Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
friends of the earth, Tag
- Government's shift to relax shale gas fracking safeguards condemned Fri, 16 Aug 19, 5:43amEnvironment groups fear possibly ‘weakened’ earthquake risk rules after report on Cuadrilla drilling
- How women can invest more ethically | Letters Thu, 11 Apr 19, 3:07amWe need to think hard about the kind of future our money is going to support through our investments, writes Mary Stevens of Friends of the Earth. Plus a letter from Margaret SquiresYour article on why women need to start...
- Storms, cyclones and floods will only worsen as the planet warms | Letters Thu, 21 Mar 19, 5:17amCraig Bennett, CEO of Friends of the Earth, says rich countries must act to make disasters such as the cyclone that hit Mozambique less likely. Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky describes how Climate Matters is helping...
- New research shows an organic diet shrinks pesticide exposure Thu, 14 Feb 19, 2:30amThe bad news isn’t news to many — eating a conventional diet leads to pesticide buildup. But a new study published in Environmental Research reveals surprisingly good news. Switching to an all-organic diet quickly and...
- Government faces court action over 'illegal' planning policy Tue, 4 Sep 18, 3:00pmExclusive: Friends of the Earth says revised national planning policy makes it ‘virtually impossible’ for councils to refuse fracking schemes
- End coal mining in the UK, environmentalists urge government Wed, 11 Jul 18, 6:37pmEnvironmentalists have written to ministers, asking them to reform the planning system so that all future coal mines are automatically refused
- Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions Wed, 4 Apr 18, 9:41pmFriends of the Earth demands the oil firm move away from fossil fuels to comply with Paris deal
- Minister cites climate change in rejection of opencast coal mine Fri, 23 Mar 18, 11:22pmSajid Javid says environmental impact of Northumberland plan outweighs economic benefits
- Fracking row: Treasury 'showing shambolic conflict of interest' Mon, 19 Feb 18, 10:21pmDirector of Third Energy, which wants to frack in North Yorkshire, is Conservative donor
- Ineos 'misled' public over fracking in Sherwood Forest Mon, 8 Jan 18, 2:55amCompany got permission for seismic surveys in sensitive areas despite claiming it would exclude them
- Campaigner to fight Ineos in court over order curbing fracking protests Tue, 12 Sep 17, 12:43amJoe Boyd is appealing to public for donations to challenge petrochemicals giant over ‘anti-democratic’ injunction
- Fracking drilling rig brought on site overnight 'to avoid protests' Fri, 28 Jul 17, 2:14amCuadrilla faces action for breaching planning permission after delivery to site near Blackpool
- World's first 'cranehouse' hoisted over Bristol harbor is completely carbon neutral Mon, 5 Jun 17, 8:55pmCould a new urban vacation trend take the trees out of treehouses? The world's first "cranehouse" has opened in Bristol and it's every bit as spectacular as their conventional trunk-supported counterparts...
- Environmentalists are taking 2.64 million dead bees to Washington DC Wed, 22 Jun 16, 1:30amThere's growing evidence that pesticides are killing off bees, but so far the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn't done much about it. Friends of the Earth joined with beekeepers, farmers, and other organizations...
- Yorkshire fracking approval may be unlawful, campaigners say Fri, 10 Jun 16, 8:39pmDecision to allow shale gas tests in village of Kirby Misperton could be challenged in court, Friends of the Earth says