Comment UK October 2007

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October 2007

 * 'Monotony Commission' fails local communities and the high street, CPRE, October 31 topic


 * Competition Commission fails to act on supermarket bullies, FoE, October 31 topic


 * Water butts in every garden by 2010, Environment Minister Phil Woolas, October 31 topic


 * Eco-towns: greenwash or real solution? Using citizens’ juries is no substitute for consulting local communities on the need for, location and design of eco-towns through the established planning process, CPRE, October 30 topic


 * DfT strategy for reducing carbon emissions: Nice words, but we need action, say Campaign for Better Transport, October 30 topic, topic


 * What matters is a determination to deliver decentralised energy systems, large scale renewable energy and reduce energy waste, say Greenpeace, in response to climate change command paper and Environmental Audit Committee report, October 29. topic


 * FoE welcomes the Government's commitment to producing a legal framework for tackling carbon dioxide emissions, but argue the proposed Bill needs to be strengthened further, October 29 topic


 * New UN Report points to international emergency - an "important call for global political leadership in a fast degrading World", FoE, October 25 topic


 * Keep western Weald in the South Downs National Park, say CPRE, October 25 place


 * Government introducing UK biofuel obligations without proper safeguards... "these targets are worse than useless at tackling climate change," Greenpeace, October 24


 * Stop the clock changes that mean danger for pedestrians, say Living Streets, October 24 topic


 * The slow death of the Real Job is pulling society apart, October 19 topic


 * Campaigners renew calls for 9pm watershed for junk food ads, October 17 topic


 * Cod stocks begin to recover - politicians need to act with the greatest possible caution on this new advice, say Greenpeace, Ocotber 16 topic, place, topic


 * The only way to save the rainforest is to save the Indians, by recognising their land rights, says Brazilian shaman. October 10 "...you want to buy pieces of rainforest, or to plant biofuels. These are useless. The forest cannot be bought; it is our life and we have always protected it. Without the forest, there is only sickness, and without us, it is dead land. The time has come for you to start listening to us. Give us back our lands and our health before it’s too late for us and too late for you." Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, winner of the UN Global 500 award, who is traveling to London and Germany, to launch a report by Survival about the crisis in indigenous peoples’ health. Research from Survival shows that more than 162 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest - over 15,000 times more rainforest than is involved in the Cool Earth scheme - have already been secured – through their protection as indigenous territories. Research by Brazilian and USA scientists shows that the most effective way to stop logging in the Amazon is to protect Indian lands, which occupy one fifth of the Brazilian Amazon. But the lands of many tribes remain unprotected. topic


 * 60 per cent carbon dioxide reduction can be achieved by 2025, say NLGN, October 10 topic


 * Friends of the Earth appalled by Sustainable Development Commission's Severn Barrage recommendations. "A combination of a smaller barrage and tidal lagoons would produce more energy with more flexibility, are cheaper and would cause less damage," FoE, October 1
 * Jury’s still out on the Severn barrage, say Greenpeace, October 1
 * Severn Barrage must pass tough sustainability tests, SDC, October 1
 * Natural England responds to SDC report on tidal power / place, place, topic

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