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last updated: Jul 25 2008 8:44 AM
- Economic case for Heathrow airport flawed, says new report
The Government's economic case for expanding Heathrow airport is flawed and should be independently reviewed, a new report says today.
- New map shows over 100 communities threatened by rubbish-burners
Campaigners today launched a new map of planned rubbish-burning sites across the UK revealing that more than 100 communities are threatened by the prospect of a polluting incinerator in their back yard.
- Andy Atkins starts as Friends of the Earth Executive Director
Andy Atkins today becomes Executive Director of Friends of the Earth. Andy has worked in a wide range of international development charities and has a strong track record of campaigning on environmental and social justice issues.
- Newhaven incinerator case hits High Court
Plans to build an incinerator in Newhaven, East Sussex, will be put under the legal spotlight on Monday (21 July 2008) after the High Court granted an urgent hearing for a case filed against the planning permission by Lewes District Friends of the Earth.
- Tougher planning controls needed to save the high street
Friends of the Earth is demanding that reforms to the retail planning system genuinely protect town centres and small shops, and curb the growth in out-of-town supermarkets.
- No real rights in empowerment white paper
The Government's white paper on community empowerment does not go far enough to restore local democracy
- Gallagher review on biofuels
Responding to the Government commissioned Gallagher Review into the indirect impacts of biofuels, published today, Friends of the Earth warned Ministers against tinkering at the margins and urged the Government to reconsider its biofuels obligation.
- Governments renewable energy policy is moving out of the slow lane
The launch of the Government's renewable energy consultation is a welcome sign that Ministers' thinking on green energy is moving out of the slow lane Friends of the Earth said today (26 June 2008) but warned that Government policy still needs to shift up
- This could be the start of a green energy revolution
Thursday's renewable energy consultation is a golden opportunity for the Government to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and spiralling fuel prices says Friends of the Earth today (25 June).
- Nine out of ten want a say on planning as MPs debate removal of right to be heard
More than nine out of ten people want to have a say over planning decisions affecting their local area, a new survey released today (Wednesday 25 June 2008) by Friends of the Earth shows

