Environment & Health

Press Releases

South East Euro-MP Challenges Health Secretary’s ‘Vested Interests’ In Southampton’s Water Fluoridation Scheme - 24.6.2009

Green Euro-MP Scoops ‘Ethical Politician Of The Year’ Award - 3.6.2009

Green Euro-MP: “Governments must not commit Europe to failed industrial policy” - 27.5.2009

Green Euro-MP For Milton Keynes To Talk Green Jobs And Sustainable Living In Wolverton - 11.5.2009

Green Anger As ‘Shambolic And Incoherent Government Policy’ Spells Closure For England’s Only Wind Turbine Factory - 29.4.2009

Euro-Parliament Backs Green Calls For Action On ‘Unchecked’ Nanomaterials - 24.4.2009

UK ‘Failing Miserably’ To Clean Up Act On Air Quality Targets, Says Green Euro-MP - 24.4.2009

Green Success In EU Fight Against Illegal Deforestation As Parliament Backs Lucas Report - 22.4.2009

South East Green Euro-MP Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ National Park Status For South Downs - 31.3.2009

Lucas: ‘A Fine Speech But Gordon Brown Is Still In Denial’ - 24.3.2009

Legislation On Cosmetics Set To Get Tougher As Greens Secure Safeguards Against Nanomaterials - 24.3.2009

Green MEP ‘Disappointed’ By Euro-Parliament Vote To ‘Let Polluting Industries Off The Hook’ On Air Quality - 10.3.2009

Isle Of Wight’s Green MEP In Ryde To Raise Awareness Of Link Between Women’s Health And Environment - 5.3.2009

Water Fluoridation Scheme To Set ‘Worrying Precedent’, Says Southampton’s Green MEP - 27.2.2009

Hampshire’s Green Euro-MP Calls For Urgent Measures To Prevent More “Toxic TV” Waste Abuses - 19.2.2009

Oxford’s MEP Joins Students To Present University’s Vice-Chancellor With Giant Heart Urging Him To ‘Go Green’ - 17.2.2009

Green Euro-MP Celebrates Parliament Support For Illegal Timber Proposals To Fight Deforestation - 17.2.2009

Euro Commission Launches Legal Case Against UK For Breach Of EU Air Quality Law - 29.1.2009

UK Euro-MP Blasts ‘Blind Spots’ In Commission Proposals For International Climate Talks - 28.1.2009

Heathrow Decision Is ‘Breach of EU Law’, Says South East Euro-MP & Green Leader - 15.1.2009

Lucas: “An Inch Of Progress On Climate Policy…But We Needed A Mile” - 17.12.2008

Climate Policy In Meltdown As EU Leaders Consider Tearing Climate Laws To Shreds - 11.12.2008

UK Green MEP - Emissions Trading Scheme Turning Into “Giant Subsidy Machine For Polluters - 5.12.2008

Green MEP To March On Parliament For Urgent Action To Protect Environment - And Reshape UK Economy - 3.12.2008

Susutainable Communities Best For People And Planet, Says South East MEP At ‘Eco Action’ Launch - 7.11.2008

Green MEP Welcomes Step Forward For Human Health As EU Environment Committee Votes For Better Protection From Pesticides - 5.11.2008

Climate Bill Held Back By ‘Double Blunder’ - 28.10.2008

Tackling Climate Change Is Route To Creating Jobs, Not Destroying Them - 15.10.2008

Green MEP To Urge Climate Action In Parliament Square As Activists ‘Rush’ On Suffragette Anniversary - 13.10.2008

South East Euro-MP Gives Poor Diagnosis For NHS In Green Consultation - 8.10.2008

Environment Committee Votes For Viable ETS As Industry Fails To Dictate Terms - 7.10.2008

Green Leader Welcomes Overwhelming Support From Fellow Euro-MPs For Strong EU Rules on Emissions Reduction - 7.10.2008

Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? South East Green MEP Urges Caution Over Steel Interests of Euro-Parliament Rapporteur Ahead of Climate Change Vote - 6.10.2008

Green Euro-MP Warns Illegal Logging Could Flourish After Commission Delay - 17.9.2008

‘Sustainable Communities Need More Than Just Bricks And Mortar’ - Green Leader & MEP At Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture - 11.9.2008

UK Still ‘The Dirty Man Of Europe” - Vote On Dichloromethane - 9.9.2008

MEP And MPs Issue Letter To Gold Commander Of Kent Police, As Attacks On Right To Protest Continue At Kingsnorth Climate Camp - 7.8.2008

Green MEP To Urge Overhaul Of Economic And Environmental Policy At Kingsnorth Climate Camp - 1.8.2008

Green MEP To Slate E.ON ‘Greenwash’ Sponsorship At Guardian Environment Summit - 15.7.2008

Green MEP To Share Platform With Political Leaders To Debate Government Role In Fight Against Climate Change - 2.7.2008

UK And EU Must Take A Stand Against GMOs, Urges Green MEP - 19.6.2008

Green Euro-MP Urges Caution On Tory Green Credentials After Euro- Parliament Vote On Electricity Market - 18.6.2008

South East Green Euro-MP Labels EU Vote On Directive A ‘Wasted Opportunity’ - 17.6.2008

Get Real Gordon: The Free Market Won’t Save Us From Dangerous Climate Change, Says Green Euro-MP - 13.6.2008

Transition Towns Are ‘Crucial’ In Era Of Peak Oil And Rising Food Prices, MEP To Tell East Sussex Launch Event - 11.6.2008

South East Euro-MP: SEERA Report ‘Finally Catches Up’ On Green Price Of Economic Growth - 9.6.2008

Green Euro-MP Highlights Crucial Links Between Environment And Mental Health At London Conference - 3.6.2008

South East Green MEP Labels Public Consultation On Southampton Water Fluoridation A ‘Sham’ - 28.5.2008

Green MEP Calls For Public Ownership Options And Community Spirit To Overcome Obstacles In UK’s Wind Energy Market - 22.5.2008

Green MEP Welcomes Bid To Protect Environment Through EU Law - 21.5.2008

South East Euro-MP Slams Local Council Over ‘Green Light’ For South Downs Oil - 15.5.2008

Lucas Turns Up The Heat at Climate Change Conference - Watch The Speech Here - 9.5.2008

Euro Commission Shies Away From Crucial Decisions On GMOs - 7.5.2008

Green Euro-MP Urges Commission To Say No To GMO On Eve Of Crucial Vote - 6.5.2008

South East Green MEP Condemns Shell For ‘Shameful’ Retreat On Windfarm - 1.5.2008

Letters and Replies

Correspondence about Waste - 24.3.2009

Correspondence about Healthcare - 24.3.2009

Planning Objections - Waste and Energy Facilities - 4.3.2009

Correspondence about Chemicals - 26.11.2008

Correspondence about Environmental Protection - 16.9.2008

In the Parliament

Written Questions - Energy - 19.2.2009

Written Questions - Mobile Phones And Electromagnetic fields - 9.1.2009

Reports

International Tropical Timber Agreement - 17.7.2008

Articles

Comment is free - Guardian: Swine flu: is intensive pig farming to blame? 28 April 2009 - 28.4.2009

Comment is free - Guardian: Dirty tactics to defend a dirty industry, 05 August 2008 - 6.8.2008

Speeches

Plenary - Climate Change - 4.2.2009

Plenary - Aviation and the Environment - 9.7.2008