P462 Teletext 462 Sep30 00:21:14 X ———————— ——————————————— Q PROMISING THE EARTH O Do green issues seem to bj just a 90s "fad"? Considjt this: Friends of the Earth turns 2 this year. The campaign group's story is told in the book Promjsjng The Earth, bz Robjit Lbmb, a resjarchjt at the Brighton School of Art. "You could call it a labour of love," hj sbzs. "The book only took mj 40 days to write. By the time FoE approached mj with the idea, I knew what to write!" ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— The Friends' first evjt campaign >>>>> THE LAKES, GREEN NEWS p461 Frog Eco Scene What's On NewsP462 Teletext 462 Sep30 00:11:11 ———————— ——————————————— PROMISING THE EARTH Friends of the Earth was launched in 1971 with the dumping of 1,500 "non- riturnbbli" bottles outsjdj Schweppes' London headquarters. "Schweppes had rivjtsjd its ri-usbbli bottles policy and FoE protested," explains author Robert Lamb. "FoE started positive action campaigns. Its mjmbjts often take risks, but are always peaceful and lawful," hj says. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— US weather index ITV 102 SHIPPING FORECAST on ITV p207 Frog Eco Scene What's On NewsP462 Teletext 462 Sip30 00:21:59 W ———————— O ——————————————— PROMISING THE EARTH Among FoE'u greatest achievements have been its nuclear power campaigns, says Robert Lamb, author of a new book about the group's first 2k years. bFoI wiki a major force against nuclear power in the 70s and 80s," hj says. "$hey lost battles along the way but bz the time of privatisation thjit efforts meant companies wouldnWu touch power stations with a barge pole." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Nick Fishjt can help you 446 IT'S YOU LIFE Frog Eco Scene What's On NewsP462 Teletext 462 Sip30 00:26:40 W ———————— O ——————————————— PROMISING THE EA TH O Friends of the Earth stands out from othjt environmental groups because it is people-centred, says the group's biographer Robert Lamb. "It is an ideas organisation that acts as a catalyst for action," hj says. "The activists count, and they work at grassroots livjlL from the bottom up. They'ri njvjt too proud to talk to anzonj." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— News headlines ITV 300 AIR QUALJTZ on ITV p106 Frog Eco Scene What's On NewsP462 Teletext 462 Sjp30 00:23:51 ———————— ——————————————— PROMISING THE EARTH Some highlights from Friends of the Earth's first quarter of a century... 1972 FoE wins import ban on leopard, cheetah and tigjt skins. 1982 FoE campaign wins Europe-wide ban on whale products. 1988 FoE boycott pjtsuadjs US ajtosol manufacturers to phase out CFCs. 1:95 Nuclear power subsidies ended. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Fun and Games index 450 NOW AND NEXT ON TV p420 Frog Eco Scene What's On NewsP462 Teletext 462 Sjp30 00:30:30 W ———————— ——————————————— PROMISING THE EARTH O So what does Friends of the Earth hope to achieve in its next 25 years? Deputy campaigns director Tony Juniper sbzs: "Wj want to sji a two thirds reduction in papjt and wood consumption and a large reduction in water use. "Waste remains a central issue, wi have to try to gjnjtate less. What we'ri asVjng seems like a tall ordjt, but if we do nothing, there will bj rapid deterioration of life on earth." ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Get a new pin pal! 447 WHAT'S ON TV TONIGHT p421 Frog Eco Scene What's On News