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Biofuels are nowhere mentioned either in the following press release or the accompanying report, so far as I could find.  
 
http://www.greenalliance.org.uk/grea1.aspx?id=4414 

Common Cause: the Green Standard 2009

Press release 18.09.09

It's now or never: Green NGOs offer pre-election environment challenge to political parties

On the eve of party conference season, eight of the UK's leading environmental organisations today publish Common Cause: the Green Standard manifesto on climate change and the natural environment. They are calling on all the political parties to endorse the Common cause declaration3, which states that climate change and restoring the natural environment should be accorded the highest priority during the next Parliament. They are also calling on the parties to commit to 10 green manifesto proposals for 2010... The organisations that are part of the Green Standard initiative are: CPRE, Friends of the Earth, Green Alliance, Greenpeace, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, Woodland Trust and WWF-UK
 
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Although much biofuel policy is decided at EU level, as we saw it was national governments that spearheaded last year's legislation and finalised it. 
 
The above press release and report will also be found seriously lacking in regard to wider resource use and its embodied externalities, marine conservation, behavioural change and social justice.  Biofuels only had the briefest of mentions in previous years' Green Standard reports.
 
Friends of the Earth supporters, at least, are unhappy.  At this month's annual FoE (main UK body) conference, local group delegates overwhelmingly passed a resolution favouring becoming more outspoken over agrofuels and other unsustainable use of biological resources, and revisiting lobbying alliances including the Green Standard authorship that were failing in such regards.  The motion was carried provisionally 70 for, 3 against, 11 abstentions and can be read at: http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/event_background_documents/motions_paper_2009.pdfhttp://www.foe.co.uk/resource/event_background_documents/motions_paper_2009.pdf
 
Here is the news media coverage I found:
  

Green groups urging joint action Eight leading UK environmental groups join forces to urge political parties to adopt a joint approach on green issues. BBC News  Thu, September 17, 2009 21:23 PM GMT Translate • More info Eco groups tell parties not to cut spending on environment Green groups have urged Britain's political parties to match their spin with substance by including firm pledges on the environment in their election manifestos. Independent  Thu, September 17, 2009 16:26 PM GMT Translate • More info Green groups unveil election plan Cutting carbon emissions and restoring the natural world must be given the "highest priority" by the next government, the UK's leading environment groups have urged as they unveiled a manifesto for the coming election. Liverpool Echo  Thu, September 17, 2009 20:20 PM GMT Translate • More info Lobby groups call on party leaders to endorse green election manifesto James Murray, BusinessGreen , Friday 18 September 2009 at 00:15:00 Coalition of leading environmental groups urges main parties to endorse " Common Cause" pre-election commitment A coalition of the UK's leading environmental groups will today call on the three main political parties to sign up to a detailed pre-election commitment designed to ensure the environment and the fight against climate ... vnunet.com  Thu, September 17, 2009 16:22 PM GMT Translate • More info Cutting carbon emissions must be highest priority say leading environmental groups Cutting carbon emissions and restoring the natural world must be given the ''highest priority'' by the next government the UK's leading environment groups urged today as they unveiled a manifesto for the coming election. Daily Telegraph  Thu, September 17, 2009 23:09 PM GMT Translate • More info UK & World News: Green groups unveil election plan Cutting carbon emissions and restoring the natural world must be given the "highest priority" by the next government, the UK's leading environment groups have urged as they unveiled a manifesto for the coming election. icNewcastle - Sunday Sun  Thu, September 17, 2009 20:05 PM GMT Translate • More info Green groups unveil election plan [press release] Cutting carbon emissions and restoring the natural world must be given the "highest priority" by the next government, the UK's leading environment groups have urged as they unveiled a manifesto for the coming election. Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News  Thu, September 17, 2009 17:07 PM GMT Translate • More info

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