Press releases and coverage (by date)
20 December 2007/FoEE 75
New director for Friends of the Earth Europe
18 December 2007/FoEE 74
Illegal merbau in floors and exterior doors - New report: Europe drives forest destruction
15 December 2007/FoEE 73
Kyoto still afloat despite attempted sabotage
10 December 2007/FoEE 72
Environmental Organisations Condemn European Commission Decision on Bulgarian Reactor
7 December 2007/FoE International
Bali trade ministerial: keep unfair trade out of climate talks
7 December 2007/FoEE 71
New draft law exposes weak EU standards for agrofuels - Safeguards fail to protect the poor or environment
5 December 2007/FoEE 70
UNCOVERED: Dirty impacts of Kashagan oil field - Legal violations and health and environmental problems revealed by NGOs
4 December 2007/FoEE 69
German car trio and nuclear lobby shamed for worst lobbying and worst greenwashing in Europe
- Coverage in Tagesschau (German), Spiegel (German), Heise Online (German), Tagesspiegel (German), NRC Handelsblad (Dutch), DePers (Dutch), De Financiele Telegraaf (Dutch), Politiken (Denmark), Guardian, Indymedia, Public Affairs News, EU Business, Welt Online (German), Taz (German)
30 November 2007/FoEE 68
MPs support aviation fuel tax in north west Europe - Politicians travel by train to Belgium to sign international declaration
30 November 2007/FoEE 67
Strong EU leadership needed at climate negotiations - In Bali, governments must agree a concrete roadmap for fighting climate change
23 November 2007/FoEE 66
EU can feed livestock without new GMOs - Friends of the Earth Europe opposes attempts to water down EU GMOs safety standards
13 November 2007/FoEE 65
MEPs fail to back tough action on aviation and climate change - Weak EU Emissions Trading Scheme threatens climate targets
12 November 2007/FoEE 64
MEPs vote on EU plan to tackle aviation's climate impact
9 November 2007/FoEE 63
Climate change: urgent action and robust policies must match dire warnings
30 October 2007/FoEE 62
EU Environment Ministers fail to support lifting GM food bans
25 October 2007/FoEE 61
Dimas calls for GM maize ban in Europe
22 October 2007/FoEE 60
Central America's poor and environment WILL BE hit by free trade with the EU - First round of trade and political negotiations between the EU and Central America begins today in San José, Costa Rica
Read press release in English, Spanish, Dutch, French, German
22 October 2007/FoEE 59
Mandelson ignoring Mediterranean poverty warning - Med free trade talks progress, disregarding Commission's own impact study
15 October 2007/FoEE 58
EU's tyresome dumping disrespects environment - WTO dispute body meets in Geneva today about Brazil retreaded tyres case
15 October 2007/FoEE 57
Greenwash and EU lobby scandals exposed for public vote - Launch of online voting for the "Worst EU Lobbying" Awards 2007 at www.worstlobby.eu
- Coverage in Guardian, EurActiv, El Pais, Zeitpunkt (Swiss website), Mondiaal News (Belgian magazine in Flemish), Speigel (German), Heise (German), EurActiv, Politis (French), Guardian, Le Soir (Belgian newspaper in French), L'Express (French)
09 October 2007/FoEE 56
RSPO: Stop destructive Palm Oil - EU must say no to palm oil for energy and transport fuel
Read press release in English, Spanish
08 October 2007/FoEE 55
US lets Bayer off the hook for GM rice contamination
05 October 2007/FoEE 54
EU must ban European companies from supporting Burmese regime
02 October 2007/FoEE 53
MEPs retreat on aviation emissions plan
27 September 2007/FoEE 52
Bush meeting undermining UN climate talks - US proposals for only voluntary emissions targets will fail to fight climate change
26 September 2007/FoEE 51
Exxon exposed for twisting facts - Friends of the Earth Europe launches animation spoof and online action against ExxonMobil's greenwashing
19 September 2007/FoEE 50
EU must wake up to agrofuel warnings
13 September 2007/FoEE 49
Kashagan oil operations should not resume - NGOs- NGOs express grave concerns about environmental, health and social impacts of the Kashagan oil field development
11 September 2007/FoEE 48
OECD slams agrofuels - Friends of the Earth Europe urges EU to scrap 10 percent target
04 September 2007/FoEE 47
Plans to curb EU aviation emissions must be strengthened, say climate experts
- Coverage in BBC Website, Press Association, Guardian, EurActiv, EU Observer, EU Business, The Mirror, Green Consumer Guide, International Herald Tribune blog, ENDs Europe Daily, Inter Press Service
16 July 2007/FoEE 46
Europe not hungry for GM potatoes - EU Agriculture Council rejects latest attempt to grow GMOs in Europe
