Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

POSTS ARCHIVE

Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

YEARS

2022

CAMPAIGNS

Tell your MP to oppose hostile measures in the policing bill

justice

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The government’s policing bill threatens our fundamental right to protest by introducing draconian new police powers to decide where, when and how citizens are allowed to protest. It could also result in longer prison sentences for organisers of protests, and fines …

Our response to the Bee Network Conversation

transport

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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority are consulting on the Bee Network until the 12th November 2021. We would love as many people as possible to contribute to this to ensure the GMCA and TfGM see how much support there is …

End Sewage Pollution Now - how did the Greater Manchester MP's vote? Write to them now!

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Last week the government had the opportunity with the Environment Bill to put it beyond all doubt that water companies have to act to stop pumping raw sewage into rivers and the ocean. Instead the Government decided to recommend their …

Fight for Clean Air in Greater Manchester

transport

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We’re working with the British Lung Foundation to call for action on clean air in Greater Manchester. Take our simple online action: send a letter to Andy Burnham.

Call on the Government to introduce an "all-in" Deposit Return Scheme (Consultation Closed)

resources

The Government is consulting on its plans to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England. We've prepared an online action for you to respond to the consultation.

Save Hough End fields

nature

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Manchester City Council has unveiled plans to build over large areas of Hough End playing fields - send in your objection today!

Add your name to defend the right to protest

justice

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The government has published a new Policing Bill that threatens the fundamental rights of citizens and communities to have their voices heard by the powerful.

Ask the government to keep its promise to stop funding dirty projects overseas

climate

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Last year the UK government promised to stop funding polluting oil and gas projects abroad. It was a ground-breaking victory, thanks to action from people like you

Ask your MP to vote for a world leading environment law

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Right now, the government is rewriting the rules that protect people and planet in a new Environment Bill. And your MP has the power to make it as world leading as the Climate Change Act.

Ask your MP to demand a say on future trade deals

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The government wants to make trade deals which could undermine UK food standards, multiply our carbon and ecological footprint, and trash our environment.

Tell the UK government to scrap plans for Heathrow expansion

climate

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Our historic legal victory against the government’s decision to support expansion at Heathrow airport has been overturned by the Supreme Court, allowing this climate-wrecking project to proceed to the next stage.

RSPB Minsmere is at risk - we need your help to save it (RSPB)

nature

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EDF Energy are planning to build a new nuclear power station, Sizewell C, directly on the border of RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, which is home to over 6000 different kinds of animals, plants and fungi.

Ask the UK government to take decisive climate action

climate

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The clock is ticking on our chance to stop climate breakdown. Climate breakdown is already intensifying hurricanes, fires and droughts around the world, while causing increased flooding and heatwaves in the UK.

Ask your councillor to defend local democracy and the environment

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The government’s new plans to reshape the English planning system are a serious threat to our communities, local democracy and the environment.

To: Robert Jenrick - Stop the Cumbria Coal Mine! (Coal Action Network)

climate

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At a time when we need to rapidly de-escalate from fossil fuels, Cumbria County Council is set to approve a new coal mine which would last until 2049 – well beyond 2030 when most of our emissions reductions must be underway in order to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis.

Ask the government to prevent mass extinction

nature

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Wildlife across the world is facing mass extinction, including here in the UK where a quarter of mammals are at imminent risk of disappearing.

Ask your Councillors for on-street cycle storage!

transport

Read on to find out how to get secure cycle storage on your street.

Urgent: get your council to do more on Active Travel

transport

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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down, wreaking havoc on health and jobs. As a result, many of us are spending far more time at home – prompting traffic levels to drop, along with air pollution and carbon emissions. Restrictions on travel and movement mean roads are now being used more by walkers and cyclists.

Safeguard the public voice in planning during the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 is causing widespread disruption to the UK planning system, which is there to ensure that the development and use of land is in the public interest. Recent legislation gave councils new powers to change the way they take planning decisions. This could undermine the public voice in planning and calls into question levels of transparency and democratic oversight of planning decisions.

Petition: Make streets safe for social distancing & save lives (Playing Out)

transport

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All of us – including children and vulnerable people – are having to frequently step into the road to follow the 2m rule, as most pavements are too narrow to pass safely. We’re also being encouraged to walk and cycle more as lockdown eases.

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