Comment UK October 2007

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[edit] October 2007

• 'Monotony Commission' fails local communities and the high street, CPRE, October 31 ^[1] topic

• Competition Commission fails to act on supermarket bullies, FoE, October 31 ^[2] topic

• Water butts in every garden by 2010, Environment Minister Phil Woolas, October 31 ^[3] 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 ^[4] topic

• DfT strategy for reducing carbon emissions: Nice words, but we need action, say Campaign for Better Transport, October 30 ^[5] 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. ^[6] 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 ^[7] topic

• Keep western Weald in the South Downs National Park, say CPRE, October 25 ^[8] place

• Government introducing UK biofuel obligations without proper safeguards... "these targets are worse than useless at tackling climate change," Greenpeace, October 24 ^[9]

• Stop the clock changes that mean danger for pedestrians, say Living Streets, October 24 ^[10] topic

• The slow death of the Real Job is pulling society apart, October 19 ^[11] topic

• Campaigners renew calls for 9pm watershed for junk food ads, October 17 ^[12] topic

• 60 per cent carbon dioxide reduction can be achieved by 2025, say NLGN, October 10 ^[13] 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 ^[14]

• Jury’s still out on the Severn barrage, say Greenpeace, October 1 ^[15]
• Severn Barrage must pass tough sustainability tests, SDC, October 1 ^[16]
• Natural England responds to SDC report on tidal power ^[17] / place, place, topic

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[edit] References

1. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, October 31
2. ↑ Friends of the Earth, October 31
3. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, October 31
4. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, October 30
5. ↑ Campaign for Better Transport, October 30
6. ↑ Greenpeace, October 29.
7. ↑ Friends of the Earth, October 29
8. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, October 25
9. ↑ Greenpeace, October 24
10. ↑ Living Streets, October 24
11. ↑ The Guardian, October 19
12. ↑ Children's Food Campaign, Sustain, October 17
13. ↑ New Local Government Network, October 10
14. ↑ Friends of the Earth, October 1
15. ↑ Greenpeace, October 1
16. ↑ Sustainable Development Commission, October 1
17. ↑ Natural England, October 1

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