Public Meeting: No to Newman. No to uranium mining.
In 1977 Bjelke-Petersen tried to stop the anti-uranium movement by banning street marches. Unionists and students launched a defiant campaign which gained community support. By August 1979 Petersen was forced to back-down....Read more...
Tritium found in water leak at Catawba Nuclear Station
More than 100 gallons of water with traces of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has been leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Read more...
Transforming finance: how do we fund the green economy?
Last Friday, I was invited to speak at the Transforming Finance conference held in London, organised by Positive Money, along with Friends of the Earth, the New Economics Foundation, the Finance Innovation Lab, ResPublica,...Read more...
Regeneration legal challenge begins
Twelve species of bat have been recorded in the area, as well as great crested newt and dormice A legal hearing has begun which could see plans to spend £100m regenerating part of the Forest of Dean put on hold. The project for...Read more...
County must ‘wake up’ to green power
Lancashire must ‘wake up’ to the potential of green energy, an environmental campaigner has said. Helen Rimmer, regional spokesman for Friends of the Earth, said the county needed to drop its obsession with the “over-hyped...Read more...
Regulators hold off nuclear restart
US nuclear regulators have ruled that lengthy court proceedings are necessary before allowing the ailing San Onofre power plant to restart. The San Diego plant was shut down in January 2012 after a radiation leak led to the...Read more...
Friends of the Earth demonstrate at RBS AGM
Friends of the Earth Scotland demonstrators protested and lobbied outside The Royal Bank of Scotland AGM, held at Gogarburn, the bank’s global headquarters earlier today. According to FOE, RBS is funding the wholesale...Read more...
Green group wants fracking ban extended
The environment group Friends of the Earth says the Victorian Government should extend a ban on fracking. Lakes Oil is doing tests on the Wombat-1 Well at Seaspray, saying an increase in the gas price may make it commercially...Read more...
Friends of the Earth: Federal Judges: No San Onofre Restart Without Formal Relicensing Hearings
Friends of the Earth: Federal Judges: No San Onofre Restart Without Formal Relicensing Hearings Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire Editor, Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire...Read more...
Abandoning EU membership would threaten our environment
Abandoning UK membership of the EU, or even a partial withdrawal, would pose a significant threat to our environment, Friends of the Earth warns today (Tuesday 14 May 2013). A new Friends of the Earth briefing, published today,...Read more...
Worst bee die-off in 40 years
Updated May 2013: Take action here to tell Home Depot, Lowe's and other stores not to carry products containing bee-killing neonicotinoids. Spring is in the air, and as we plant our vegetable gardens and enjoy the blossoming...Read more...
Pioneer project to provide water to Bedouin families in Jordan
GROHE, the world's leading premium brand for sanitary fittings, has launched the first of its 'Water for Life' projects in Jordan, by partnering with Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) to provide water to local Bedouin...Read more...
Friends of the Earth: Federal Judges: No San Onofre Restart Without Formal Relicensing Hearings
World News: 00:33 GMT Wednesday 15th May 2013. [Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire] Friends of the Earth: Federal Judges: No San Onofre Restart Without Formal Relicensing Hearings World News from SPi Sector Publishing Intelligence...Read more...
European leaders must end energy business-as-usual (Opinion)
Short-term economic concerns appear to have edged the environment out of the picture ahead of next week’s EU summit dedicated to energy issues, writes Brook Riley. Brook Riley is a campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe....Read more...
Conservationists call for raft of measures to complement pesticide ban
Friends of the Earth has declared that efforts to support the recovery of bee species in the UK will be ineffective unless the government takes wider steps to limit human impacts on bee health. The international environment...Read more...
Download Lesson Plan 6 Waste & Recycling Friends Of The Earth Teachers Note
Free Math lesson plan - Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation. lesson plan is preparing when, where, what, how, why and who to teach the students. It is really for teacher to brainstorm the idea...Read more...
Environmentalists praise fed ruling on San Onofre
A federal panel Monday sided with environmentalists who have called for lengthy hearings on a plan to restart the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant - a decision that further clouds the future of the twin reactors.Read more...
UK fails in new bid to water down Energy Efficiency Directive (News)
EXCLUSIVE / A British attempt to wriggle out of its energy savings obligations under the EU’s flagship Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) has been stymied by a European Commission Legal Services document, which EurActiv has seen.Read more...
Public Meting: No to Newman. No to uranium mining.
In 1977 Bjelke-Petersen tried to stop the anti-uranium movement by banning street marches. Unionists and students launched a defiant campaign which gained community support. By August 1979 Petersen was forced to back-down....Read more...
Greens appeal to PM and EBRD to scrap Ombla project
About 40 civil society organisations from throughout Croatia and international organisations, including Friends of the Earth International, Bankwatch and Justice and Environment, have sent letters to Prime Minister Zoran...Read more...
RBS under fire for backing coal companies that blast away mountaintops
from Sunday Herald, 12 May 2013 The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under fierce attack for investing hundreds of millions of pounds in US companies that blast away the summits of mountains to uncover coal. Over 500...Read more...
Info Wars: Pirate Bay Takes Over Distribution of Censored 3D Printable Gun
Torrent FreakMay 10, 2013 A few days after the blueprints for the world’s first printable gun were published online, Defense Distributed has been asked by the State Department to pull them down, citing possible arms trafficking...Read more...
Two people, two weeks, one great fundraiser
Here's how Rachna and a friend pulled off an "Escape The Cheese" Valentine's after-care party in two weeks Last year we pulled this event off in a month. We decided to give ourselves more time next time. This year we did it in...Read more...
Make finance work for green recovery, say experts
A limit on banks' size, serious money for the green economy, and social goals for fund managers - just some of the innovations in the spotlight at a major conference tomorrow (Friday 10 May) on the financial system. The...Read more...
Glowing trees could pave the way for solving world problems with biology
"I'm walking today in Tel Aviv along a boulevard, and there are huge trees around me, and I'm thinking how beautiful it would be at night if they were faintly glowing." Synthetic biologist Omri Amirav-Drory's musings about a...Read more...
Subsidised Tony Bosworth lies and lies and lies
Liar Tony Bosworth from fake charity Friends of the Earth (Friends of the Earth Europe receives €1.2 million from the EU ) lies today : Fracking is dirty, unnecessary and a risk to our climate and environment. Dirtier than...Read more...
Events: Coal-Bed Methane: What it Means for Falkirk and Stirling
Location: Falkirk Old and St. Modan’s Parish Church Manse Place, Falkirk, FK1 1JN Date: 22 May 2013 - 7:15pm - 9:00pm Map link: http://bit.ly/11Sxm2X Talk and discussion with toxics expert Dr. Mariann Lloyd-Smith Tea, coffee...Read more...
It’s no good drawing a correlation between green policies and rising bills. The figures don’t...
If Labour is to provide the genuine green alternative to the Tory luddites, they must highlight the missed economic opportunity of a low-carbon economy, using the top economic voices in the party. Lower and more stable bills...Read more...
Conservationists call for raft of measures to support pesticide ban
Friends of the Earth has declared that efforts to support the recovery of bee species in the UK will be ineffective unless the government takes wider steps to limit human impacts on bee health. The international environment...Read more...
Apple and Samsung in Child Exploitation and Environmental Pollution Scandal
Apple and Samsung in Child Exploitation and Environmental Pollution Scandal Apple and Samsung in Child Exploitation and Environmental Pollution Scandal By Karen Haslam , 9-May-2013 Samsung has admitted to using tin from mines...Read more...
