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Andrew Pendleton

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Name: Andrew Pendleton

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Swarovski

London Design Festival to feature endless staircase

This year’s London Design Festival will feature an endless staircase installation inspired by M.C Escher, which will sit outside St Paul’s Cathedral.Endless stair dRMM architectsAlex de Rijke of dRMM architects has designed the structure - an interlocking ... [Published Design Week - 12 hours ago]

Entities: London, Swarovski, Architect

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

MP battling to save Brum's endangered bees

Selly Oak's Steve McCabe backs animal lovers fighting to protect long-horned insectsSelly Oak MP Steve McCabe has a bee in his bonnet – over the plight of the area’s most endangered insects.And yesterday he praised constituents for their help in saving ... [Published Birmingham Mail - May 23 2013]

Entities: Insect, Pesticide, Habitat, Andrew Pendleton, Species

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Friends of the Earth

Oh beehave!

Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke praised local residents’ work to save the Scabious Bee – the area’s ‘iconic’ beeBee-lovers have taken over 175 actions to save bees in Mid Dorset and North Poole as part of Friends of the Earth’s Bee Cause ... [Published Mags4dorset - May 21 2013]

Entities: Annette Brooke, Friends of the Earth, Habitat, Andrew Pendleton, University of Reading

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Neonicotinoid ban slammed as 'victory for anti-farming brigade'

THE European Union’s ban on neonicotinoid seed treatments due to their alleged effects on bee health has been called a victory for the ‘anti farming brigade’.Farming unions slammed the decision to suspend the use of three pesticides in the neonicotinoid ... [Published Farmers Guardian - May 07 2013]

Entities: neonicotinoid, Andrew Pendleton, Thiamethoxam, imidacloprid

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Neonicotinoids ban to hit OSR establishment

Oilseed rape crop establishment and early season pest control will be a "nightmare" after an EU ban on neonicotinoids, say crop experts.Due to come into effect on 1 December, the EU's decision to ban neonicotinoid pesticides is a "catastrophic blow" for ... [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 03 2013]

Entities: neonicotinoid, Flea beetle, Cypermethrin

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bee here now… But for how long? The bees battle over pesticides continues

Not generating as much buzz… Bee populations are in decline (Picture: EPA)‘Some species of bee have gone extinct and others are likely to follow soon,’ says Professor Dave Goulson, one of Britain’s leading bee experts.‘Bees pollinate three quarters of ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 02 2013]

Entities: Pesticide, United Kingdom, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural A...

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

European Union

EU vote takes nerve-agent pesticides out of bees' world

Despite lobbying from chemical companies, neonicotinoid insecticides to be banned. Environmentalists hailed a "victory for bees" after the European Union voted for a ban on the nerve-agent pesticides blamed for the dramatic decline in global bee popu ... [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: neonicotinoid, Pesticide, Insecticide, European Union

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Landmark victory for bees as insecticides are banned

Environmentalists are celebrating after a European ban on widely used insecticides was passed yesterday, hailing it a ?victory for bees?. The worlds first continent-wide ban is the result of a European Commission (EC) vote, which concluded that pesticides ... [Published Public Sector - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Insecticide, Pollinators, Pesticide

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 23 reports

European Union Restricts Bee-Harming Insecticides

(ENS) – The European Commission will restrict the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides harmful to bees, imposing the world’s first continental ban on the popular chemicals.The proposal restricts the use of three neonicotinoids – clothianidin, imidacloprid ... [Published Environment News Service - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: neonicotinoid, imidacloprid, Friends of the Earth, Insecticides, Pesticide

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Shale gas no certain panacea for Britain

A group of MPs has said that developing shale gas in the UK might not bring down energy prices in the same way it has in North America. They have also warned that developing shale gas would jeopardise the UK’s ability to meet statutory climate targets. ... [Published Voice of Russia - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Shale Gas, United Kingdom, Andrew Pendleton, Global Warming/Climate Change, Hydraulic Fracturing

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

EU eyes insecticide ban

Europe is on the brink of a landmark ban on the world's most widely used insecticides, which have increasingly been linked to serious declines in bee numbers.Despite intense secret lobbying by British ministers and chemical companies against the ban a ... [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: neonicotinoid, Insecticide, Owen Paterson, Pesticide, Syngenta AG

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Save the bees: Protesters swarm around Parliament in support of pesticides ban

Designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett joined campaigners as they urged the Government to back the banView gallery PA " " " " Bees protest View gallery $ Protesters dressed as bees swarmed around Parliament yesterday in support of a ban on ... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Pesticide, neonicotinoid, Katharine Hamnett

Quotes

But environmentalists hailed the ban as a "victory for bees". Friends of the Earth's Andrew Pendleton said: "this decision is a significant victory for common sense and our beleaguered bee populations."

