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Shale gas a dangerous experiment on environment and human health

A coalition of environmental and health NGOs warned the European Parliament today that hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) of shale gas, shale oil, and coal bed methane represent an dangerous experiment on the environment and human health. The warning comes following a draft report on shale gas published on the 11th of April by MEP Boguslaw Sonik …

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Parliament must be strict on ethics code

Brussels, March 20 – Today marks the first anniversary of the ‘cash-for-amendments’ scandal, in which several Members of the European Parliament were exposed tabling legislative amendments in exchange for money [1]. Ethics campaigners warn that the new code introduced since the scandal does not include all the safeguards necessary to prevent another ‘lobbygate’. The Alliance …

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Poland blocks EU climate progress

Brussels, March 9 – Targets for cutting climate-changing emissions by 2050 were discussed by Europe’s environment ministers in Brussels today but no agreement was reached after Poland rejected a compromise deal. The failure means Europe will be less likely to be able to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. The …

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New threat of GM crops

Brussels, March 9 – The European Union could face a barrage of new genetically modified (GM) crops following the failure today by environment ministers to reach an agreement on new rights for countries to ban GM cultivation, claims Friends of the Earth Europe. With six applications [1] to grow new GM crops in the pipeline, …

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