media review

What do the media write about us ?

Here are some links to key articles quoting Friends of the Earth:

UN liability regime on biosafety challenged (18 May 2008, trade bioRes newsletter)

4 Nigerians drag Shell to court in Netherlands (16 May 2008, Nigerian Tribune)

Africa: Only the cover is green (15 May 2008, Inter Press Service)

Nigerians seek damages from Shell over pollution (14 May 2008, The Associated Press on CNN website)

EUROPE: New Safety Concerns Raised Over Nuclear Plants (12 May 2008, Inter Press Service)

Climate change hinders progress on MDGs (11 May 2008, Media Global)

Europe Grapples Over Biofuels (8 May 2008, Time Magazine, USA)

ADB lending to coal ruins ‘green’ claim (7 May 2008, Business Mirror, Philippines)

ADB's 'climate change hypocrisy' denounced by civil society groups (6 May 2008, Times of India)

Can palm oil ever be sustainable? (5 May 2008, Mail & Guardian, South Africa)

Trying to Lighten That Carbon Footprint (4 May 2008, New York Times, USA)

Advertising Watchdog Receives Record Complaints Over Corporate 'Greenwash' (3 May 2008, Environmental News Network, USA)

Fears About GMOs (1 May, Korea Times, Korea)

UN Permanent Forum raises Pacific concerns (1 May 2008, National Indigenous Times, Australia)

Data freedom ruling to affect lobbying (1 May 2008, Financial Times, online on spinwatch website)

Environmental group report urges EU to review use of biofuels (22 April 2008, International Herald Tribune)

Easy Ways You Can Save the Earth Today (18 April 2008, Forbes, USA)

 
US to halt greenhouse gas rise by 2025: Bush (17 April 2008, Agence France Presse story on Times of India website)

 
Change in farming can feed world - report (16 April 2008, The Guardian, UK)

 
World Bank’s proposed climate funds opposed (14 April 2008, Zambia Daily Mail)

Biofuels scheme 'may damage environment' (14 April 2008, Daily Telegraph, UK)

Exclusive: Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups (11 April, Mother Jones, US)

Not food versus fuel but food and fuel (7 April 2008, Economic Times, India)

Bank meeting embroiled in 'green' debate (6 April 2008, Miami Herald, US)

The great carbon con: Can offsetting really help to save the planet? (3 April 2008, Independent, UK)

Protesters to 'shut down' Newcastle (1 April 2008, Brisbane Times, Australia)

EU moves to combat illegal logging (26 March 2008, EurActiv.com, Brussels)

Radiohead´s Thom Yorke edits new magazine (23 March 2008, NME, UK)

Nuclear plans attract fresh fire (22 March 2008, BBC, UK)

West Bank faces toxic waste crisis (21 March 2008, Al Jazeera, Qatar)

Developed and developing nations clash at climate talks (19 March 2008, Agence France Press story on Channel News Asia Website)

104 products on shelves already contain toxic 'grey goo' by stealth, say Friends of the Earth (11 March 2008, Daily Mail, UK)

Int'l Group Campaign Against Canal Project (7 March 2008, The Korea Times, South Korea)

A change in the climate: credit crunch makes the bottom line the top issue (6 March 2008, Guardian, UK)

Feed people or feed cars? (3 March 2008, Daily Observer, Gambia)

McDonald's Redesigns Deadly Lids (27 February 2008, Spiegel Online, Germany)

Radiohead join battle against climate change (27 February 2008, Daily Telegraph, UK)

Friends of the Earth launch climate change campaign (25 February 2008, Malta Independent, Malta)

Garnaut inquiry into climate change a step forward (25 February 2008, The Age, Australia)

Biofuel-powered jet makes test flight (24 February 2008, CNN, USA)

Nigeria: The most polluted (21 February 2008, Globe and Mail, Canada)

2 Reports At Odds On Biotech Crops (14 February 2008, Washington Post, USA)

GM crops increase pesticide use, offer no respite for hunger (13 February, Africa Science News Service, Kenya)

GM crops 'lead to surge in weedkiller use' (12 February 2008, Daily Mail, UK)

Biofuels drive causes disputes in Indonesia (11 February 2008, Financial Times, UK)

Tidal power farm plan off coast (7 February 2008, BBC, UK)

Changing the attitude of oil companies in Niger Delta (4 February 2008, Business Day, Nigeria)

