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Poaching increases as South Africa Pushes Legal Rhino Horn Trade
The poaching of rhinos in South Africa has increased by more than three rhinos a week on average since Environmental Minister Edna Molewa called for a legal international trade in rhino horn, according...
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Energia Invests Additional €100m In 62MW Of Wind Power
• Purchase of NI windfarms gives 53MW boost • New 9MW Holyford wind farm nearing completion • Energia now has capacity to power 370,000 homes Leading independent energy provider Energia is now...
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Five banks made £2.2 bn from food speculation in 2010-2012
Five banks made an estimated total of £2.2 billion from speculating on food including wheat, maize and soy between 2010 and 2012 says the World Development Movement, prompting campaigners to accuse the...
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Wind And Solar Farms Are Accepted Part Of Landscape Say Holidaymakers In...
And more than nine out of ten people say wind and solar farms wouldn’t affect their decision to visit the county again Wind and solar farms have become an accepted part of the Cornish landscape and can...
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£5 Million Boost For Energy Storage Innovation
Two British entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of over £5million to spur on innovation in energy storage. Two British entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of over £5million to spur on...
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Making Britain Number One For Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
Deputy Prime Minister calls on industry to help UK accelerate demand. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg yesterday called for innovative ideas from key players in the automotive industry to help the...
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Climate Talks Start in Poland – FOE Reaction
As the international community gathers in Poland today (Monday 11 November 2013) at the start of crucial UN climate talks, Friends of the Earth’s international climate campaigner Asad Rehman, who is at...
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Sir David Attenborough launches crowdfunding campaign to save mountain gorillas
Sir David Attenborough has launched a global crowdfunding campaign to save mountain gorillas, which is now live. The Indiegogo crowdfund, which was launched to coincide with the first ever UK...
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100% Of Palm Oil Bought Will Be Traceable To Known Sources By End 2014
Unilever today announced a significant move in its journey to accelerate market transformation towards sustainable palm oil, announcing that by the end of 2014, all of the palm oil Unilever buys...
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US FTC: Beware Typhoon Haiyan Charity Scams
What a sad indictment on any modern society that this sort of warning has to be issued at all. Those found guilty of such scams should receive double the tariff meted out to other fraudsters. This...
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Going Underground – We’re 20 Years Behind
Derek Monk, Managing Director of ESE World Ltd puts the case for underground waste collection systems, which save space, reduce visual impact, and improve carbon footprint. For around 20 years our...
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Australian Government Presented with ‘Ashes’ of its Climate Conscience
The ‘ashes’ of the Australian Government’s conscience on climate change were presented to the nation’s High Commission in London today (Monday 18 November 2013) by the Head of Campaigns for Friends of...
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Edinburgh conference attempts to ‘privatise nature’ says WDM
Campaigners have slammed a conference taking place in Edinburgh this week for attempting to privatise nature by giving it a financial value. The first ever World Forum on Natural Capital is to be held...
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National Grid Wins Award For Driving Down CO2 Levels
National Grid’s green car incentives have seen it scoop an international award after average CO2 levels for the fleet dropped to just 119g/km. This sits comfortably below the new car average of 133g/km...
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Coalition fails England’s seas, and ignores science once again
Today Defra has announced the long-overdue creation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) around England’s coast. Just 27 MCZs have been created, and none of them are fully protected from activities that...
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NGOs walk out of UN climate talks
Leading green and development organisations from all continents – including Friends of the Earth – have walked out of the UN climate summit in Warsaw, Poland, today (Thursday 21 November 2013) in...
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Scotland launches pioneering initiative to protect and rebuild Scotland’s...
There is currently no proper measure of the value from Scotland’s natural environment. Yesterday saw the launch of the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital (www.naturalcapitalscotland.com), a new project...
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NGOs Call on EU Ministers to Back Strong F-Gas Legislation
A coalition of European campaigners has issued an urgent plea to their governments to support ambitious measures to reduce the emission of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – super greenhouse gases used in...
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Atlantic Array wind farm project dropped
The huge 240 turbine Atlantic Array wind farm project in North Devon has been pulled by the developer the BBC has learnt from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The developer, RW...
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Ex-Im Bank Approves $61.1 Million for Export of U.S.-Made Wind-Turbine...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a $61.1 million direct loan to Inversiones Eolicas de Orosi Dos S.A. (Orosi), a subsidiary of the leading Central American...
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