Organic farming dwarfs GM crops in Europe

Public rejection hits biotech firms

Brussels, February 7 – Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released today by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent. The figures follow recent announcements of the biotech industry retreating from parts of Europe. Read more...

Billions of EU funds wasted on dead-end investments

Brussels, February 2 - Substantial environmental and social harm is being caused by controversial projects costing billions of euros of EU money, according to research published today.

A new map shows 33 harmful projectswith total costs of sixteen billion euros. The projects, which include highways passing through protected nature sites, waste incinerators and airports.   Read more...

EU biofuel targets will cost €126 billion without reducing emissions

Brussels/Berlin/London, February 2 – Motorists across Europe are set to pay an additional €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that have been shown not to reduce emissions, says new research published today.   Read more...