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26 June 2009

29 Jul -

UK energy statistics released

29 Jul -

Government waste strategy must tackle recycling

28 Jul -

Grants for low-carbon vehicles survive spending cuts but will be subject to review

27 Jul -

Councils key to meeting UK's green energy target, report warns

27 Jul -

Huhne launches pathways to a greener 2050

26 Jul -

Huhne calls for increase in wind power

26 Jul -

Action not words needed to protect nature

21 Jul -

European businesses support EU move to 30 per cent emissions reduction target

21 Jul -

Feeding animals home-grown could save rainforest and wildlife the size of the Yorkshire Dales each year - new research

21 Jul -

Government to axe Sustainable Development Commission

19 Jul -

Oil company criticised for funding climate sceptic groups

19 Jul -

Climate Change Committee urges investment in low-carbon technology

16 Jul -

£34m cuts to low carbon technology will harm UK's economic recovery

15 Jul -

Huhne calls for 30 per cent cut in EU emissions

15 Jul -

Goverment to re-consult on national planning statements

13 Jul -

EU Commission plans to relax rules on GM crops in Europe

13 Jul -

Action needed on energy inefficient homes

13 Jul -

London commute flooded by cows in call for rainforest-free food

8 Jul -

Good news for councils as ban on selling green energy overturned

7 Jul -

UEA climate scientists cleared

5 Jul -

New Director of Fundraising, Communications and Activism at Friends of the Earth

5 Jul -

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30 Jun -

Government climate advisor calls for tougher action on emissions

29 Jun -

Green Investment Bank recommendations unveiled

24 Jun -

Home energy efficency programme must include rented sector

24 Jun -

MP spearheads new law for planet-friendly farming

22 Jun -

Government to consult on per-plane tax

22 Jun -

Budget should have been greener and fairer

18 Jun -

Weekly bin collections not needed, Mr Pickles

18 Jun -

Climate Committee warning over gas power stations

17 Jun -

A green budget could slash £9bn off UK debt this year

15 Jun -

Two thirds want GM to be kept off their plate - new opinion poll

15 Jun -

Government announces waste stategy review

14 Jun -

Friends of the Earth launches new website

11 Jun -

UN talks in Bonn close - Friends of the Earth reaction

10 Jun -

'No role' for World Bank in managing climate funds - Friends of the Earth

9 Jun -

Rich country targets 'dangerously inadequate'

9 Jun -

Forestry emissions cuts plan 'risks unravelling climate action'

8 Jun -

GM crop trials are a waste of taxpayers' money

8 Jun -

Tesco chief to leave chain

7 Jun -

Bin tax scrapped

4 Jun -

UN climate change talks in Bonn enter second week

4 Jun -

UN climate talks in Bonn enter second week

3 Jun -

London faces prosecution over dirty air

2 Jun -

Professor resigns from Food Standards Agency over public spending on GM

25 May -

Concern over green commitment in Queen's Speech

21 May -

Blueprint for a greener future - the coalition's agreed policies

20 May -

Coalition blueprint for a greener Britain

17 May -

Government announces Emergency Budget

14 May -

Cameron promises greenest Government ever

12 May -

Third runway plans for Heathrow scrapped

12 May -

Low-carbon economy must be coalition focus

10 May -

UN says we must tackle meat consumption to address global loss of biodiversity

7 May -

Friends of the Earth welcomes first Green MP

28 Apr -

Liberal Democrats and Conservatives promise bolder green electricity payment scheme

26 Apr -

BASIC countries' environment ministers meeting concludes in South Africa

26 Apr -

Liberal Democrats have greenest manifesto of main parties

23 Apr -

Election 2010: Conservative candidates slammed over climate commitment

20 Apr -

Tesco announces record annual profits

19 Apr -

Lib Dems announce green job plans

14 Apr -

Reaction to Liberal Democrat manifesto

13 Apr -

Reaction to Conservative manifesto

12 Apr -

Reaction to Labour manifesto

8 Apr -

World Bank approves South African coal-fired power station

7 Apr -

World bank vote on South African coal power station - Friends of the Earth statement

1 Apr -

Clean Energy Cash Back scheme launched

1 Apr -

Councils need Local Carbon Budgets not Carbon Reduction Commitment Scheme

31 Mar -

Ed Miliband launches 'Beyond Copenhagen' plan - Friends of the Earth reaction

31 Mar -

Government departments publish climate change plans

29 Mar -

700 wind energy jobs announced

25 Mar -

Fall in UK greenhouse gas emissions

25 Mar -

UK Government must buy planet-friendly British food

24 Mar -

Budget fails to tackle emissions from transport

24 Mar -

Budget 2010: campaign victory as Chancellor sets up green bank

23 Mar -

MPs call for reforms to energy planning policy

23 Mar -

MPs present meaty challenge to new Government

22 Mar -

James Orr becomes Director of Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland

22 Mar -

Darling must use Budget to boost jobs and cut bills

19 Mar -

Conservative plans for a Green Investment Bank

17 Mar -

ASA ruling on climate change adverts

11 Mar -

High-speed rail link announced

4 Mar -

Tesco store rejected in Sheringham

1 Mar -

Fears over carbon emissions as IPC opens for business

23 Feb -

Meat labelling code only addresses part of a bigger problem

18 Feb -

Belfast could experience annual flood misery by the end of the century

18 Feb -

Yvo de Boer resigns as Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC

12 Feb -

Gordon Brown to co-chair climate change funding panel

10 Feb -

World heading towards peak oil - energy crunch on par with financial crisis

9 Feb -

India puts moratorium on GM crop

8 Feb -

Environmental Audit Committee report 'nail in the coffin' for carbon trading

4 Feb -

Supermarket supply code of practice needs tough enforcement

3 Feb -

Ofgem calls for energy system reform

1 Feb -

Green electricity cash boost for homes and businesses - but overall ambition disappointing

28 Jan -

Survey shows public concern over climate impacts of climate

28 Jan -

Report shows just four per cent of imported biofuels are environmentally sustainable

27 Jan -

Public back calls for more ambitious green electricity scheme for homes, businesses and communities

22 Jan -

Legal warning to Government over energy policy statements

19 Jan -

Select Committee call for higher recycling rates

14 Jan -

Green groups welcome proposals to allow greater access to environmental justice

13 Jan -

Government dithers on supermarket watchdog

11 Jan -

MPs urge government to increase carbon reduction target

8 Jan -

Green light for major offshore wind expansion in UK

6 Jan -

Government Chief Scientific Advisor's GM backing

5 Jan -

Conservative's plan to introduce a supermarket watchdog

5 Jan -

Government food vision serves up business as usual

5 Jan -

Boiler scrappage scheme is pathetically small

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