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Press Releases Found: 229In Fracking Case, Scottish Court Rules Against Ineos
Petrochemical giant Ineos lost its challenge to the Scottish government’s moratorium on fracking.
Growing Doubts Over Adequacy of €102 Million EU Public Money for Krk LNG Terminal After Lex LNG Adopted in Croatia’s Parliament Today
Brussels – Today, the Croatian Parliament agreed on a law facilitating a planned LNG terminal offshore the island of Krk. Parliamentarians voted in favor of the Law on Liquefied Natural Gas heavily criticized by local groups and NGOs. Environmental organizations warned that the law would speed up the construction of a project implemented against the will of […]
‘PLANET INEOS’ : THE QUEST TO FRACK FOR PLASTICS THREATENS AIR, WATER, AND CLIMATE
London/Brussels/ — Dame Vivienne Westwood and her son Joe Corré brought a vision of Armageddon today to No 10 on UN World Environment Day in a protest over pollution from fracking, and the government’s hypocrisy over plastics.
More than 30 Grassroots Movements and NGOs Form an Alliance Against Factory Farming in Spain
Madrid—Last weekend, the second national meeting of Spanish communities against factory farming took place in Minglanilla (Cuenca), involving more than 20 grassroots movements from affected areas all over the country and ten national and international organisations.
European Parliament to Address #ExxonKnew Scandal, Consider Action Against the Fossil Fuel Giant
Parliament Committee Will Address a Petition Submitted by Food & Water Europe Demanding Accountability for Decades-Long Climate Change Cover-Up
Chemical Companies Go to Court to Challenge Scotland Fracking Ban
Ineos’s appalling and astonishing record of environmental violations at its facilities across the globe should warrant serious scrutiny.
Joint Statement by Food & Water Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe on PCI List Vote
MEPs in Strasbourg today voted on a motion to oppose the EU’s Projects of Common Interest (PCI) list, on the basis that it includes over 100 new fossil gas infrastructure projects. However there was no majority to reject the list, which also includes a number of other energy infrastructure projects.
Broad Coalition Backs National Trust in Fracking Fight With Ineos
A diverse coalition of groups and academics from the UK and the US released a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May supporting the National Trust’s efforts to prevent the petrochemical company Ineos from making the first steps towards fracking in one of England’s most treasured environmental areas
Over 100 US. & International Groups Tell Wolf: Shut Down Mariner East Pipeline
Over 100 US. & International Groups Tell Wolf: Shut Down Mariner East Pipeline. Sunoco’s controversial gas liquids pipeline poses threats in US and UK. Dozens of US and international organizations released a letter to Governor Tom Wolf encouraging him to bring a halt to Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline.
Energy Committee Dismisses Effort of 18 MEPs to Stop Fossil-Fuel-Favoring Infrastructure Priority List
Today, the Energy Committee of the European Parliament rejected a motion for an objection to the third list of energy “projects of common interest” (PCIs) which was proposed to parliamentarians by the European Commission in November 2017. The PCI list is a priority list for infrastructure projects which benefit from advantages for permit granting and environmental impact assessments and which are eligible for CEF funding.