A number of recent campaign successes have brought Christmas cheer to a local environmental organisation.
Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth hopes that good green decisions are a sign that politicians are paying more attention to growing concerns about the health of the planet.
Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth spokesperson, Gordon James, said: "While there's plenty to worry about with the state of the environment, it's very pleasing to be able to approach Christmas and the end of the year w ith a flurry of good green news.
"Strong new UK climate change and energy laws, the go-ahead for a major wind farm off the north Wales coast, households in the Valleys being helped with energy efficiency, defeat for proposals to build a dual carriageway from St. Clears to Haverfordwest - all are very encouraging moves in the right direction.
"Although Friends of the Earth has had a significant role in all of these successes, a large number of other groups and individuals have also been involved. This reflects the growing concerns that more and more people are having about the health of the planet that sustains us.
"We must remember that all this good green news has happened against a worrying backdrop of rising global greenhouse gas emissions and habitat destruction.
"But hopefully these successes should bring us all a little Christmas cheer, and we'll see a lot more progress in 2009."