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Comment 2007 Eco-junk, Green consumerism will not save the biosphere. By George Monbiot, July 24 [1] Your comment - Contribute via our Forums or a comment type article, or on any article via its talk page - click on discussion tab at top of page

[edit] 2008

• Car billboard ads to show climate impact, June 19 ^[2]

• Department for Health pouring away money on bottled water, February 18 ^[3]

• B&Q to stop selling patio heaters, January 22 ^[4]

[edit] 2007

• Soil Association proposing changes to its standards to ensure that organic food is only air freighted to the UK if it delivers genuine benefits for farmers in developing countries, October 25 ^[5]

• Top garden centre to ban patio heaters, Friends of the Earth, April 5

[edit] 2006

• NCC calls on supermarkets to clean up their act to help shoppers go green. National Counsumer Council, September 14
• Margaret Beckett promises government to take a lead in helping consumers make choices which are more sustainable, May 2
• MPs call for law to ban illegal timber imports - Greenpeace UK, January 19

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References

1. ↑ Monbiot.com, July 24
2. ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 19
3. ↑ Sustain, February 18
4. ↑ Friends of the Earth, January 22
5. ↑ Soil Association, October 25