Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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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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‘Made to Move’: Time to Act!

transport

news release

11th Dec 2017

Love You Bike is calling on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to support Chris Boardman’s (Greater Manchester cycling and walking commissioner) ‘Made to Move: 15 steps to transform Greater Manchester’ plan at the GMCA meeting on Friday 15th December. [1]

‘Made to Move’: £1.5 billion reasons to act !

transport

10th Dec 2017

We ran this email campaign in December 2017 in the run up to a Greater Mancehster Combined Authority meeting at which Chris Boardman would be presenting ‘Made to Move: 15 steps to transform Greater Manchester’.

Leeds to restrict buses, lorries and taxis, but polluting cars can keep on driving

transport

news release

5th Dec 2017

Leeds City Council announces plans for a Clean Air Zone to deal with the city’s air pollution, but disappointingly they fail to deal with polluting cars or vans.

Bury Tandem Club for Blind and Partially Sighted People is looking for new front riders

transport

3rd Dec 2017

Bury Tandem Club for Blind and Partially Sighted People is looking for new front riders. We’ve had a number of enquiries from visually impaired people wanting to join us but we’re short of pilots.

Budget 2017: Removing diesel tax incentives not enough to end the UK’s toxic air

transport

news release

22nd Nov 2017

Chancellor shows shocking disregard for nation’s health The Chancellor has shown a ‘shocking disregard for the nation’s heath’ by not delivering a budget which goes far enough to clean up the UK’s toxic air says Friends of the Earth, as …

Friends of the Earth calls for a ‘clean air’ budget to end the UK’s toxic air

transport

news release

21st Nov 2017

Friends of the Earth is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a ‘clean air’ budget to rid the UK’s towns and cities of the scourge of modern air pollution. Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth is calling on the …

Reported “diesel tax” right move for health – says Friends of the Earth

transport

news release

10th Nov 2017

Newspaper articles suggest there will be a new tax on diesel vehicles announced in the Autumn budget.

Government taken to court for third time over dirty air – Friends of the Earth reaction

transport

news release

7th Nov 2017

The government is being taken to court yet again over it’s failure to deal with the UK’s air pollution problem.

Manchester Friends of the Earth response to the ‘Congestion Conversation’

transport

2nd Nov 2017

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham launched a ‘Congestion Conversation’ in which he would like to hear about ‘how congestion is impacting people’s lives’ and canvas ideas for reducing it. Manchester Friends of the Earth encouraged people to response to the …

Congestion. Busted. Support more people to cycle

transport

news release

25th Oct 2017

With Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham asking for a ‘Congestion Conversation’, Love Your Bike are inviting people to join one of the Bike Friday cycle rides on Friday 27th October to highlight that the bicycle is the ultimate congestion buster. …

Join the ‘Congestion Conversation’

transport

take action

23rd Oct 2017

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has launched a ‘Congestion Conversation’ in which he would like to hear about ‘how congestion is impacting people’s lives’ and canvas ideas for reducing it. Here’s how we’ll be responding, and would encourage you to …

Stockport Local Plan and SEMMMS refresh – consultation responses

transport

9th Oct 2017

Manchester Friends of the Earth have submitted consultation responses to both the Stockport Local Plan and SEMMMS (South East Manchester Multi-Modal Strategy) Refresh consultations.

News release: Rail electrification in the North? …Sorry no money for the meter!

transport

news release

2nd Oct 2017

On Monday 2nd October, “Thomas the Tank engine” and a pre-pay meter, will be helping transport campaigners ask Conservative Party conference delegates to put some money in the electricity meter to help fund the rail electrification programme that the Government …

News release: Bike to Support City’s Cycling & Walking Ambition

transport

news release

27th Sep 2017

Love Your Bike are inviting people to join one of the Bike Friday cycle rides on Friday 29th September to show support for Chris Boardman’s (Cycling & Walking Commissioner) plans to make Greater Manchester a truly cycling friendly city. [1]

Hard-hitting billboard on one of Greater Manchester’s most polluted roads launches campaign for cleaner air

transport

news release

26th Sep 2017

#HelpBritainBreathe initiative is backed by health and environmental campaigners Campaign begins with warning to drivers stuck in traffic on A635 Ring Road Up to 80% of air pollution in pollution hotspots comes from road transport [1].

Manchester Cycle Forum – what is the most compelling argument for….

transport

event report

21st Sep 2017

The latest Manchester Cycle Forum (Tuesday 19th September) saw an interesting departure from the usual Cycle Forum format. Cycle forum participants were treated to a series of 3 minute presentations (no Powerpoint allowed) that set out to make the “most …

Councillor joins Levenshulme parents to call for Clean Air Everywhere

transport

news release

18th Sep 2017

Dozens of parents and residents in Levenshulme gathered at the Inspire community centre this weekend (Saturday 16 Sept) to discuss the problem of air pollution in the neighbourhood. They were joined by Councillor Dzidra Noor, Levenshulme ward councillor, and volunteers …

Electric trains, not diesel trains: don’t scrap the electrification of our railways!

transport

take action

10th Aug 2017

The Department for Transport has slammed the brakes on their promise to electrify the UK’s railways, announcing plans to scrap work across the north, the midlands and south Wales. This means more polluting diesel trains for years to come, not …

Levenshulme parents and Manchester Friends of the Earth air pollution investigation reveals cause for concern

transport

news release

7th Aug 2017

An investigation by a group of Levenshulme parents and Manchester Friends of the Earth into air pollution across Levenshulme has revealed shocking levels of air pollution. [1] If air pollution levels were as bad all year as they were for …

Government’s Air Quality Plan leaves thousands breathing dangerous air in the North West

transport

news release

1st Aug 2017

The government’s Air Quality Plan will leave thousands breathing dangerous air says Friends of the Earth, as analysis by the environmental charity reveals that there are no plans for action on dirty air across large parts of the North West, …

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