Palm Oil Giant Wilmar promises to improve practices after complaints (2 February 2008, iNSnet, Netherlands)

Kiribati declares Phoenix Islands as marine protected area (31 January 2008, Islands Business, Fiji)

Europe thinks alternatively in quest to go 'green' (28 January 2008, USA Today, USA)

Aid for Ethiopian Dam Challenged (26 January 1008, IPS)

To bio or not to bio - are 'green' fuels really good for the earth? (26 January 2008, Guardian, UK)

NGOs cool on EU climate change targets (23 January 2008, Agence France Presse on Terra Daily Website)

Cloned meat OK breeds distrust in consumers (21 January 2008, The Greenville News, South Carolina, USA)

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: The Public Eye Is Watching (17 January 2008, Inter Press Service)

British PM Brown heads to Asia, told to put ¨own house in order¨ (17 January 2008, Channel News Asia, Singapore)

Hungarian conservationists ask EU to give up biofuel target (15 January 2008, Hungarian news agency and Budapest Times, Hungary)

Forest saved from more development (9 January 2008, Aftenposten, Norway)

Gas flaring committee is window dressing, says ERA (9 January 2008, Punch, Nigeria)

UK advertising watchdog censures 'misleading' Malaysian palm oil ad (8 January 2008, Agence France Presse story on Forbes.com, USA)

Region threatened by global warming (8 January 2008, Jordan Star, Jordan)

Hooray for Oil at Over 100 Dollars? (5 January 2008, Rue 89, France)

Decay by design (3 January 2008, Newsday, Trinidad & Tobago)

Nigeria loses N12.3trn to gas flares in 40 years (24 December 2007, Business Day, Nigeria)

VIDEO: Climate deal under fire (15 December 2007, BBC Website)

Poor nations demand climate technology in Bali amid warnings over sea levels (5 December 2007, Associated Press Story in International Herald Tribune)

US, Japan, Canada put up roadblocks at climate conference (German DPA news agency on earthtimes website 5 December 2007)

Washington in the Crosshairs (4 December 2007 Inter Press Service News Agency)

Divisions at Climate Change Meeting (5 December 2007 Associated Press)

Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesia's climate crusade  (15 November 2007 Agence France Presse)
   

Bush urges better climate change co-operation (September 29 2007, Financial Times, UK)

Bush under the microscope at Washington climate talks (27 September 2007, Agence France Presse AFP)

Europeans angry after Bush climate speech 'charade' (September 29 2007, The Guardian, UK)

UN hosts climate change summit (September 24 2007, German Agency DPA and The Bangkok Post)

Hilary Benn challenges US to join global drive to cut greenhouse gases (September 25, 2007, The Times (UK)

Mideast environmentalists pledge to work together (15 May 2007 - Associated Press News Agency)

Israel's 19th-century solution to restore Dead Sea (12 May 2007 - The Age.com - Australia)

Climate Change Can Be Halted, UN Concludes (5 May 2007 - The Independent, UK)

Green lobby heard at UN climate meeting (2 May 2007 - Associated Press News Agency)

Palm oil industry wary of uncertain futures (16 April 2007 - AP- Foodtechnology.com)

Brides say 'I do' to green wedding (11 April 2007 - Reuters News Agency)

Effecting awareness for climate change in Asia (9 April 2007 - Radio Singapore International)

Global warming may unleash major species extinction (6 April 2007- Agence France Presse News Agency)

Judge Advances Global Warming Lawsuit (31 March 2007 - Associated Press News Agency)

Five years to save the orang utan (24 March 25 - 2007 - The Guardian - UK)

European Union sets plan to fight global warming (9 March 2007- Associated Press News Agency)

GM stoush: Beans with human genes (7 March 2007 - Daily Telegraph - Australia)

Green group claims Honda environment call is irony  (4 March 2007- The Age.com - Australia)

Dion backtracks on carbon tax (2 March 2007 - Canada.Com)

UK Food Standards Agency Made GM Rice Mistakes (28 February 2007 - Environment News Service)

Environmental groups attack WB for endorsing plantation plan (21 February 2007- Associated Press)

Palm oil –eco standard turned environmental saviour? (11 February 2007- Agence France Presse  News Agency)

EU plan would make damaging the environment a crime (11 February 2007 - Associated Press News Agency)

Fines faced over sewage treatment (6 February 2007 - BBC News)

Dock “ideal” for £800 m gas plant ( 5 February 2007 - BBC News)

