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.

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CAMPAIGNS

Manchester to be the next Heathrow

climate

news release

17th Dec 2003

Friends of the Earth today accused the Government of abdicating its environmental responsibilities after it gave the green light to a massive expansion in air travel.

Jumbo Week for Aviation

climate

news release

15th Dec 2003

Media Briefing Find out more about aviation in our media briefing: The Air Transport White Paper – Making aviation sustainable?

Flight Path Poet Slams Airport's Centenary Celebration

climate

news release

8th Dec 2003

Esso Gets Globally Warm Welcome from Campaigners

climate

news release

27th Nov 2003

MPs Share Greens' Jumbo Tax Concerns

climate

news release

23rd Nov 2003

Manchester Friends of the Earth [1] is pleased that four Greater Manchester MPs [2] signed the Early Day Motion 1688 [3] over the past two months. The organisation is calling for other Manchester MPs to show their support for this …

Public Services Lose out in Plane Insanity

climate

news release

14th Nov 2003

The government is likely to publish its aviation White Paper in December this year. Manchester Friends of the Earth [1] are calling for the public to urge their MPs to sign the Early Day Motion 1688 [2] by 20th November …

Early Day Motion not Early Morning Congestion

transport

news release

29th Oct 2003

Manchester Friends of the Earth [1] are calling for the public to urge their MPs to sign an Early Day Motion (EDM) [2] that would stop the aviation industry getting away with not paying over 9 billion pounds of tax. …

Gerald Kaufman MP opens exhibition of award winning transport project

transport

news release

17th Oct 2003

Better Buses and Safer Streets for Longsight: Launch of Community Project

transport

news release

10th Oct 2003

On 17th, 18th and 20th October, Manchester Friends of the Earth (FOE) [2] and Hamilton Road Area Residents’ Association (HRACA) [3] are inviting Longsight residents and community leaders and policy makers in Manchester to Longsight Library [1] to an exhibition …

Car Free Streets for Manchester

transport

news release

19th Sep 2003

Manchester Friends of the Earth (FoE), Manchester’s award winning environmental group [1], today welcomed plans for closure of City Centre streets on 21st and 22nd September to mark In Town Without My Car Day, a European-wide celebration of clean air …

New Bands Party for the Planet

news release

18th Sep 2003

Award winning environmental organisation, Manchester Friends of the Earth (MFoE) [1], bring you some of the freshest musical talent for a one-off night of entertainment. ‘PARTY FOR THE PLANET’ is at Manchester’s Big Hands [3] on Saturday 27th September between …

Stay Cool in a Changing Climate

climate

news release

7th Aug 2003

Local environmental organisation Manchester Friends of the Earth (MFoE) [1] today warned that the current heatwave affecting Europe may be the first signs of human-induced climate change (“global warming”).