For immediate use Wednesday 22nd April 2015 PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners disrupt Drax AGM and take part in stunt at DECC over coal and biomass support Drax Plc AGM in London today disrupted by campaigner angry at forest and biodiversity impacts Lively protest marks...
Press Releases
Groups from both sides of the Atlantic call on DECC to end support for Drax power station
For immediate use Tuesday 21st April 2015 PRESS RELEASE: Groups from both sides of the Atlantic call on DECC to end support for Drax power station Photo opportunities: 1) TOMORROW, 14:00, Department of Energy and Climate Change offices, 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A...
Residents express concerns over RWE biomass plant at Markinch
Biofuelwatch press release for immediate use Thursday 5th March 2015 Residents express concerns over RWE biomass plant at Markinch Residents living near to RWE's biomass plant at Markinch and woodchipping facility in Cardenden, Fife, have spoken out about the impacts...
Campaigners warn Government against granting up to £1 billion of tax payers’ money for Drax carbon capture scheme
Biofuelwatch, London Mining Network and Corporate Watch press release for immediate use 19th February 2015 Campaigners warn Government against granting up to £1 billion of tax payers' money for Drax carbon capture scheme White Rose Coal Power plant with Carbon Capture...
Outrage Over US Secret Approval of Genetically Engineered Trees
The International Campaign to STOP GE Trees, Dogwood Alliance & Biofuelwatch Groups Condemn US for Bowing to Industry, Ignoring Widespread Public Opposition New York (29 Jan 2015 ) Groups from around the world [1] today joined together to denounce the US...
Air Quality report slams UK failure to tackle air pollution
Air Quality report slams UK failure to tackle air pollution The Environmental Audit Committee has slammed the UK’s failure to seriously tackle air pollution in a new report, published today[1]. Campaigners are warning that ‘red tape cutting’, in combination with...
Avonmouth biomass gasifier plans rejected by Bristol City Council
Update: The application has since been approved by the Planning Inspectorate, following an appeal by the developer. However, the plant was never built and the planning consent has expired. Last night campaigners won a significant victory in their battle to stop a...
Residents and environmental campaigners to protest against ‘dirty and unsustainable’ biomass gasifier plans for Avonmouth
Residents and environmental campaigners to protest against ‘dirty and unsustainable’ biomass gasifier plans for Avonmouth For immediate release 3rd November 2014 Bristol City Councillors are to be met by air pollution and environmental protesters before Wednesday’s...
Green Bank targeted at anniversary event over finance for dirty energy projects
Biofuelwatch press release – for immediate use Green Bank targeted at anniversary event over finance for dirty energy projects Photos available here: http://www.demotix.com/news/6132918/london-owls-biomass-protest-green-investment-banks-birthday#media-6132860...
Groups across the US denounce “National Bioenergy Day” as a dirty sham
For Immediate Release October 22, 2014 Groups across the US denounce "National Bioenergy Day" as a dirty sham From: Biofuelwatch, Dogwood Alliance, Energy Justice Network, Partnership for Policy Integrity, Save America’s Forests, and Global Justice Ecology Project...
On Columbus Day, Native Peoples condemn GE trees as another form of colonization
Indigenous Environmental Network Campaign to STOP GE Trees Press Release: 13 October 2014 Indigenous Peoples Unite to Stop Genetically Engineered Trees GE Trees: Another Form of Colonization Qualla Boundary, North Carolina - In the shadow of Columbus Day and the...
NGOs: Greater GIB powers should come with greener responsibility
NGOs: GREATER GIB POWERS SHOULD COME WITH GREENER RESPONSIBILITY Ed Miliband has called for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to have “real powers to borrow and attract investment". The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) and Biofuelwatch [1] have...
Hundreds of groups call on Brazilian government to reject GE trees application by UK-registered company
Biofuelwatch & Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees press release – for immediate use Thursday 4th September 2014 Hundreds of groups call on Brazilian government to reject GE trees application by UK-registered company Social and ecological justice...
Groups unite to call on Brazil to deny application to legalize genetically engineered eucalyptus trees
Groups unite to call on Brazil to deny application to legalize genetically engineered eucalyptus trees, joint press release by STOP GE Trees, which includes Biofuelwatch, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, EcoNexus, Friends of the Earth Melbourne, Global...
Groups globally mobilize to stop commercial release of genetically engineered eucalyptus trees in Brazil and US
Groups globally mobilize to stop commercial release of genetically engineered eucalyptus trees in Brazil and US, Press release by the Stop GE Trees Campaign, supported by Biofuelwatch (US-UK), Canadian Biotechnology Action Network,, EcoNexus, Indigenous Environmental...
Campaigners say “End subsidies for polluting biomass now” as DECC publishes controversial biomass carbon calculator
Campaigners say “End subsidies for polluting biomass now” as DECC publishes controversial biomass carbon calculator The Department for Energy and Climate Change have today published a long-awaited carbon calculator for biomass electricity, [1] which has been twice...
Protesters target Green Bank Annual Review over dirty investments
Biofuelwatch media release – for immediate use Wednesday 25th June Protesters target Green Bank Annual Review over dirty investments Photographs available here: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2014/london-gib-photos/ Environmental groups [1] staged a protest at the...
Report finds EU Biomass policies are fuelling land-grabbing in the global South
Report finds EU Biomass policies are fuelling land-grabbing in the global South 9th June 2014 - A new report published today [1] by campaign group Biofuelwatch [2] shows that the growing demand for wood created by UK and EU biomass policies is fuelling land-grabs in...