Tag: WWF

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:14 UTC

  Greenpeace claims top-brand clothing garments tainted with toxic chemicals

  

  Toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said this week.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:04 UTC

  Majority of EU citizens want their fish from sustainable sources

  

  An overwhelming majority of EU citizens want the fish they buy to come from sources that are sustainable and not over-fished, according to an independent poll commissioned by World Wildlife Fund, WWF, and carried out in 14 EU countries.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 08:09 UTC

  Off-shore wind farms in Britain could be forced out by oil rigs

  

  Plans to build massive wind farms off the coast of Britain are in doubt due to an obscure piece of legislation that means oil companies can force turbines to be moved if fossil fuels are discovered in the area, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.

• Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 08:48 UTC

  Coal power opposition goes global

  

  Almost 10,000 people from 100 countries have objected to plans for a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, it was revealed yesterday (Friday 13 August) by WWF.