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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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Better Buses for Greater Manchester march from Stagecoach to hand in their 11,000 strong petition to Andy Burnham

transport

news release

29th Dec 2019

Campaigners for Better Buses will lead a march from ‘stingy Stagecoach’ to Andy Burnham’s office on Friday 3rd January. A handmade bus will lead the group to hand in their petition, with a greedy bus shareholder fatcat joining them at the back

Show your support in the buses consultation!

transport

22nd Dec 2019

Add your voice to the Greater Manchester Bus Consultation.

Make 2020 the year we save the planet, with Friends of the Earth’s New Year Resolutions

climate

news release

20th Dec 2019

As the year ends many of us will be thinking about new year resolutions. Friends of the Earth wants everyone, especially those in power, to make 2020 the year we save the planet from catastrophic climate breakdown. It can be small, individual actions, or making the decision to join other people for collective change. Whatever you resolve to do, start the new decade feeling positive that we can all make a difference.

O Where are our Buses?

transport

On a cold Thursday lunchtime - Manchester Friends of the Earth volunteers joined a Better Buses for Greater Manchester Festive celebration at Piccadilly Bus Station to encourage people to support the GM Buses consultation.

Let your MP know that the real work on climate starts now

climate

Now that the election is over, we need as many MPs as possible to roll up their sleeves and start the urgent work of tackling the crisis.

Celebrate the ‘Twelve Trees of Christmas’ with Friends of the Earth

nature

news release

17th Dec 2019

We’re celebrating our native tree species that work year-round fighting the climate crisis, providing homes and food to wildlife, and giving protection from extreme weather such as floods and heatwaves.

New government can’t hide from the climate and ecological emergency

climate

news release

13th Dec 2019

The Conservative Party failed to address the climate and nature emergency in this election but with floods and wildfires already destroying communities here and abroad, the new government cannot hide from its responsibilities and must urgently prioritise the climate crisis – says Friends of the Earth.

Seeing the wood for the trees: where next for our trees campaign?

nature

10th Dec 2019

Tree planting and climate breakdown were high up the agenda during the General Election. But we need to ramp up the level of ambition from landowners and politicians. From rewilding to agroforestry, campaigners Guy Shrubsole and Danny Gross discuss what's needed to achieve systemic change and double tree cover.

Fossil fuel company adverts must display climate change warnings (Client Earth)

climate

8th Dec 2019

We're in a climate emergency that fossil fuel companies helped create. Right now BP is flooding the public with adverts about its clean energy. The truth is that more than 96% of BP's annual spend is still on oil and gas. We think these ads are greenwashing.

General Election Manifestos: Labour tops Friends of the Earth’s climate and nature league table

climate

news release

7th Dec 2019

Next government must put climate and ecological crisis at top of the agenda, says Friends of the Earth

One third of parliamentary candidates pledge to make the climate a deal-breaker if elected

climate

news release

5th Dec 2019

Over 1,000 prospective parliamentary candidates (1,031 as of 05/12/19) out of 3,006 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have taken a Friends of the Earth pledge to make the climate crisis a deal-breaker in how they would vote in parliament if elected.

National Tree Week 2019

nature

1st Dec 2019

Saturday 23rd November saw the start of National Tree Week (23rd November – 1st December) and is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree planting season. To celebrate trees we posted the ‘Tree of the Day’ with details …

Tree of the day – Holly

nature

To celebrate trees we are posting the ‘Tree of the Day’ with details of the trees you are likely to see if you are out and about in Greater Manchester.

Tree of the Day – Birch

nature

30th Nov 2019

To celebrate trees we are posting the ‘Tree of the Day’ with details of the trees you are likely to see if you are out and about in Greater Manchester.

Friends of the Earth reacts to Labour Party’s pledge to plant two billion trees by 2040

nature

news release

27th Nov 2019

Responding to the Labour Party’s 'Plan for Nature' (to be delivered in speech by Jeremy Corbyn at 11am on 28.11) Guy Shrubsole, tree campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said:

Climate and Nature emergencies: Voters need to know where their Greater Manchester Parliamentary candidates stand

climate

news release

Thursday 28th November will see the first #ClimateNatureDebate held during a General Election campaign.[1]

Have your election candidates signed the pledge to fight climate breakdown?

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See who’s standing for election in your area and whether they’ve taken the pledge

More trees please…. a fun Sunday planting 500 trees in Sunnybank Park.

nature

event report

26th Nov 2019

During National Tree Week 2019 Manchester Friends of the Earth joined forces with City of Trees and Tameside Council to plant 500 trees in Sunnybank Park during.

Ask your #GE2019 Parliamentary candidates to Stand up for cycling and walking (Cycling UK)

transport

Has your parliamentary candidate taken the pledge? Find out and let your future MP know that we must have more money for cycling and walking.

Conservative manifesto – Friends of the Earth reaction

news release

25th Nov 2019

Commenting on the Conservative Party General Election manifesto launched yesterday (24 November), Dave Timms, Head of Political Affairs at Friends of the Earth, said:

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