Archive for 2007
20 December 2007 - The Green MEP for the South East of England, Caroline Lucas, has thrown her weight behind [...]
Prosecution Of Guantanamo Releasees Further Infringes Human Rights, Says Green MEP
Thursday, December 20th, 2007 | Press Release
20 December 2007 - The continued detainment and potential extradition of two of the so-called ‘Guantanamo Three’ was attacked as [...]
EU Falls At First Climate Hurdle After Bali: Car CO2 Emissions Proposals ‘Not Strong Enough’
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 | Press Release
19 December 2007 - The European Commission today presented its long awaited proposal for legislation to reduce CO2 emissions from [...]
Written Questions - Livestock Emissions
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 | In the Parliament
Greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture to be based on consumption rather than production 2007
Response
Research into plant based sources of [...]
EU Looks Set To Fail Climate Tests On Transport Despite Green Talk, Says Green Euro-MP
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 | Press Release
18 December 2007 - Two key announcements on EU climate policy this week look set to expose the EU institutions [...]
Plenary - Textiles
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 | Speech
Textiles And Clothing After 2005
European Footwear Sector One Year After Liberalisation 2006
Textiles 2007
Correspondence about Aviation
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 | Correspondence
Letter to the Department of Transport about environmental standards at Manston Airport Kent 2007
Response
Letter from the European Commission about Manston [...]
(Listen & Watch) Campaign Against Climate Change Rally
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 | Speech
Listen to Caroline’s speech about tackling climate change at the December 2007 Climate Change Rally in London and also watch [...]
Correspondence about Transport Safety
Friday, November 30th, 2007 | Correspondence
Letter to the Department of Transport about MOT regularity 2007
Response
Letter to the European Commission about safety, working hours and cuts [...]
South East Euro-MP Condemns Government’s Nuclear Ambitions In Kent
Friday, November 30th, 2007 | Press Release
30 November 2007 - Plans for a new nuclear facility at Dungeness have outraged the Green Euro-MP for the South [...]
Green MEP Triggers EU Investigation Of Councils’ ‘Rescue Package’
Thursday, November 29th, 2007 | Press Release
29 November 2007 - The public inquiry into plans to build a waste incinerator at Newhaven has been halted - [...]
Greens Fight Post Office Closures
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Press Release
30 November 2007 - Green MEP Caroline Lucas is working with communities across the city to fight against the proposed [...]
Sussex Euro-MP Visits City’s Largest Community Centre To See Environmental Improvements
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 | Press Release
23 November 2007 - The home of the largest collection of voluntary organisations in Brighton is trying to ‘green up’ [...]
South East Green MEP Votes To Hold Oil Industry To Account For Climate Emissions
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 | Press Release
27 November 2007 - The Green MEP for the South East of England has responded to the European Parliament Environment [...]
Green MEP Condemns Heathrow Decision As “Climate Vandalism”
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 | Press Release
22 November 2007 - Ruth Kelly’s announcement in favour of further expansion at Heathrow Airport has been condemned by Green Party Principal [...]
South East Green MEP Gets Fired Up Over ‘Outrageous’ Plans For Medway Coal Power Station
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 | Press Release
22 November 2007 - A South East Euro-MP has condemned Medway Council for approving proposals to build the UK’s first [...]
A Gateway To Gloom: South East MEP Throws Green Spotlight On Kent Development
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 | Press Release
21 November 2007 - The planned development of Kent International Gateway will harm rural village life, increase traffic congestion and [...]
Making Tracks 5
Friday, November 16th, 2007 | Report
Caroline’s occasional animal protection newsletter.
Making Tracks 5
Caroline Lucas MEP Comments On Plans For New Nuclear Facility At Dungeness
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 | Press Release
07 November 2007 - Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for the South East, said: “The Energy Bill proposed in the Queen’s [...]
Green Living Needn’t Cost The Earth, MEP Tells Sussex Students
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 | Press Release
7 November 2007 - Students at Sussex University will hear how taking personal steps to tackle climate change needn’t cost [...]