16 July 2007/FoEE 45
Europe can be happy and low-carbon, shows new index - But we're heading in the wrong direction: Europe less carbon efficient now than 40 years ago
5 July 2007/FoEE 44
Shell told to stop "greenwashing" - Dutch Advertising Authority accepts Friends of the Earth complaint against misleading advert
3 July 2007/FoEE 43
World's biggest palm oil trader shamed - Company involved in forest fires, deforestation, and illegal activities
- Coverage in Associated Press, El Mundo, Green Gate, Reuters, Forbes, IPS, Jakarta Post, The Edge, Environmental News Service, International Herald Tribune, Biofuel Review, Actualités News Environnement, New Statesman
6 July 2007/FoEE 42
Member states late on plans to cut energy waste
29 June 2007/FoEE 41
Environment Ministers water down EU waste policy
26 June 2007/FoEE 40
Environment ministers must reject EU plan to promote incineration
26 June 2007/FoEE 39
EU Parliament's modest crack-down on pesticides
25 June 2007/FoEE 38
EU stands up to US pressure - unfazed by genetically modified 'Herculex'
21 June 2007/FoEE 37
Major international banks finance catastrophic mud volcano - Lapindo is shirking its responsibility for the damage
14 June 2007/FoEE 36
EU still not on track to meet Kyoto targets - New emissions data shows EU must drastically step up climate change efforts
12 June 2007/FoEE 35
Ministers open door for GMOs in organic food - GM contamination in imports affects EU organic standard
- Coverage in Reuters, Press Association, Guardian, The Times (paper), Financial Times, Forbes, France2, TF1, La Depeche, Irish Independent, Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Food Navigator
7 June 2007/FoEE 34
Weak G8 climate deal lacks substance
5 June 2007/FoEE 33
BNP-Paribas, Stop funding nuclear power! - Europe-wide protests against bank's funding for dangerous Belene nuclear plant
SEE PHOTOS!
4 June 2007/FoEE 32
G8: European countries must stand up to Bush on climate
30 May 2007/FoEE 31
US still bullying EU to market GMOs
25 May 2007/FoEE 30
Too early to celebrate REACH
21 May 2007/FoEE 29
EU to approve support for failing GM crops sector
21 May 2007/Seattle to Brussels Network
Mandelson's open markets threaten farmers, workers and environment - Coalition of European civil society groups urge EU Parliamentarians to reject the 'Global Europe' strategy EN FR
14 May 2007/FoEE 28
Georgian authorities illegally evict green group- Friends of the Earth network outraged by heavy-handed government in EU-endorsed democracy
8 May 2007/FoEE 27
Shell's misleading ad: complaint submitted - Oil refineries emit smoke not flowers
4 May 2007/FoEE 26
Options to tackle climate change are affordable, agree governments
3 May 2007/FoEE 25
Shell still flaring gas, defying Nigerian courts - EU should rein in Shell's reckless behaviour outside Europe
27 April 2007/FoEE 24
Options to tackle climate change to be presented in Bangkok
27 April 2007/Green 10
Green groups deliver critical mid-term review of Barroso Commission EN FR
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Coverage in EiTB24 (Basque News channel), Europe Information Service (EIS), International Herald Tribune, EurActiv, Reuters, AFP, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger ( KSTA), ENDs, EU Observer, FT Brussels blog, Environment News Service
25 April 2007/FoEE 23
MEPs stick to costly concrete to manage floods, say environmental NGOs
24 April 2007/Seattle2Brussels Network
No to new EU free trade agreements - Coalition of European civil society groups condemn proposed new bilateral agreements for benefiting only EU corporate interests and not people and environment
23 April 2007/FoEE 22
EU Ministers should just say 'No' to free trade agreements - New bilateral agreements to benefit only EU business – harm people and environment
11 April 2007/FoEE 21
European Commission to support failing biotech crop sector
11 April 2007/FoEE 20
New report: EU funding plans in clash with climate - Poland plans a 31 percent greenhouse emission hike. NGOs call on Barroso to intervene
6 April 2007/FoEE 19
Climate change: Poor suffer as world gets hotter
29 March 2007/FoEE 18
European Parliament votes for organics
29 March 2007/FoEE 17
Climate change set to overwhelm the world's poor
26 March 2007/FoEE 16
Keep GMOs out of organic food! - European Parliament to vote on new EU law
23 March 2007/FoEE 15
"Scrap Euratom!" demand Europeans - Piebalgs welcomes gift boxes full of signatures on nuclear treaty's 50th birthday
SEE PHOTOS!
