03/06/14
G7 must break dangerous dirty energy addiction
Leaders of the Group of seven (G7) countries must break their fossil fuel dependency, and invest in genuine solutions to energy security, like energy …
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28/05/14
First delivery of devastating tar sands arrives in Europe
The first shipment of highly polluting Canadian tar sands oil to Europe is due to arrive in Spain today. Environment groups Friends of the Earth Europ …
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20/05/14
Show us your tax Shell
There is not one drop of oil coming out of the Swiss mountains, but still Royal Dutch Shell has eight subsidiaries in Switzerland. Between 2001 and 20 …
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14/05/14
Austrian coal forced to confront its dirty secret
Friends of the Earth Austria/GLOBAL2000 today forced Verbund – the country’s largest electricity provider – to confront its continued burning of coal. …
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13/05/14
Talking hot air at the European Business Summit
The European Business Summit kicks off today in Brussels – a two-day, €890-per-ticket gathering of industry executives and EU policy makers. Energy wi …
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01/04/14
EU-US ‘locking-in’ dirty energy
The EU and US must not exploit the Ukraine crisis to fast-track further fossil fuel development on both sides of the Atlantic, according to Friends of …
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