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Illegal rainforest timber arrives in Britain - Doughty
A ship containing illegal rainforest timber from an Indonesian national park has today docked at Tilbury Docks in London.
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Budget: Tax on red diesel will be blow to railways - Thurso
Commenting on Gordon Brown's announcement that he will freeze rates on air passenger duty and vehicle excise duty, and will increase duty on red diesel by 2.4p per litre, John Thurso MP, Liberal…
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Budget completely neglects the environment - Baker
Commenting on the Chancellor's decision to freeze rates on the aggregates levy and the climate change levy, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, said:
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MPs slam government for its damaging aviation policy - Thurso
A report into aviation by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, released today, has slammed the Government for its environmentally damaging aviation policy.
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Aviation Working Group
The Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee wishes to recruit members for an Aviation Working Group. The remit for the group covers a wide range of issues dealing with the aviation industry…
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Government go ahead for GM will show disdain for public -George
Commenting ahead of tomorrow's statement on GM, in which the Government are expected to give the go ahead for GM maize crops, Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Food and Rural Affairs Minister…
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How Green is your supermarket? - Baker
Supermarket lorries travel the equivalent of two return trips to the moon everyday, according to Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary.
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Did Blair silence David King under US pressure? - Baker
Reports in The Independent today claim that a leaked memo proves Downing Street attempted to silence the chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, after he warned global warming was more serious a…
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Come to our Conference, 6 March 2004
It's the Quality of Life (Stupid!) A special one-day conference about wellbeing, sustainable economics and politics as if people mattered. 11am - 6pm, Saturday 6 March 2004. University of London…
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Kennedy challenges Labour's environment failures in keynote speech
Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats, today delivered a keynote speech on the environment, outlining his vision for a dynamic and greener economy.