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  <title><![CDATA[EU renewable energy target: House of Lords calls for urgent action]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/eu_renewables_23102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Responding to today's House of Lords report on the European Union's renewable energy plans, Friends of the Earth urged ministers to get on with the job of harnessing Britain's huge potential for green power]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK number one for offshore wind - but more investment is needed in renewables]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/renewable_energy_21102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth has welcomed today's news that the UK is the world's biggest developer of offshore wind but said much more investment in renewables was needed.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mandelson's trade legacy puts forests and livelihoods at risk - new report]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/eu_trade_deals_and_wildlife_report_19102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[New trade deals will harm people and wildlife in Africa]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[EU neglects forests by failing to ban illegal timber]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/forests_17102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[EU plans to protect the world's forests and stop the trade of illegal timber fall dramatically short of the action that is desperately needed to prevent deforestation and tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth said today.]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Government increases climate emissions target to 80 per cent - as Miliband backs financial incentives for small-scale renewable energy]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/ed_miliband_speech_on_climate_16102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth has welcomed the Government's decision today (Thursday 16 October 2008) to increase its target for cutting UK emissions to 80 per cent but warned pollution from planes and ships needs to be dealt with in law. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't abandon EU climate agenda, says Gordon Brown]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/gordon_brown_eu_climate_15102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Gordon Brown's comments today in support of the EU climate change agenda has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biofuels consultation - there are better ways to cut emissions]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/biofuels_consultation_reaction_15102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[There are much better ways to cut emissions from road transport than biofuels]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Government green light to 10 million extra passengers at Stansted airport condemned]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/stansted_09102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Today's decision by Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon to allow 10 million more passengers to use Stansted airport - a 40 per cent increase - has been condemned by Friends of the Earth]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biofuels standards challenged by new report on Malaysian Palm Oil ]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/malaysian_palm_oil_report_08102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Malaysian palm oil is finding its way into British petrol tanks despite concerns about its carbon balance and the rainforest being destroyed to produce it - according to a new report by Friends of the Earth international. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Government's Climate Committee calls for tougher climate target]]></title> 
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/80percent_07102008.html]]></link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Government is under intense pressure to strengthen its proposals for a new climate change law after its Climate Change Committee called for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 80 per cent by 2050, including aviation and shipping. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:01:01 +0100</pubDate>
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