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  <title><![CDATA[Tesco store rejected in Sheringham]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The decision today (Thursday 4 March 2010) by North Norfolk District Council to reject an application for a new Tesco store in the historic town of Sheringham has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fears over carbon emissions as IPC opens for business]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Government plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects such as power stations and large waste incinerators threaten efforts to tackle climate change and undermine local democracy, Friends of the Earth warned today (Monday 1 March 2010).]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Meat labelling code only addresses part of a bigger problem]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The meat labelling scheme announced today by Environmental Secretary Hilary Benn isn't enough to fix the food chain, Friends of the Earth has said.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>23092</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Yvo de Boer resigns as Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Yvo de Boer has resigned as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>23063</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Gordon Brown to co-chair climate change funding panel ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Gordon Brown will co-chair the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>23051</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[World heading towards peak oil - energy crunch on par with financial crisis ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES) has warned that the world could be on course for an "oil crunch".]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>23028</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[India puts moratorium on GM crop]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[India's environment minister has halted the commercial cultivation of a genetically modified aubergine - a move welcomed by Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>23027</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Environmental Audit Committee report 'nail in the coffin' for carbon trading ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth says that the Environmental Audit Committee's report on carbon trading, released today, is the 'nail in the coffin' of the schemes. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>23014</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Supermarket supply code of practice needs tough enforcement]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Grocery Supply Code of Practice which comes into force today (Thursday, 4 February 2010) must be properly enforced by an ombudsman to stop the bullying tactics of supermarkets towards suppliers, says Friends of Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22991</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Ofgem calls for energy system reform]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth has welcomed Ofgem's call for reform of the UK's energy system.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22954</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Green electricity cash boost for homes and businesses - but overall ambition disappointing]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The cash payments that will be made to homes, businesses and communities for generating green electricity - announced today (Monday 1 February 2010) by climate secretary Ed Miliband - are lacking in ambition, says Friends of the Earth.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22799</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Report shows just four per cent of imported biofuels are environmentally sustainable]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A new report by the Renewable Fuels Agency paints a shocking picture of the true impact of UK biofuels.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22709</category> 
  <pageid>22709</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Survey shows public concern over climate impacts of transport]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A survey published by the Department of Transport shows strong public support for reduced car use and greener travel options. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22708</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Public back calls for more ambitious green electricity scheme for homes, businesses and communities]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Two thirds of the population think that the Government’s plans to pay households for generating green electricity from renewable energy systems such as solar panels and river and wind turbines are not ambitious enough, a new survey reveals today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22672</category> 
  <pageid>22672</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Legal warning to Government over energy policy statements]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/nps_22012010.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/nps_22012010.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth has warned Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband that the Government could face a legal review unless it dramatically changes its draft planning policies on energy infrastructure.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22635</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Select Committee call for higher recycling rates]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth welcomed today's report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee which calls for higher recycling rates from households and businesses.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22626</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Green groups welcome proposals to allow greater access to environmental justice]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Green groups have welcomed proposals for changes to the legal system to improve access to justice in environmental protection cases and have called on the Government to make the necessary changes to costs rules.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22605</category> 
  <pageid>22605</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government dithers on supermarket watchdog]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[In response to the Government’s decision to consult further on the supermarket watchdog, Helen Rimmer, food campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said:]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22592</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[MPs urge government to increase carbon reduction target]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/eac_carbon_budget_11012010.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/eac_carbon_budget_11012010.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[A new report by a committee of MPs which urges the Government to strengthen its policies for tackling climate change and to set tougher emission reduction targets has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22532</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Green light for major offshore wind expansion in UK]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_08012010.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/offshore_wind_08012010.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Today's green light for a major expansion in UK offshore wind development has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth, but the environmental campaign group says the Government must do more to maximises the benefits of the UK's huge green energy potential.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22523</category> 
  <pageid>22523</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government Chief Scientific Advisor's GM backing]]></title> 
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/gm_speech_06102010.html]]></link>   <guid><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/gm_speech_06102010.html]]></guid>   <parenturl><![CDATA[/resource/press_releases/press_releases.xml]]></parenturl>
  <description><![CDATA[Responding to Professor John Beddington's speech to the Oxford Farming Conference today, Friends of the Earth’s food campaigner, Helen Rimmer, said]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22484</category> 
  <pageid>22484</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Boiler scrappage scheme is pathetically small]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Government's boiler scrappage scheme is a welcome initiative but pathetically small, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22429</category> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Conservative's plan to introduce a supermarket watchdog ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[In response to the Conservative’s plans to introduce a supermarket watchdog, Helen Rimmer, food campaigner for Friends of the Earth said:]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <category>22426</category> 
  <pageid>22426</pageid> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Government food vision serves up business as usual]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Responding to the release of the Government's Food 2030 vision for the future of food, Friends of the Earth‘s food campaigner Helen Rimmer said:]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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