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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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Barclays’ owned Third Energy gets go-ahead to frack in Yorkshire

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news release

20th Dec 2016

Mrs Justice Lang will give her judgement on the decision to frack in Ryedale, North Yorkshire this morning. She will rule that fracking may go-ahead. Claimant in the case, Reverend Jackie Cray, said: “I’m obviously disappointed in the verdict but …

Anti-fracking campaigner, Tina Rothery, escapes jail

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news release

9th Dec 2016

A judge at Preston Combined Court has ruled today that Tina Rothery should not go to prison for contempt of court. The order against Tina has been discharged. Polly Steiner, Friends of the Earth North West campaigner, said: “It is …

Ministers pledge £15 million for natural flood measures, following Friends of the Earth campaign

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news release

24th Nov 2016

News today that the government will provide an extra £15 million to utilise nature and manage land to reduce floods has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. Today’s announcement by Andrea Leadsom follows a campaign by Friends of the …

Autumn Statement: Chancellor pootling along in slow lane towards a low-carbon future

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news release

23rd Nov 2016

Reacting to the chancellor’s Autumn statement today, Friends of the Earth senior campaigner Liz Hutchins said: “The Chancellor is pootling along in the slow lane, when the UK needs to be on the fast track to a low-carbon economy. “With …

Ministers failing to fund natural flood measures, reveals Friends of the Earth

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news release

21st Nov 2016

Nearly one year on from last winter’s devastating floods, ministers have failed to deliver on repeated promises to support natural flood management (NFM), like planting trees to reduce flood risk, Friends of the Earth reveals today. A Freedom of Information …

UK Parliament ratifies Paris climate deal

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news release

17th Nov 2016

Reacting to news that the UK parliament has approved ratification of the Paris climate agreement, Friends of the Earth international climate campaigner Asad Rehman said: ”This excellent news sends yet another signal to Mr Trump that world nations will act …

Fracking company says there are no bats at Yorkshire fracking site, survey finds differently

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news release

16th Nov 2016

In May of this year, North Yorkshire County Council approved an application to frack in Ryedale. In their planning report they stated that “the development as proposed would be undertaken within an area known to be devoid of bats.”

Government consultation on coal phase-out welcomed

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news release

9th Nov 2016

Reacting to the government consultation published today on the phase-out of coal, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole said: “Coal is a dirty, inefficient and climate-wrecking fuel that belongs in the past. The government’s move to consult on …

“Urgent and dramatic” action needed on climate change, warns UN – Friends of the Earth reaction

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news release

3rd Nov 2016

Responding to today’s [Thursday 3 November] UN warning that the world must urgently and dramatically increase action to tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth’s international climate campaigner Asad Rehman said: “This is a stark warning that cannot be ignored …

Flooding: MPs call for Environment Agency overhaul

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news release

2nd Nov 2016

Responding to today’s call, from a committee of MPs, for the Environment Agency to be overhauled to protect communities from rising flood risk, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole said: “Abolishing the Environment Agency’s role in flooding, as …

Spotlight on Fracking Funders Barclays

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news release

29th Oct 2016

Residents from across Greater Manchester will be campaigning outside Barclays St Ann’s Square Branch, Manchester, on Saturday (29 October) to highlight the banking giant’s financial interests in fracking.

Heathrow expansion makes mockery of government commitments to tackle climate change

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news release

25th Oct 2016

Today’s government decision to give the green light to a third runway at Heathrow “makes a complete mockery of government commitments to tackle climate change”, says Friends of the Earth. Friends of the Earth’s head of campaigns Andrew Pendleton, who lives under …

We won’t tackle climate change if we allow Heathrow or Gatwick to expand

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news release

24th Oct 2016

Commenting ahead of Tuesday’s (25 October 2016) government decision on whether to expand Heathrow or Gatwick airport, Friends of the Earth’s head of campaigns Andrew Pendleton, who lives under the Heathrow flightpath in west London said: “We won’t tackle climate …

British press out of touch with public support for wind power

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news release

20th Oct 2016

Polling out today shows three-quarters of the British public (73%) say they back onshore wind farms. At the same time, a new analysis of British press coverage shows comment and editorial pieces are largely negative about wind power, though more …

HFC phase out welcomed

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news release

16th Oct 2016

Reacting to the international agreement to phase out HFCs – gases that contribute to climate change – Mike Childs, Head of Policy at Friends of the Earth said: “This is a very welcome step forward, and another important sign that …

Committee on Climate Change advice on climate targets “very disappointing”

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news release

13th Oct 2016

Friends of the Earth has criticised the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) for advising ministers that it is too early to adopt stricter targets for tackling climate change. The advice is contained in a report on UK climate action following …

Green light for fracking in Lancashire slammed

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news release

6th Oct 2016

Secretary of State Sajid Javid, has decided that fracking should go ahead at Preston New Road, Lancashire, but has delayed making a decision on the Roseacre site to “give the Appellant and other parties the opportunity to provide any further …

EU Paris ratification: time for action not back slapping – says Friends of the Earth

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news release

4th Oct 2016

This week the EU will ratify the Paris Climate Agreement but it is no time to stop and pat ourselves on the back says Friends of the Earth, as research reveals that temperatures are the hottest they have been for 115,000 …

Friends of the Earth set to object to new oil drilling in South Downs National Park

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news release

21st Sep 2016

An application to drill for oil in the beautiful South Downs National Park for 20 years has been criticised by Friends of the Earth. United Kingdom Oil and Gas Investments PLC (UKOG) has applied to the South Downs National Park …

Ratifying climate deal not “worth the paper it’s written on” if government invests in fossil fuels – says Friends of the Earth

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Theresa May’s announcement that the UK will ratify the Paris climate deal by Christmas is an important step says Friends of the Earth, but it won’t be worth the paper it’s written on unless the government stops investing in fossil …

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