Correspondence about Mobile Phones and Electromagentic Fields
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 | Correspondence
Caroline has objected to a vast number of mobile phone mast applications - too many to list here. You can [...]
Sussex Cull ‘Counterproductive And Cruel’ - Culling Badgers May Increase Spread Of Bovine TB, Warns Lucas
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 | Press Release
6 November 2007 - Farmers’ proposals to cull badgers in East Sussex to prevent the spread of TB in cattle [...]
Global Warming, Local Warning
Thursday, November 1st, 2007 | Report
What does climate change mean for the South East?
Caroline's study of the likely impact of climate change on the South East of England explains the effects and makes recommendations for combatting climate change. This updated version contains a new foreword that explores how peak oil will play a role in determining our reaction to climate change.
No To Call For More Supermarkets, Says Green MEP
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 | Press Release
31 October 2007 - Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas has reacted angrily today to the conclusions of an independent report [...]
South East MEP Adds Voice To ‘Biggest Ever’ Campaign Against Heathrow Expansion
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | Press Release
30 October 2007 - Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas has added her voice to a high profile campaign aimed [...]
Written Declaration - Supermarkets
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 | In the Parliament
Sponsored by Caroline Lucas, Helene Flautre, Gyula Hegyi, Harlem Desir and Janusz Wojciechowski
To be tabled 10/10/07
To be tabled 10/10/07
Green MEPs Demand Investigation Into WiFi In Schools After Study Links Electro-Magnetic Fields And Cancers
Friday, October 12th, 2007 | Press Release
12 October 2007 - Euro-MP Caroline Lucas has called for caution after a scientific study linked some Electromagnetic Fields - [...]
MEP Demands Straw Halts Kent Prison Expansion
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 | Press Release
11 October 2007 - Green Euro-MP Caroline Lucas has demanded the Government scraps plans to double the size of a [...]
MEP Bids For EU Investigation Of Supermarkets - Lucas Demands EU Protection for Farmers, Jobs And The Environment
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 | Press Release
11 October 2007 - Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas has called on the EU to investigate the impact of the [...]
Lucas Welcomes Tough EU Action On Airlines’ Climate Emissions
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 | Press Release
3 October 2007 - Euro-MPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee have voted to bring the aviation industry into the [...]
MEP Fights Maidstone Moorings Plan With Letter To Government Inspector
Monday, September 10th, 2007 | Press Release
10 September 2007 - Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas has weighed into the planning row over proposals to develop riverside [...]
Lucas Welcomes MEPs’ First Step Towards Ending Primate Experiments
Friday, September 7th, 2007 | Press Release
7 September 2007 - Green MEP Caroline Lucas has welcomed a European Parliamentary vote to ban scientific experiments on primates. [...]
Greens Fight Against ‘Monster’ Trucks On Roads As MEPs Give Green Light To 60 Tonne Vehicles
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 | Press Release
5 September 2007 - An opportunity for the European Parliament to make clear its opposition to the use of 60-tonne [...]
MEPs Water Down Report On How To Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 | Press Release
5 September 2007 - The European Parliament is Strasbourg has today rejected calls for EU-wide health warnings on alcoholic drinks [...]
Lucas Launches ‘Big Lemon’ Eco-Bus Service For Brighton
Friday, August 31st, 2007 | Press Release
31 August 2007 - Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas will launch a low emissions bus service for Brighton and Hove [...]
Correspondence about Public Transport
Thursday, August 30th, 2007 | Correspondence
Letter to Eurostar about proposed cuts 2006
Response
Letter to Eurostar from all SE MEPs 2007
Response
Letter from Department of Transport about cuts [...]
Green MEP Joins PRIDE Parade And Celebrations in Brighton
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 | Press Release
1 August 2007 - Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas will be joining councillors and local Greens in this weekend’s PRIDE [...]
MEP Celebrates End Of Falmer Stadium Uncertainty But Challenge Now Is To Deliver ‘Green’ Stadium
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 | Press Release
25 July 2007 - Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas has welcomed the Government’s ruling on Falmer Stadium, which she said [...]






