08/03/13
Canadian First Nations leader brings ‘stop tar sands’ message to Europe
A leader of Canada’s Indigenous peoples gave a dramatic eyewitness account of the environmental and social devastation associated with mining tar sand …
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07/03/13
Snowmen join Finnish climate bill campaign
Snowmen in twelve cities around Finland encouraged the Finnish government to draft a comprehensive and strong Climate Bill today. The action was organ …
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06/03/13
Irish government publishes weak climate bill
The Irish Government today published a Climate Action Bill which Friends of the Earth Ireland has described as, “like a compass with no needle”. Frien …
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28/02/13
Resistance to fracking in Poland
A new documentary released today highlights the local resistance to shale gas exploration in Poland. The film, produced by The Ecologist Film Unit wit …
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30/01/13
Watershed Dutch court ruling against Shell
Brussels/The Hague, January 30, 2013 – A Dutch court has ruled today that Shell is responsible for not preventing the pollution of farmlands at Ikot A …
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25/01/13
Canadian tar sands lobbying continues
Canadian government ministers have been actively lobbying the governments of 11 EU member states, European Parliament and Commission to weaken one of …
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