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WWF bemoans attempts to water down EU's green targets BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe's plan of action to tackle climate change is being undermined by pressure from industry and may no longer achieve its original green goals, the environmental group WWF said Friday.   Nations:Germany France   People:Nicolas Sarkozy   Source:(AFP)   2008-10-03 Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Burgeoning demand for food to feed the world's swelling population, coupled with increased use of biomass as fuel is putting a serious strain on global water reserves, experts said   Nations:Sweden   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-24 Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol PHILADELPHIA - Governors from the coal fields of West Virginia to the corn fields of Iowa talked Sunday at their summer meeting about moving beyond ethanol produced just from food sources.   Nations:U.S.   People:Tim Pawlenty Rick Perry   Source:(AP)   2008-07-13 Britain to slow adoption of biofuels LONDON (AFP) - The British government said Monday it would slow the expansion of biofuels following a report which found they could increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to food price rises.   Nations:U.K. India Kenya   Source:(AFP)   2008-07-07 Protests as G8 gathers for diplomacy TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations meet this week in northern Japan to grapple with a raft of problems from soaring food and fuel prices to African poverty and global warming amid doubts about how much the annual diplomatic pageant can achieve.   Nations:Japan Germany South Africa Russia Canada   People:Nicolas Sarkozy George W. Bush   Activities:Group of Eight   2008-07-05 Headlines WWF bemoans attempts to water down EU's green targets 2008-10-03 Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts 2008-08-24 Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol 2008-07-13 Britain to slow adoption of biofuels 2008-07-07 Protests as G8 gathers for diplomacy 2008-07-05 Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report 2008-07-04 Quest for renewable energy is new 'green gold rush': UNEP 2008-07-01 Why Oil Prices Skyrocketed 2008-06-20 Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19 EU summiteers seek to avoid paralysis over treaty 2008-06-19 US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 EU, Brazil meet in Slovenia to discuss biofuels 2008-06-07 Big energy consumers to gather in Japan as oil prices soar 2008-06-06 Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis 2008-06-06 Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05 UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030 2008-06-03 Food prices to stay high on "grain drain" fuel 2008-05-29 Big vote for farm bill could beat Bush veto 2008-05-14 Malaysia to spend more on subsidies than development: PM 2008-05-11 U.S. urged to consider effect of ethanol on the poor 2008-05-08 China farms the world to feed a ravenous economy 2008-05-04 Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger 2008-04-29 Food prices "massacre" of world's poor: Chavez 2008-04-22 London summit tackles 'tsunami' of rising food prices 2008-04-22 Biofuels under fire at International Energy Forum 2008-04-21 London Summit to develop plan to tackle rising food prices 2008-04-21 Asian Development Bank: Biofuels making food more expensive 2008-04-21 Biofuels under attack as world food prices soar 2008-04-20 Germany drops plan for auto biofuel 2008-04-05 Corn hits $6 a bushel on tight supplies 2008-04-03 GM announces new hybrid system 2008-03-04 Famed geneticist creating life form that turns CO2 to fuel 2008-02-28 Study: Ethanol may add to global warming 2008-02-07 Converting land for biofuel worsens global warming: study 2008-02-07 Virgin plans to run 747 in biofuel test 2008-01-16 EU to tighten restrictions on biofuels 2008-01-14 GM to set up research center in Shanghai 2007-10-29 European cities tackling climate change 2007-10-14 Biofuels plans may cause water shortages 2007-10-10 China, India face water risk from biofuel: IWMI 2007-08-15 Germany praises Bush on global warming 2007-06-03 Bill urges farmers to grow energy crops 2007-05-28 Sake may power cars in the future 2007-05-12 Daryl Hannah campaigns for biodiesel standard 2007-04-20 Brazil defends ethanol deal at summit 2007-04-17 U.S. offers renewable fuel standards for vehicles 2007-04-11 Castro criticizes U.S. biofuel policies 2007-03-29 Efficient methods could bail out biofuels: study 2007-03-12 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts 2008-08-24 Britain to slow adoption of biofuels 2008-07-07 Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19 Quest for renewable energy is new 'green gold rush': UNEP 2008-07-01 Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol 2008-07-13 EU, Brazil meet in Slovenia to discuss biofuels 2008-06-07 Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05 Food prices to stay high on "grain drain" fuel 2008-05-29 GM announces new hybrid system 2008-03-04 Converting land for biofuel worsens global warming: study 2008-02-07 Ethanol could reduce fossil fuel need: study 2006-01-27 Asia pushes ahead on biofuel, despite cost 2005-02-25 Protests as G8 gathers for diplomacy 2008-07-05 Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report 2008-07-04 Why Oil Prices Skyrocketed 2008-06-20 EU summiteers seek to avoid paralysis over treaty 2008-06-19 US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Big energy consumers to gather in Japan as oil prices soar 2008-06-06 Malaysia to spend more on subsidies than development: PM 2008-05-11 Biofuels under fire at International Energy Forum 2008-04-21 Asian Development Bank: Biofuels making food more expensive 2008-04-21 Biofuels under attack as world food prices soar 2008-04-20 Study: Ethanol may add to global warming 2008-02-07 Daryl Hannah campaigns for biodiesel standard 2007-04-20

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