Neonicotinoids ban to hit OSR establishment [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 03 2013]

...growing scientific evidence linking neonicotinoid insecticides to bee decline," said Friends of the Earth's campaigns director Andrew Pendleton. "their claims to be concerned about bee health will ring hollow if they fail to back european moves to restrict the use of these chemicals."

Pressure Cooker Redux (with Buzzwords) [Published Axis of Logic - May 02 2013]

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London Design Festival to feature endless stair... [Published Design Week - 12 hours ago]
MP battling to save Brum's endangered bees [Published Birmingham Mail - May 23 2013]
Oh beehave! [Published Mags4dorset - May 21 2013]
Europe bans bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticide... [Published Natural News - May 12 2013]
Neonicotinoid ban slammed as 'victory for anti-... [Published Farmers Guardian - May 07 2013]
Insecticide restrictions 'will have a catastrop... [Published AboutMyArea - May 04 2013]
Judah: Europe's Bee Rescue [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]
Neonicotinoids ban to hit OSR establishment [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 03 2013]
Pressure Cooker Redux (with Buzzwords) [Published Axis of Logic - May 02 2013]
Bee here now… But for how long? The bees battle... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 02 2013]
EU vote takes nerve-agent pesticides out of bee... [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 30 2013]
Landmark victory for bees as insecticides are b... [Published Public Sector - Apr 30 2013]
Pesticide ban Europe will restrict the use of p... [Published BBC - Apr 30 2013]
Insecticide restrictions 'will have a catastrop... [Published Farming UK - Apr 30 2013]
European Commission to impose two-year EU-wide ... [Published Horticulture Week - Apr 30 2013]
EU Votes to Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Sa... [Published Food and Drink Digital - Apr 30 2013]
European Union Restricts Bee-Harming Insecticides [Published Environment News Service - Apr 29 2013]
Europe to ban pesticides linked to bee decline [Published Green Wise - Apr 29 2013]
Bee-Harming Pesticides To Be Banned In Europe [Published Inquisitr - Apr 29 2013]
A Win for the Bees: EU Votes to Ban Bee-Harming... [Published Common Dreams - Apr 29 2013]
EU confirms neonicotinoid seed treatment ban [Published Farmers Guardian - Apr 29 2013]
Eurpoe bans pesticides blamed for destroying be... [Published The Independent - Apr 29 2013]
EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline [Published Public Service Europe - Apr 29 2013]
EU pesticide restrictions a victory for bees an... [Published Friends of the Earth UK - Apr 29 2013]
Save the bees! Europe bans some pesticides [Published CNN Money - Apr 29 2013]
UK: NFU warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact if pesti... [Published East Anglian Daily Times - Apr 29 2013]
EU vote leaves Commission free to introduce neo... [Published Farming Online - Apr 29 2013]
EU to impose two-year ban on neonicotinoid pest... [Published Grocer - Apr 29 2013]
Defra has been lobbying Brussels in support of ... [Published Energy and Environmental Management - Apr 29 2013]
EU overrules Britain to ban pesticides linked t... [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]

Blogs

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Michael Fallon appointed Energy Minister [Published EnviroLib - Mar 28 2013] 28 March 2013 Commenting on the appointment of Michael Fallon as Energy Minister today (Thursday 28 March 2013), Friends of the Earth’s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton, said: “The development of a safe, clean and affordable energy system must be a ...
Government publishes nuclear strategy [Published EnviroLib - Mar 26 2013] 26 March 2013 Responding to an industrial strategy for nuclear power published by the Government today (Tuesday 26 March), Friends of the Earth’s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton said: “The UK needs a coherent industrial strategy – but this isn’t it. ...
American Natural Gas Will Be Heating 2 Million ... [Published Clusterstock - Mar 25 2013] Nearly 2m homes in the UK will be heated by shale gas from the US within five years, under a deal agreed on Monday that is likely to be the first time major exports of the controversial energy source are used in the UK. The US government has kept a ...
Wholesale gas prices soar in Britain after pipe... [Published Energy and energy security - Mar 25 2013] British wholesale gas prices hit a record high on Friday after the failure of a vital import pipeline demonstrated the vulnerability of the nation's energy supply to external shocks. The breakdown and price rise followed the revelation that Britain's ...
Government aviation guidance slammed [Published EnviroLib - Mar 22 2013] 22 March 2013 Commenting on the publication today (22 March 2013) of the Government’s aviation policy framework, Friends of the Earth’s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton, said: “This document could have been written by the aviation industry – it encourages ...