Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on EU member states to put European citizens before the business interests of the United States at a crucial meeting today. Europe’s largest environmental network is protesting outside the European Council as a regulatory committee decides whether to approve a controversial genetically modified sweet corn, thereby breaking Europe’s …
European Commission plans to sacrifice forests for biofuels
Brussels, February 3 – A leaked document from the European Commission reveals plans to allow the controversial use of palm oil as a biofuel by redefining palm plantations as ‘forests’. The expansion of palm plantations is a major cause of tropical rainforest destruction. The draft Commission guidance for EU countries also states that cutting down …
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Shell makes billions but fails to clean up mess
Brussels/Amsterdam, 29 January 2009 – Billions of Euros made by Royal Dutch Shell should be ploughed into cleaning up the mess made by its operations around the world, Friends of the Earth urged today as the oil giant announced €21.5 billion profits for 2008. [1] Shell has failed to significantly reduce its CO2 emissions over …
‘Sustainable palm oil’ advert false, says watchdog
BRUSSELS (Belgium) / LONDON (UK), 9 January 2008 – Friends of the Earth Europe has welcomed a ruling today by the UK advertising watchdog that describing palm oil as “sustainably produced” is false advertising. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling followed a Friends of the Earth Europe complaint against an advert by the Malaysian …
Credibility and cash lacking from Commission climate change vision
Brussels, 28 January – Documents unveiled today by the European Commission describing its vision for a global agreement on tackling climate change lack the cash and credibility the world needs, says Friends of the Earth Europe. The text is the first draft of the European Union’s position for international negotiations on a post-2012 climate agreement …
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GMO moratorium: victory for common sense
Friends of the Earth Europe has welcomed the decision by European countries not to break the EU’s de facto moratorium on new GMO foods. A EU regulatory committee today failed to support a proposal by the European Commission to approve a controversial genetically modified sweet corn. Friends of the Earth described the decision as a …
