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19 June 2013

Europe must fix failed biofuel policy demand 100 organisations

As European parliamentarians vote in committees this week on the future of biofuels in Europe, 113 civil society organisations and coalitions, together representing millions of people, expressed their concerns about the environmental, economic and social impacts of European biofuel policy.

Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
18 June 2013

ALTER-EU: Legal framework for a mandatory EU lobby register

Over the next months, the European Commission and Parliament will review their voluntary joint Transparency Register that entered into force June 2011. The register continues to have a large number of shortcomings, due to its voluntary nature. Hundreds of companies, consultancies and law firms involved in EU lobbying remain unregistered.

17 June 2013

New film: Tar sands – to the ends of the earth

Friends of the Earth Europe's new film, documenting the efforts of local communities in Madagascar to protect their island home from tar sands development, was premiered in Europe last week at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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19 Jun 2013

Europe must fix failed biofuel policy demand 100 organisations

Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
15 Jun 2013

‘No Fracking’ say Northern Irish communities

England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Glyphosate briefings: reason for concern

31 May 2013

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    • Agriculture

      Food and farming in Europe and its global impacts

    • Agrofuels

      Plant-based fuels from agriculture. Also known as biofuels

    • Biodiversity

      Species and habitat protection in Europe and around the globe

    • GMOs

      Genetically modified crops and organisms

    • Land

      Measuring Europe’s land footprint and tackling the drivers of land grabbing

    • Biodiversity

      Species and habitat protection in Europe and around the globe

    • Extractive industries

      Oil and gas exploration, and mining

    • Land

      Measuring Europe’s land footprint and tackling the drivers of land grabbing

    • Materials and waste

      Reducing, reusing and recycling resources

    • Resource use

      Europe’s consumption of land, materials, water and carbon

    • Shale gas

      Unconventional gas and the extraction process known as ‘fracking’

    • Tar sands

      Unconventional oil. Also known as oil sands

    • Water use

      Measuring Europe’s water footprint