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Press releases and coverage highlights (by date)
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8 February 2010/FoEE, Greenpeace, T&E
EU must commit to green electric cars

2 February 20010/FoEE 1
European Commission plans to sacrifice forests for biofuels

18 December 2009/FoEE 45
Climate anti-climax in Copenhagen

16 December 2009/FoEE 44
Danish PM tries to derail UN climate talks

16 December 2009/FoEE 43
Friends of the Earth suspended from UN climate talks

15 December 2009/FoEE 43
The angry mermaid winner is...

12 December 2009/FoEE 42
Five thousand people flood Copenhagen for climate justice

11 December 2009/FoEE 41
EU Summit climate action inadequate and unjust

10 December 2009/FoEE and Young FoEE 40
EU: Up your targets - Europe must commit to at least 40% emissions reductions by 2020 without
offsetting

7 December 2009/FoEI 39
No more excuses - Europe must make climate justice possible in Copenhagen

1 December 2009/FoEE 38

New study shows 40% emission cuts possible in Europe

17 November 2009/FoEE Greenpeace
Report reveals dramatic rise in pesticide use on genetically modified crops

16 November 2009/FoEI, CEO, Attac Denmark, Focus on the Global South, Spinwatch
Voting opens for Angry Mermaid Award for worst climate lobbying

9 November 2009
ENI's new energy projects threaten Congo rainforest

6 November 2009/FoEI 37
Rich countries scheme to ditch Kyoto targets

5 November 2009/FoEE and ALTER EU 36
European Commission urged to break stranglehold of financial sector

3 November 2009/FoEE 35
EU GMO-labelling laws judged insufficient

2 November 2009/FoEI, CEO, Attac Denmark, Focus on the Global South, Spinwatch
Angry Mermaid Award to expose business lobby undermining climate action

30 October 2009/FoEE 34
Europe stands in way of fair climate agreement

29 October 2009/FoEE 33
Success in Ombudsman complaint against European Commission

21 October 2009/FoEE 32
Europe continues to block fair climate agreement

20 October 2009/FoEE 31
Poor countries still waiting for climate cash

20 October 2009/Global Action on ArcelorMittal
Public funds addict ArcelorMittal in line for new 250m euro public loan

19 October 2009/FoEE 30
Europe reaches climate crossroads on route to Copenhagen

16 October 2009/FoEE 29
Europe's factory farms devastating communities and environment, reveals new film

7 October 2009/FoEE 28
Europe wastes its resources: €5 billion thrown away every year

29 September 2009/FoEE 27
Spanish non-GM maize seek asylum in French Embassy

23 September 2009/FoEE 26
European agrofuel use driving disaster in Indonesia

15 September 2009/FoEE 25
'Consuming the world's resources: Europe's role, Europe's responsibilities

10 September 2009/FoEE 24
'Sustainable palm oil' advert false says watchdog

01 September 2009/FoEE and Coolproducts
The end of inefficient lightbulbs

29 July 2009/FoEE and Greenpeace
Europe's food agency accused of junk science: New report calls for GM maize to be banned

20 July 2009/FoEE 23
CEFIC suspended from lobby register by Commission

13 July 2009/Energy Union
Energy Union: It's Time. A musical climate change tour of Europe

1 July 2009/FoEE 22
European Union urged to reconsider its role in Central America

30 June 2009/FoEE 21
EFSA back in bed with GMO industry - MON810 opinion shown to Monsanto but not to public

29 June 2009/FoEE 20 and Oil Change International and PLATFORM
Shell climate crimes exposed in new report

24 June 2009/FoEE 19
Scotland's climate bill sets a precedent for Europe

12 June 2009/FoEE 18
Rich countries hold UN Climate negotiations hostage

10 June 2009/Green 10
Environment groups: European Commission off target

05 June 2009/FoEE 17 and Young FoEE
Politicians, have you done your homework? Politicians must try harder to find just solutions to the climate crisis

04 June 2009/ALTER-EU
One year on, report uncovers tricks and loopholes in Commission lobby register - ALTER-EU study shines spotlight on low compliance and dodgy data

04 June 2009/FoEE 16 on behalf of ALTER-EU, Attac, EEJ and S2B
MEP candidates pledge to stop corporate control of Brussels

29 May 2009/FoEE, Greenpeace, Sortir du Nucleaire
NGOs walk out of industry-dominated nuclear talking shop

27 May 2009/FoEE 15
Public warned over new 'green' soy scam

19 May 2009/FoEI, Greenpeace UK, Platform, Oil Change International
New research reveals that Shell is world’s most carbon intensive oil company

12 May 2009/Global Action on ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal continues to pollute and uproot people’s lives - New report provides evidence from around the world

05 May 2009/FoEE 14
European Union urged to stop pumping public money into fossil fuels

29 April 2009/FoEE 13 on behalf of ALTER-EU, Attac, EEJ and S2B
New campaign 'pins down' prospective MEPs - Candidates called to pledge to stop corporate interests dominating Brussels

23 April 2009/ALTER-EU
Lobbying transparency still out of sight - European Parliament and Commission fail to advance effective joint lobby register

22 April 2009/FoEE and Milieudefensie
European Parliament votes for strong law to stop illegal timber trade

16 April 2009/FoEE and Bankwatch 12
Map of projects shows destructive potential of EU billions - Faster crisis use requires much smarter thinking say environment groups

01 April 2009/FoEE, CEO, CNCD, Eurodad, Via Campesina
Financial fools day – We won't pay for their crisis

01 April 2009/FoEE, ECOS, EEB, Inforse-Euope, Natuur en Milieu
New energy labels to leave consumers in the dark

19 March 2009/FoEE 11
Europe running out of time to cough up climate cash

10 March 2009/FoEE 10
Finance ministers dodge responsibility in climate cash decision

09 March 2009/FoEE 9
EU must not cool its commitment to efficient appliances

02 March 2009/FoEE 8
Right to national GMO bans upheld: European Commission defeated

25 February 2009/FoEE, CEO, LobbyControl, SpinWatch
EU banks on insiders to fix the financial crisis, says new report

25 February 2009/FoEE 7
No agreement on future of GM maize in Europe

16 February 2009/FoEE, Greenpeace and WWF
Environment groups: MEPs must improve EU timber law

16 February 2009/FoEE and CEE Bankwatch
RegioScars 2009: EU billions earmarked for environmental devastation in central and eastern Europe

16 February 2009/FoEE 6
GMO votes: Commission fails to get EU countries' support

12 February 2009/FoEE 5
Commission expert groups biased toward business

10 February 2009/FoEE 4
NEW REPORT: Biotech industry fakes growth of GM crops in Europe

29 January 2009/FoEE 3
Shell makes billions but fails to clean up mess

28 January 2009/FoEE 2
Credibility and cash lacking from Commission climate change vision

23 January 2009/Civil society coalition
The voice of civil society organisations must be listened to at EU-Central America trade negotiations

21 January 2009/FoEE 1
European Commission pushes for new GM crops in Europe

 

Press releases from 2008

 

 

Press releases organised by campaign topic

Agrofuels

Car fuel efficiency

Climate change 

Corporate Accountability

EU funds for new member states

GMOs

Mediterranean programme

Nuclear Power

Resources and Consumption / Waste

Safer Chemicals

Trade

Press statements of Friends of the Earth International

 

Press releases
Statements - 1999
 

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