Strasbourg, 2 July 2003. The European Parliament’s vote in favour of allowing member states to take action to prevent contamination from genetically modified (GM) crops has been warmly welcomed by Friends of the Earth Europe. The MEPs also voted for tougher labelling of GM food and traceability of crops. GM animal feed will now have …
Saab warned to withdraw ‘greenwash’ ads or face legal challenge
Brussels, 10 January 2008 – Swedish car manufacturer, Saab was today told to stop portraying its cars as environmentally friendly or face legal action for misleading advertising. A summons [1], instigated by Friends of the Earth Europe and delivered by bailiff to Saab’s Belgian office, calls on the company to remove all wording and imagery …
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EU must commit to green electric cars
Brussels, February 8 – Putting more electric cars on the road could increase carbon emissions unless they run on green energy, says a new independent report commissioned jointly by Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace and Transport & Environment. The environmental organisations call for national renewable electricity targets to ensure electric vehicles are truly ‘zero …
New EU entrants lagging behind on renewables
Friday 26th January, Brussels – By neglecting the renewable energy sector, new EU entrants Romania and Bulgaria are missing huge opportunities for jobs, investment and energy independence, a joint report by local and European environmental groups revealed today [1]. The research identifies weak legislation, insufficient funding into clean energy sources and long administrative procedures as …
Commission overturns Greek GMO ban
The European Commission has today overturned Greek’s ban on Monsanto’s genetically modified seed (called MON810). Adrian Bebb, GM campaigner for Friends of the Earth said: “The European Commission cannot continue to ignore the number of countries and regions that want to ban genetically modified foods and crops. It is time the European Commission supported these …
GM crops fail to deliver
KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA), LAGOS (NIGERIA), BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), January 18, 2007 – Commenting on today’s publication by the biotech industry of their estimates of the area planted with genetically modified (GM) crops, Nnimmo Bassey of Friends of the Earth Africa in Nigeria said: “No genetically modified crop on the market today has done anything to alleviate …
