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April 2008

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Solar power makes Lily Allen smile

30.04.2008 Pop star Lily Allen is backing a campaign to boost green energy in homes and businesses around Britain.

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From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Climate change]

Image: Pop star Lily Allen. Credit: neil365

Biofuels: Sustainability Not Guaranteed

More sugarcane is being grown for biofuel

25.04.2008 Certification alone cannot guarantee that agrofuels are being produced sustainably. 'Sustainability' is being used as a smokescreen, shows a new report (PDF).
From: Friends of the Earth Europe

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Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Food] [Energy] [Agriculture]

Image: More sugarcane is being grown for biofuel

'Feeble' Britain Needs Renewable Energy Shakeup

Germany has 200 times more installed solar power than Britain

23.04.2008 MPs have been urged by campaigners to support a crucial amendment to the Energy Bill which would encourage householders, businesses and communities to produce their own renewable energy.

From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Energy]

Image: Germany has 200 times more installed solar power than Britain

EU Biofuel U-Turn?

Oilseed rape (canola) field: biofuel or food oil? Image by neilsphotoalbum

21.04.2008 The European commission is backing away from its insistence on imposing a compulsory 10% quota of biofuels in all petrol and diesel by 2020.
From: The Guardian

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Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Climate change] [Food] [Energy] [Agriculture]

Image: Oilseed rape (canola) field: biofuel or food oil? Image by neilsphotoalbum

'Fossil Fools' Protests Target Oil Industry

Greenpeace says ExxonMobil unduly influences U.S. energy policy.

01.04.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 31 (OneWorld) - Green groups are planning to celebrate April Fools Day Tuesday with a variety of actions designed to embarrass oil industry bosses gathering in Washington.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Activism] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Corporations] [Business] [Energy]