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...
Press releases – UK
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...
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...
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...
Anti-biomass and coal Campaigners disrupt Drax AGM and call for UK’s most polluting power station to close
For immediate use Wednesday 23rd April 2014 Photographs available here: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2014/drax-protest-photos/ Media Contacts: Oliver Munnion on 07917693337 or oli.munnion@biofuelwatch.org.uk Duncan Law 07958635181 or dl@duncanlaw.co.uk Almuth...
DECC announced as winner of Biomess Award as major biomass industry conference is targeted by environmentalists
For immediate use Thursday 10th April 2014 Media Contacts: Oliver Munnion on 07917693337 or oli.munnion@biofuelwatch.org.uk Photographs available here: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/biomess-awards/biomess-awardsphotos/ DECC announced as winner of Biomess Award as...
DECC to be announced as winner of Biomess Award as campaigners target major biomass industry conference today
Please note: Last minute venue change for #biomessawards - please meet at 7pm at Grange St Paul's Hotel, 10 Godliman St, EC4V 5AJ - just south of St Pauls, in from Café Rouge Photographs will be available from our website shortly after the event...
Failed investment in biomass calls industry into question
Failed investment in biomass calls industry into question: Bad news for biomass industry: failed investment marks a sobering conclusion to annual industry event in Florida Joint Press release by Biofuelwatch, Dogwood Alliance and Global Justice Ecology Project
Forth Energy drops all biomass plans in Scotland – campaigners welcome news but issue warning to new developers
Biofuelwatch media release – for immediate use 27th March 2014 Media contact: Oliver Munnion 07917693337 Forth Energy drops all biomass plans in Scotland – campaigners welcome news but issue warning to new developers Forth Energy, formerly a joint venture between...
Biomass industry “playing with fire” say campaigners as Ironbridge power station suffers blaze
Biofuelwatch media release – for immediate use 4th February 2014 Media contacts: Almuth Ernsting - 01316232600 Duncan Law - 07958635181 Biomass industry “playing with fire” say campaigners as Ironbridge power station suffers blaze Today's fire at Ironbridge biomass...
“Scottish Government’s Rosyth Biomass approval a betrayal of promises” say campaigners
Biofuelwatch & Friends of the Earth Scotland media release – for immediate use 27th January 2014 Media contacts: Biofuelwatch - Oliver Munnion 07917693337 Friends of the Earth Scotland - Lisa Trainer on 0131 243 2715 “Scottish Government’s Rosyth Biomass approval...
South West Extreme Energy Gathering Media Release
Biomass, Fracking and Anti-nuclear campaigner are getting together to share ideas, resources and campaign energy in Bristol on Saturday 1 February. It will focus on action planning. See media release here See flier here
Coal and biomass campaigners hit out at DECC “greenwash” over Drax conversion
Joint press release by: Biofuelwatch, London Mining Network, Friends of the Earth, Colombia Solidarity Campaign & Coal Action Network. For immediate use Monday 16th December 2013. Coal and biomass campaigners hit out at DECC “greenwash” over Drax conversion...
New support for biomass electricity will mean more forest destruction and land-grabbing, say campaigners
[Update: On 19th December, DECC omitted Eggborough from the list of projects that would receive early guarantees of new subsidies, i.e. Contracts for Difference. They state that they will make a decision about Eggborough in 2014. MGT Power and Drax remain on the...
Biomass power station plans on Tyneside and Teesside causing land-grabbing in Brazil
BIOFUELWATCH MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE USE THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Media Contact: Oliver Munnion 07917693337 Link to report: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2013/chain-of-destruction/ Photographs available on webpage above & on request Pdf version available...
Corporate lobby group Back Biomass publishes misleading claims about impacts of big biomass
Corporate lobby group Back Biomass publishes misleading claims about impacts of big biomass
Maranhão Brazil: Traditional communities’ livelihoods and Cerrado biodiversity under threat in from Europe’s bioenergy boom
Maranhão Brazil: Traditional communities' livelihoods and Cerrado biodiversity under threat in from Europe's bioenergy boom, Joint Press Release by World Rainforest Movement and Biofuelwatch