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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Draft Environment Bill not a blueprint for greener post-Brexit Britain

news release

20th Dec 2018

Government urged to take no deal Brexit off table to protect our environment

Government Waste Strategy published – Friends of the Earth reaction

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news release

18th Dec 2018

The government’s Resources and Waste Strategy, published today, could significantly cut waste and boost recycling, Friends of the Earth said today – but only if clear targets and action are included.

All I want for Christmas is Clean Air – send a Christmas Card to your council leader!

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Greater Manchester will soon be deciding on its Clear Air Plan and we need urgent action to reduce air pollution and help us breathe more easily. Manchester has the highest rate of hospital admissions for asthma in the country and …

Climate summit fails to agree tough action to slash emissions

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news release

17th Dec 2018

The talks ended with weak action and gaping holes in the rule book for meeting climate targets

Revealed: The Impact of Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor Fires on Air Quality in Greater Manchester (IPPR North)

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news release

The devastating fires at Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor are likely to have had a shocking impact on the air breathed by people in Greater Manchester, according to new analysis by the leading think-tank for the North of England.

Largest earthquake in Lancashire since fracking started

climate

news release

11th Dec 2018

A 1.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Blackpool, Lancashire today

Let’s make 2019 the year we save the planet: Friends of the Earth’s New Year’s resolutions for the climate

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news release

10th Dec 2018

Friends of the Earth has pulled together a list of the lifestyle changes that will have the biggest positive impact on the planet; in terms of saving energy and cutting emissions.

Send the Government a frack-free Christmas card!

climate

8th Dec 2018

In the two weeks that Cuadrilla tried fracking in Lancashire, 36 small earthquakes occurred around the fracking site in Lancashire.

Climate agreements after Paris: countries, payments, and the climate emergency

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news release

6th Dec 2018

A report reviewing climate commitments under the Paris Agreement by country has been released during the UN climate conference in Poland. “After Paris: inequality, fair shares, and the climate emergency” shows that the only way to succeed in the face …

Chorlton Cycle Way Plans (Manchester City Council)

Show your support for the Chorlton to Manchester Cycle Way!

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news release

5th Dec 2018

Love Your Bike, Manchester Friends of the Earth’s cycle campaign, have launched a simple online action to encourage people to show their support for the Chorlton to Manchester Cycle Way. [1]

All I want for Christmas is to be Plastic-Free !

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news release

Manchester Friends of the Earth are inviting people to have a plastic-free festive season this year. The group have produced a colourful Plastic-Free Christmas newsletter packed full with fantastic ideas for top plastic-free swaps, how to shop for a plastic-free …

Wales commits to a fossil-free future for sake of the planet

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news release

Friends of the Earth now calling for the rest of the UK to step up and end all fossil fuel projects

Toast to 2019: Friends of the Earth’s guide to an eco-friendly New Year’s Eve party

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news release

Party season is in full swing, and while Christmas is yet to pass there will certainly be many of us turning our attention to the biggest party of the year – New Year’s Eve.

Our Christmas Newsletter is here!

3rd Dec 2018

We’re relaunching our newsletter. Read all about having a plastic free Christmas including a Greater Manchester plastic-free map. Read the newsletter here.

How to be more engaging when communicating around climate change

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Over the last three decades, reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have made it increasingly clear that wide-scale societal and political changes are required to ensure a sustainable, resilient future.

Levenshulme parents air pollution investigation reveals shocking results (Levy Clean Air)

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news release

An investigation by a group of Levenshulme parents into air pollution across the Manchester suburb has revealed shocking levels of air pollution, either approaching or over illegal levels.

Chorlton Cycling and Walking Way (Manchester City Council)

Support the Chorlton Cycling and Walking Route

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take action

Manchester City Council are leading a consultation on a 5km, £13.4 million proposed cycling and walking route from Chorlton to Manchester. You can show your support with this simple email action, created by Love Your Bike.

Time is running out to save Wales’ Amazon rainforest.

transport

2nd Dec 2018

The Welsh Government wants to bulldoze through the Gwent Levels – Wales’ equivalent of the Amazon rainforest for their diversity of wildlife – to build a new 14-mile-long six-lane motorway. Gwent Wildlife Trust urgently needs your help to stop their destruction.

Stockport Hydro’s Environmental Challenge Fund

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The Fund now stands at £3,800 for up to 10 projects. Apply now if you have a environmental, cooperative or community project within the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council boundary.

Fossil Banks – No Thanks

climate

Climate change, long considered an urgent but future threat, is now with us, and already impacting the lives of millions of people around the world. It’s being driven in large part by the continued exploration and burning of coal, oil and gas. …

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