In 1969 he founded Friends of the Earth along with the League of Conservation Voters and initiated the founding of independent Friends of the Earth Organizations in other countries.
Other groups filing the petition were Friends of the Earth and WaterWatch of Oregon.
Oxford City Council created the meadow with charity Friends of the Earth as part of its Bee Cause campaign.
Friends of the Earth Cymru says the falling cost of wind and solar energy will soon leave the business case for the barrage "dead in the water".
Birmingham Friends of the Earth said it was pleased members of the public were being consulted but feared the whole thing was nothing more than a PR exercise.
But Tony Bosworth, of the campaign group Friends of the Earth, underlined the environmental impacts of fracking and called for the technology to be "shelved in the UK as it has been elsewhere in the world" - at least until it was "proven to be safe".
Friends of the Earth director Tony Juniper accused the government of failing to take the "tough action" on climate change.
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But Friends of the Earth argues this is just the first of a huge number of new schemes which could create as many environmental problems as they cure.
Friends of the Earth Wales compiled a report backing the use of tidal lagoons in the area.
Friends of the Earth Scotland said the spill showed the dangers of offshore drilling in the North Sea.
Friends of the Earth is running a campaign for more regulation of chemicals which might prove a hazard to human health.
Pete Riley from Friends of the Earth - which spearheaded campaigns against the introduction of GM - said the results had not surprised him.
Friends of the Earth and a residents' group claim emissions could harm the health of those living nearby.
Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigns manager Mary Church was skeptical about the potential to lower the cost of energy.
On the first anniversary of the Conservatives and Lib Dems joining forces, Friends of the Earth published a review that said there had been little or no progress on 55 out of 75 policies.
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Friends of the Earth wants people to think about spending their holidays closer to home, to reduce the length of time they spend in the air.
Friends of the Earth campaigner Dr Michael Warhurst said councils should assist people so they are not fined through a lack of knowledge.
Kenneth Richter, Friends of the Earth biofuels campaigner, "welcomes" moves by the aviation industry to improve the fuel efficiency of its planes.
Friends of the Earth's Helen Rimmer said she hoped the candidates would "back renewable energy instead".
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Their claims are amplified by NGOs such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
Ed Matthew, of Friends of the Earth, said the government's strategy was incompetent and lacked vision.
Friends of the Earth expressed its "concern" over Sammy Wilson's appointment as environment minister.
But Paul de Zylva from Friends of the Earth said it was not an acceptable offer.
"The study is really quite limited, " Clare Oxborrow, from Friends of the Earth, told BBC News.
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The residents were represented in court for the two-day hearing by campaign group Friends of the Earth.
The environmental group Friends of the Earth tentatively applauded the news of a new food safety agency.
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The environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth argued fines should be retained for some persistent offenders.
Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth said councils "shouldn't be bullied into running weekly bin rounds".
Pat Gowen, from Friends of the Earth, says 96 bungalows have been lost at Winterton-on-Sea, including his own.
Friends of the Earth said the government should be focusing on making England's current housing stock more energy-efficient.
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