29/11/12
Controversial biofuel labelled ‘sustainable’
The European Commission last Friday approved a certification scheme which would brand biofuels produced from p …
26/11/12
Mining for smartphones: the true cost of tin
Tin used in some of the best-selling brands of smartphones is almost certainly linked to the devastation of fo …
14/11/12
Conference: Reducing Europe’s land dependency and its impacts
On the 3rd December, Friends of the Earth Europe will be holding a conference discussing the causes of, and so …
14/11/12
Biomass ‘dirtier than coal’
Burning whole trees in power stations can be dirtier than coal, concludes a new report in the UK by Friends of …
17/10/12
Biofuels capped but still likely to starve and pollute
Reforms announced today by the European Commission will not stop biofuels pushing up food prices and accelerat …
15/10/12
Barroso must not back away from biofuels reform
Brussels, 15 October – EU chiefs must follow through with plans to slash biofuel use, Friends of the Earth Eur …