New eco market to challenge supermarket duopoly

\NewRecently over 70 people crowded into the Friends of the Earth (FoE) bookshop to learn more about the innovative Eco Market project that promises to create a truly sustainable alternative to shopping at the supermarket.

FoE-US response to the election: a Historic Mandate for Clean Energy

\FoE-USEnergy policy has never been more prominent in a national election, and rarely have the results been so clear. Today’s landslide election of Barack Obama and pro-environment candidates across the country signals a strong rejection of the failed energy policies of the last eight years and a historic mandate for large-scale, transformational change.

Nuclear safeguards office further discredits itself

\NuclearThe Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) is today bringing itself into further disrepute by accepting an award from a pro-nuclear lobby group, the Australian Nuclear Association (ANA).

Maralinga Day: Remembering the Past, Learning for the Future

\MaralingaOn Saturday the 27th of September Friends of the Earth will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of British Atomic Tests at Maralinga on the steps of Parliament House. From 9am, Adelaide artists will display banners depicting the explosions and effects of the testing on people and country.

Rudd must reject Garnaut's low climate change targets

\RuddFriends of the Earth Australia has described Garnaut's report as a "recipe for disaster" and called on the government to reject his proposed low-end carbon pollution targets.

 

\Clean Coal is a Dirty Lie,\ say cleaning ladies

\"CleanAs part of a national week of actions on climate change, the Climate Cleaning Ladies have taken to Flinders St. Station in Melbourne to see if there is such a thing as clean coal.

No more time to waste: Labor urged to act on key election promise

\NoNational environment and medical groups have welcomed today’s move by the Australian Greens to repeal former Howard Governments laws aimed at imposing a nuclear dump on the Northern Territory.

Greenhouse Mafia captures Politics

\GreenhouseThe Greenhouse Mafia representing major polluters from the fossil fuel industry were out in force this morning capturing Government, and their climate policy, to make sure business as usual greenhouse emissions continue in the face of dangerous climate change.

New report finds government inaction on harmful chemical found in household products

\newAustralian regulators continue to down play the harmful effects of a chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA), which is extensively used in plastic consumer products. According to a new report released today by Friends of the Earth, 'Blissfully unaware of BPA: reasons why regulators should live up to their responsibilities' regulators need to act urgently to protect consumers.

Parliamentary Committee rejects uranium sales to Russia

\ParliamentaryFriends of the Earth today welcomed the release of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties' report on a uranium export agreement signed by John Howard and Vladimir Putin last September.

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