Friends of the Earth Cardiff Cyfeillion y Ddaear Caerdydd

Waste food. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

New figures from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) show a big improvement in the amount of food waste, but households are still throwing out £12 billion a year of usable food.

Lufthansa has launched its first controversial bio-fuelled flight, amidst outcry from green groups. Fuelling aeroplanes with biofuels presents Lufthansa and the aviation industry with a convenient smokescreen, greenwashing their image, facilitating the airline industry’s expansion plans and diverting political attention from the real need to cut air travel in order to tackle climate change.

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Thousands across Europe have joined us in calling for planet-friendly farming in Europe's farm policy reform. Because of this MEPs have accepted the need to:

Intensive livestock production in the UK and Europe relies on the import of large quantities of high protein animal feed. This feed is mostly made from soya, which is now being grown on a massive scale in South America. This expansion of soya production results in rainforest destruction in Brazil and and many communities losing their land.

Tesco is the world's third largest retailer. Its worldwide profits increased 12 per cent to £3.8bn in the year 2010-11. Of this £2,504m was earned in the UK. What they don't tell us is that:

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On 12 November 2010 MPs voted on the Sustainable Livestock Bill. Unfortunately it has fallen short of the 100 votes it needed to move to the next stage.

View of an allotment in August. Photo: Lindsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth.

October - the nights are drawing in and the wetter weather (thank goodness) is limiting time at the plot but there is still plenty to be done.

Jobs for October

Tidying up from the summer - dead tomato plants should be taken out, greenhouses cleaned down and the last of the fruits should be harvested.

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The Fast Show's Simon Day and Rhys Thomas star as hapless detectives certain they've rumbled the leader of a major crime racket in 'Moodunit?' Impressionist Alistair McGowan supplies the voice of their target - an innocent cow.

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