failed nuclear experiment is not the answer to ending our addiction to fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth said today in response to the publication of a short list of potential new nuclear reactor sites.

Thu, 9 Apr 09
Budget must focus on green energy
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/budget_08042009.html
Friends of the Earth says electric cars are not enough to tackle climate change - the Government must prioritise green energy and energy efficiency in this month's Budget

Tue, 7 Apr 09
CBI road map to a low carbon economy - the Government must do more
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/cbi_roadmap_06042009.html
Friends of the Earth comments on a new CBI report which sets out a road map to a low- carbon economy, as well as the results of a poll by the Renewable Energy Association that show the majority of green energy providers are facing financial difficulties.

Sat, 4 Apr 09
Government publishes provisional 2008 emissions statistics
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/emissions_26032009.html
Friends of the Earth says the slight fall in UK emissions in 2008 appears to be more linked to the UK's economic challenges than to the Government's climate change strategy.

Fri, 3 Apr 09
G20 summit - planet short-changed again as world leaders fail to take bold action on climate
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/g20summit_02042009.html
G20 nations have "short-changed" people and the planet by doing far too little to tackle the threat of catastrophic climate change at their summit in London today, Friends of the Earth warned today.