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Out of the laboratory and on to our plates: Nanotechnology in food and agriculture

Untested and potentially hazardous manufactured nanomaterials can be found in food, food packaging and other products on supermarket shelves across the European Union, according to a new report released by Friends of the Earth Europe. ‘Out of the laboratory and on to our plates: Nanotechnology in food and agriculture’ reveals that despite concerns about the …

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How recycling can fight climate change

‘How recycling can fight climate change’ is part of a study commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe and the European Environmental Bureau, which looks at how recycling and waste prevention play a key role in the sustainable management of resources and the fight against climate change. Energy is needed to mine, extract and produce …

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Sustainability as a smokescreen: The inadequacy of certifying fuels and feeds

Attempts to use certification schemes to reduce the widespread environmental and social problems caused by growing crops for fuels and animal feeds are bound to fail. The report from Friends of the Earth groups comes amid global worries about the increasingly tragic impacts of rising food prices. Biofuels – plants grown to make fuel not …

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Extracting the truth: Oil industry efforts to undermine the Fuel Quality Directive

Released on the day Shell and BP announced combined quarterly profits of 14.4billion US dollars, ‘Extracting the truth: Oil industry efforts to undermine the Fuel Quality Directive’ uses industry’s own data to show how oil companies are falsely claiming that the target proposed by the European Commission in revisions to the Fuel Quality Directive is …

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Blissfully unaware of Bisphenol A: Reasons why regulators should live up to their responsibilities

A comprehensive review of the scientific knowledge available regarding controversial Bisphenol A. ‘Blissfully unaware of Bisphenol A: Reasons why regulators should live up to their responsibilities’ reveals that despite firm scientific consensus about the health hazards of the chemical, European authorities are shirking their responsibilities and attempting to postpone any decision on whether this substance …

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