Ray Cobbett has spent much of his retirement campaigning with Friends of the Earth's local group in Havant. He turned 80 this year yet shows no sign of slowing down.
High pesticide use in UK farming – a checklist for change. Arable farmer Peter Lundgren canvassed the views of farmers, agronomists and agricultural researchers.
Published: 29 Nov 2018
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Last updated: 05 Jun 2019
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4 minute read
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A new road to ease congestion on the M4 in south Wales was first proposed in the 1990s. After nearly 30 years of campaigning by Friends of the Earth, the route through the Gwent Levels has been finally ruled out.
A protected wetland site in Oxfordshire, Otmoor has twice in the past 40 years been threatened with destruction. That is until Friends of the Earth got involved.
Published: 26 Sep 2018
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Last updated: 18 Dec 2018
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5 minute read
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A ban on 3 bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides for all outdoor crops took effect in 2018. But the UK government has given emergency authorisation to farmers to use one of the pesticides. Read the latest.
