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FoE statement on Honduras
Friends of the Earth International condemns the illegal expulsion of the Honduran President and expresses its solidarity with Friends of the Earth Honduras and all the forces struggling for democracy in the country.
Food Film Festival - Adelaide
Community environment group Friends of the Earth is about to host it’s first food film festival - “Feast of Film”. Starting on 18 July in Adelaide.
A history of Cooperative Action
Celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives, Brisbane, Saturday, July 4, 2009.
Ride Planet Earth
Kim Nguyen is riding from Australia to Copenhagen, raising awareness about climate change and collecting messages from communities of the Developing World affected by Climate Change. He is currently heading towards the Russian border as he leaves Mongolia.
Wild Law
Australia's first conference on Earth Jurisprudence. Adelaide, October 16 - 18.
Woodchip Exports Stopped as Rudd Neglects Forests
Major woodchip exports are disrupted today as forest conservationists take action at ports in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
Simazine and swimming pools
Friends of the Earth Australia called on authorities to remove the use of simazine from sale as a pool algaecide, while the Government assesses the safety of the product.
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Environment groups criticise Shell CEO for undermining climate policies
Fresh evidence of oil giant Shell’s colossal contribution to global climate change and its continued investment in carbon intensive fossil fuels has been revealed today in a new report.
UK research shows 70,000 new green jobs if councils tackle climate change
At least 70,000 jobs could be created across England and Wales if councils slashed climate-changing emissions by insulating homes and businesses and fitting green energy to buildings.
Pipeline threatens endangered species and our struggling rivers
The controversial north-south pipeline will have a devastating impact on the environment both now and in the future, a report released today by Friends of the Earth (FoE) has revealed.
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please write to the new CEO of Shell
On 1 July, Peter Voser took over from Jeroen van der Veer as CEO of Shell. The oil concern has announced that it no longer wants to invest in solar and wind energy, and research has shown that in the near future a litre of Shell oil will bring far more climate change than oil from its competitors.
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VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINE
Climate Change and the Pacific. National speaking tour. Forum in Brisbane: 28 July.
Statement on 'The Burning Season' film from WALHI/ Friends of the Earth Indonesia
The Burning Season is a film that depicts the work of carbon trader Dorjee Sun and his attempts to set up forest carbon trading schemes in Indonesia.
Climate campaigners celebrate strong Scottish law!
Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigners are delighted that parliament have today beefed up the Scottish Climate Change Bill.
Labor Headquarters sit-in over coal
Around 50 people attended a climate protest at Australian Labor Party Headquarters in Sydney this morning, angry at the NSW Government’s budget decision to expand coal power in the state.
Demand real action. Demand climate justice.
At the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, world leaders will make decisions affecting the future of our planet. They will have an historic opportunity to commit to actions that help to protect us from the disastrous consequences of dangerous climate change. Please sign Friends of the Earth International's petition to urge them to do the right thing by our climate and people all over the world.
Time for Plan B
Friends of the Earth has joined other leading national and state environment groups to come together to make it clear we do not support the Federal Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in its current form.
Offsetting: A dangerous distraction
Scientists tell us that taking action on climate change is more urgent than ever. Since 1997 offsetting has been championed as a key tool to deliver cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, however, instead it is often simply leading to more ingenious ways to avoid cutting emissions.
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an update on our Eco Market project
Eco Market, the real sustainable alternative to the supermarket is still progressing. July 2009
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Damning Evidence Reveals Shell’s Complicity with Crimes Against Humanity
After legal battles lasting nearly fourteen years, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to pay a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement. Plaintiffs from the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta have successfully held Shell accountable for complicity in human rights atrocities committed against the Ogoni people in the 1990s.
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Nano silver: extreme germ killer presents a growing threat to public health
Our new report released today details the growing threat to public health posed by extreme germ killer nano silver, and exposing the huge number of consumer applications in which it is found.
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FoE-US appeals decision to build 2 nuclear reactors to State Supreme Court
Friends of the Earth - US has filed an appeal with the South Carolina Supreme Court challenging the legality of a South Carolina Public Service Commission decision approving an application by South Carolina Electric & Gas to build two new nuclear reactors. The filing is believed to be a first national challenge to the type of state law which unjustly forces consumers to pay for nuclear projects in advance, no matter if they fail.
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