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GMO MORATORIUM

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 …

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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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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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