Global warming man-made, will continue (2 February 2007 - Associated Press News Agency)

ExxonMobil seeks to take its business to greener pastures (1 February 2007 - Financial Times)

Last Days of Global Warming Talks in Paris (1 February 2007 - Associated Press News Agency)

Campaigners urge Shell to put profits into clean-up (31January 2007 - The Guardian - UK)

Palm Oil May Be an Eco-Nightmare (31 January 2007 - New York Times and International Herald Tribune )

Buyer beware: There are shades of greenness (26 January 2007 - International Herald Tribune)

Debates rages over genetically modified crops (19 January 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle)

Britain warns of carbon credit crooks (19 January 2007 - The Australian)

Developing world plants record GM crops (19 January 2007 - The Guardian - UK)

Is there a need for a new global agency? (12 January - Inter Press Service News Agency)

GE crops slow to gain global acceptance (9 January 2007 - Inter Press Service News Agency)

World’s largest gas pipeline proposed to run through Amazon (5 January 2007 - National Geographic Magazine)

Media review selection 2002-2006:

Amazon dam project draws heated opposition in Brazil (7 December 2006 - Reuters News Agency)

ERA faults moves to privates water resource (2 November 2006 - The Guardian - UK)

Hong Kong summit: green or dirty? (9 December 2005 - BBC News)

WTO deals pose global threat: report (6 December 2005 - The Standard, China's Business Newspaper)

Biosafety talks center on trade in GM foods (31 May 2005 - Environment News Service)

Safety in danger at WTO (17 April 2005 - The Guardian - UK)

African groups unite against genetically modified food (4 March 2005 - Daily Independent Online - Nigeria)

Government offensive in defence of Amazon jungle (18 February 2005 -IPS - Global news agency)

Environmentalists claim modified corn included in U.N. aid (16 february 2005 - Associated Press)

Coastal 'green belts' seen as tsunami life savers (5 January 2005 - Reuters)

Crop testing rules menace food supply, say critics (25 November 2004 - IPS)

Fears of a corporate 'greenwash' (22 November 2004 - The Nation - Thailand)

Climate change 'ruining' Everest (17 November 2004 - BBC News World Edition)

Global warming becomes hot news (13 October 2004 - IPS)

Greenhouse gas jump spurs global warming fears (13 October 2004 - Reuters)

Friends the Earth US president answers Grist's questions (20 September 2004 - Grist magazine)

Green Groups Wary of IFC Proposals (20 September 2004 - Oneworld US)

Campaigners slam World Bank 'sham' on environment (12 September 2004 - The Guardian - UK)

International groups denounce World Trade pact (2 August 2004 - Oneworld US)

Gov't urged to implement Extractive Industry Mechanism (30 July 2004 - Ghana News Agency)

Explosive Mix of Oil and Free Trade (29 July 2004 - IPS)

The World Bank should mark its 60th anniversary with reform (14 July, 2004 - The Guardian - UK)

EU lifts  GM food ban (19 May 2004 - BBC world news)

Anti-GM movement spreads across Europe (23 April 2004 - IPS)

NGO Opposes Trade Talks (15 January 2004 - IPS)

WTO talks stop, start, stop (17 December 2003 - IPS)

'Polluters must pay' , Canadian top court rules (31 October 2003 - comprehensive media coverage 50-page PDF, 2MB)

WTO talks collapse (15 September 2003 - Agence France Presse)

Future uncertain after collapse of talks (15 September 2003 - IPS newswire & commondreams.org)

On the other side of the summit (10 September 2003 - The Guardian - UK )

Paying the price in Cancun (9 September 2003 - BBC World Service)

Biodiversity treaty start-date set amid growing controversy (16 June 2003 - OneWorld.net)

Egypt withdraws from US trade challenge of biotech food (28 May 2003 - ENS  News Agency)

US uses GM food s in first assault of EU trade battle (20 May 2003 - The Guardian - UK)

EU defies US in row over genetically modified foods (14 May 2003 - IPS)

Shell goes into shell over its promises (23 April 2003 - IPS)

New Internationalist - Water issue (March 2003)

The environmental damage of war in Iraq (19 January 2003 - The Guardian - UK)

Old enmities in a global cacophony (27 August 2002 - The Guardian - UK)

ONGs acusam eua de utilizar cúpula para vender mais transgênico (in Portuguese 26 August 2002 - Agence France Presse - on folha online website Brazil)