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Press Releases

Press releases before 2003 are in PDF format. To view them you will need Adobe Reader software, which is available for download for free from the Adobe website (www.adobe.co.uk).

NB: This is an archive of press releases in their original format. Therefore not all contact details are up-to-date. Please check above for current contact details.

2010

Jun 14: Take the Greater Manchester Cycle Commute Challenge and be in with a chance to win £100
Jun 8: BikeTastic events for Bike Week 2010
Jun 4: John Leech MP enjoys rainforest free lunch to show support for planet-friendly farming
May 25: On your Bike for World Environment Day!
May 4: Local election candidates vote for cycling!
Apr 26: Vote for cycling!
Apr 26: Greater Manchester election survey exposes Tory greenwash
Apr 18: Cyclists tell bus drivers - please keep your distanceMar 24: Go to work on a (chocolate) egg!
Feb 24: Cyclists surveyed about bus behaviour
Feb 12: Campaigners aim to iron the kinks out of bikes on
trams policy!
Feb 10: Love Valentine’s Day chocolate? Love Your Bike and burn off those calories!

2009

Nov 6: Chorltonians Call on Council to Get Serious About CO2
Jun 25: 1,000 Jobs for Greater Manchester if Councils Get Serious About Climate Change

2008

Oct 20: Local Friends of the Earth campaigners challenge Euro MP Gary Titley over ‘barmy’ biofuels
Sep 22: Campaigners urge Ruth Kelly not to ignore aviation
Sep 5: Local Friends of the Earth campaigners challenge Euro MP Chris Davies over ‘barmy’ biofuels
May 24: Manchester MP to be put through his paces at 'Climate Gym'
Apr 1: Manchester groups urge Gordon Brown and Tony Lloyd MP to stop ignoring aviation
Mar 28: It's Official: Manchester Says 'Love Your Bike'
Feb 29: Commuters Demand that "Cycling Matters"
Feb 29: Campaigners tell city council: Cycling Matters

2007

Nov 15: Airport is hiding behind smokescreen
Oct 27: Polar bear migrates to Middleton in search of new home
Oct 20: Polar bear migrates to Bolton in search of new home
Oct 10: Urbis under water
Oct 1: People of Ashton take action to save polar bear
Sep 30: Penguins migrate to Ashton in search of new home
Sep 17: Manchester's transport - campaigners lead debate
Sep 17: People of Eccles take action to save penguin
Sep 15: Penguins migrate to Eccles in search of new home
Jun 23: Manchester shoppers unite against excessive packaging
Jun 14: Brompton bikers in sync for Bike Week

2006

Nov 1: Green group scoops gold
Oct 30: Local MP shows royal support for climate bill
Oct 17: School run 4x4 drivers learn their lesson
Sep 29: Planning for the Money not the Many
Sep 28: Destination Climate Chaos for Airport
Aug 24: Say No to Tesco and Yes to Local Shops
Jun 7: Five perform live for climate action
Jun 7: Public meeting calls for people before profits
May 31: Cheadle MP signs climate pledge
Apr 28: Local traders strangled as Tesco makes a killing
Mar 13: Two wheels are better than four
Mar 7: Manchester MP speaks out against incineration
Mar 1: MP supports campaign to change company law
Feb 22: Stop the "oil for ape" scandal
Feb 20: Local traders squeezed by superstore

2005

Dec 13: Top tips for a green Christmas
Nov 22: Back the Buses! 5 Priorities for 5 Years
Oct 29: Tesco named and shamed in "oil for ape" scandal
Oct 27: Stop the "oil for ape" scandal
Jul 22: Shop local and save the planet
Jul 16: Free Mudwash for Urban 4x4s
Jul 12: Mancunians vote to double parking charges for gas-guzzling 4x4s
Jun 14: Food for the Future
Jun 13: Mancunians call for action on climate change
Jun 10: Manchester's Big Ask
Apr 14: Mancunians Give Their Vote for Green Trade Justice
Apr 6: Campaign for Trade Justice Aims to Turn EU Trade Commissioner Green
Mar 12: Double Trouble for 4x4 Drivers
Jan 24: Food for the Future

2004

Dec 18: 4x4s Face Ticketing Blitz
Sep 2: Manchester - A Home Of Real Food?
Jun 19: Environmental Campaigners Strongly Support More Wind Farms in the North-West
Jun 2: Green Campaigners Call for Best Practice Doorstep Recycling
Mar 11: Vegetables Take Action on Local Food

2003

Dec 17: Manchester to be the next Heathrow
Dec 15: Jumbo Week for Aviation
Dec 8: Flight Path Poet Slams Airport's Centenary Celebration
Nov 27: Esso Gets Globally Warm Welcome from Campaigners
Nov 23: MPs Share Greens' Jumbo Tax Concerns
Nov 14: Public Services Lose Out in Plane Insanity
Oct 29: Early Day Motion not Early Morning Congestion
Oct 17: Gerald Kaufman MP opens exhibition of award winning transport project
Oct 10: Better buses and safer streets for Longsight: launch of community project
Sep 19: Car Free Streets for Manchester
Sep 18: New Bands Party for the Planet
Aug 7: Stay Cool in a Changing Climate
Jul 17: GM Nation Too Risky for Us
Jul 14: GM Nation? Manchester Decides This Week
Jul 7: GM Nation - Manchester's Debate
Jun 26: Last Chance to Stop Plane Insanity
Jun 9: Better Buses and Safer Streets for Longsight
May 27: Longsight Votes on Transport
May 7: Plane Talking Public
May 1: 165,000 Jobs A Year Flying Away, Warns Leading Professor
Apr 29: Hyprocrite Government Flies into the Sun
Mar 13: Going... Going... Gone! Manchester Public Services Sold to Big Business

2002

Dec 16: Manchester Rail Commuters Asked: What do you want for Xmas? (pdf)
Nov 27: Bigger Isn't Better (pdf)
Nov 25: CBI Told to Stopping Lobbying Against the Planet (pdf)
Oct 17: Greens condemn flawed airport consultation: Government pushes to make Manchester the size of Heathrow (pdf)
Oct 3: Only One Week Left to Demand Cheaper Train Fares (pdf)
Sep 25: Demand Fairer Fares, Demand Campaigners (pdf)
Sep 17: Deansgate Closed to Cars: The Future For Manchester? (pdf)
Aug 6: Greens Welcome Grand Plans for Car Free City (pdf)
Jul 6: No Money for Manchester Rail (pdf)
Jun 11: Greens Say it's Time to Get Real about Food (pdf)
Jun 10: Greens Say it's Time to Get Real about Food (pdf)
May 18: Manchester Campaigners look the Tiger in the Eye (pdf)
Apr 16: North West Rail Users Urged to Text Their Frustration (pdf)

2001

Dec 1: Manchester Campaigners say 'Don't Put a Tiger in Your Tank' (pdf)
Sep 22: Manchester Celebrates Car Free Day with Festival and Free Bus Passes (pdf)
Jul 14: Manchester FoE Call for Shoppers to Face up to Climate Change (pdf)
Jun 23: Real Food For Free! (pdf)
Jun 18: Greens Offer Shoppers Free 'Real Food' (pdf)
Jun 15: Kids Go Green (pdf)
Jun 14: Give the Planet a Lift (pdf)
Jun 13: From Frying to Fuel (pdf)
Jun 12: Green Messenger on the Buses (pdf)
Jun 11: Bike Beats Car! (pdf)
Jun 11: Can Bike Beat Car? (pdf)
Jun 4: Manchester Friends of the Earth calls on Commuters to go Green (pdf)