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Coverage in Le Vif, Le Soir, EurActiv, European Voice, die Tageszeitung, Oekonews.at, Le Vif/L'Express, Enerzine, 7sur7, EUX article, EUX TV, Antoine Citoyen blog, Nucleonics Week, AP, Courrier International, EbS footage description, European Photo Agency, CNBC
21 March 2007/ALTER-EU
Commission proposal on voluntary lobbying register - an important but too timid step towards lobbying transparency
20 March 2007/FoEE 14
Biotech industry withdraws GM foods
13 March 2007 (ECCJ)
MEPs call on Commission to strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility policy
12 March 2007/FoEE 13
GM crops fail EU Lisbon Agenda goals - New research says green farming more competitive
9 March 2007/FoEE 12
EU leaders take timid steps to fight climate change - But new energy Action Plan won't free Europe from dirty energy shackles
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Coverage in EUX TV, International Herald Tribune, The Guardian, AFP, AFP, Deutsche Welle,The Mirror, AP, The Times, NRC Handelsblad, Euronews, News24, EU Observer, Washington Post, New York Times, IPS, NDTV, Hospodarske noviny, Dnevnik, ORF, ORF (photo), USA Today, CTK, CNN, CBS, European Press Association , EU Business, Online Athens, STA, Le Monde, Wind Directions, Idnes.cz, Okeonews, EurActiv, Reuters, Tiscali, EbS footage description, Le Soir, Business Portal 24, Novice, Nepszabadsag, Magyar Nemzet, Novi List
09 March 2007/FoEE 11
Giant EU energy flag outside EU Spring Council - Grassroots support for climate-friendly energy as EU leaders seal energy future
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06 March 2007/FoEE 10
EU Spring Council must put Europe on a sustainable energy track - Giant EU Energy Flag will pressure leaders to go further on reducing emissions, cutting energy waste and promoting renewables
20 February 2007/FoEE 9
EU heads for double standards on cutting emissions - Environment Ministers attempt progressive stance on climate, but forget that reform starts at home
15 February 2007/FoEE 8
Europe set to linger in dirty energy trap - Energy Ministers fail to green the draft EU energy plan, despite demands from citizens for clean, safe energy
13 February 2007/FoEE 7
MEPs vote for European Recycling Society - and to cut our waste
09 February 2007/FoEE 6
"Stop the waste: Vote recycling not incineration!"
01 February 2007/FoEE 5
Stark findings on climate crisis - To rescue climate, next month's EU Summit must agree serious targets to cut emissions
31 January 2007/FoEE 4
Shell: Use your profit to clean up your mess - New report about damage to the environment and communities inflicted by Shell
26 January 2007/FoEE 3
New EU entrants lagging behind on renewables
18 January 2007/FoEE 3
GM crops fail to deliver - Friends of the Earth comments on industry-released figures
10 January 2007/FoEE 2
EU Energy Package too feeble to fight climate change - European Commission favours dirty energy over renewables, contradicting its own findings on the best way forward
08 January 2007/FoEE 1
New report: GM crops still not performing
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Press coverage on other issues in 2007
Environmental impact of Lisbon Summit: International Herald Tribune, The Times, EU Observer
Misleading advertising and greenwash: Le Monde, ENDS, International Herald Tribune, Proceso (Mexican magazine, p46-50), Le Monde
European Chemicals Agency: ENDS, ENDS, Spinwatch
New EU Member States and climate change: EurActiv
EPAs: Intellectual Property Watch
The Globalisation Institute: EurActiv
FoEE funding: Telegraph, FoEE letter BBC
GMO Tomato Tour: The Frontier Times The Sofia Echo
Nuclear Power: Deutsche Welle, European Voice,
Nanotechnology: EurActiv, ENDs Report, Cosmetics Design Europe, Telegraph, Yorkshire Post, Innovations Report
EU Cohesion policy: EurActiv
Al Gore and Richard Branson's "Climate Prize"
International Herald Tribune
Free trade agreements: Die Tageszeitung, Intellectual Property Watch, IPS
European Institute for Technology: EurActiv
Lobbying and Transparency: Le Jeudi, Standpunkt, EurActiv, CorpWatch, European Voice, European Voice
EU funds for sustainable transport: EurActiv
Barroso and carbon dioxide emissions: The Sunday Times, The Times
GMOs: EurActiv, CNN, IHT
GMOs as a political issue in France: Témoignage chrétien, Detusche Welle
EU legislation on environmental crimes: AP, The Financial Times, BBC "The Record Europe", The Epoch Times
Biofuels: The Independent, AFP, Deutsche Welle, EurActiv
EU trade policy and climate change: EurActiv, EurActiv
Energy efficiency:
EurActiv
Corporate Social Responsibility:
Ethical Corporation Magazine
Nuclear power in Eastern Europe: Jurnalul (Romanian newspaper)
Waste: European Voice
Chemicals: EU Observer
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