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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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

World COPD day – Greater Manchester needs clean air!

transport

news release

19th Nov 2019

Ahead of world COPD day on Wednesday 20th November, Manchester Friends of the Earth are calling on all candidates seeking to be elected as Greater Manchester MPs to support urgent action to reduce the illegal levels of air pollution across Greater Manchester. [1]

Parents install airplane style ‘oxygen masks’ at local bus stop to highlight toxic Manchester streets

transport

news release

8th Nov 2019

A group of parents have installed airplane style ‘oxygen masks’ at their local bus stop to highlight the toxic air on UK streets. The masks drop down when air pollution reaches dangerous levels. With 83% of UK parents worried about the effect of air pollution* on their families the group are calling for urgent action to reduce air pollution, such as the inclusion of the most polluting private cars in the Clean Air Zone for Greater Manchester.

Green number plates

transport

news release

23rd Oct 2019

Here’s what we think about green number plates for electric cars under government plans to encourage more zero-emission vehicles.

Halt damaging Arundel bypass – Friends of the Earth CEO writes to Transport Secretary

transport

news release

21st Oct 2019

Friends of the Earth chief executive, Craig Bennett has written to Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, urging him to halt plans to build an Arundel bypass because of its environmental and community impacts. A consultation into the route ends this Thursday (24 October).

Court of Appeal to hear Friends of the Earth’s climate case against Heathrow third runway

transport

news release

17th Oct 2019

Friends of the Earth will today (17th October) take its legal case against Heathrow’s third runway plans to the Court of Appeal.

Arundel Bypass: Friends of the Earth continues challenge to scheme, and calls for Highways England to be scrapped

transport

news release

8th Oct 2019

Friends of the Earth chief executive to challenge Highways England over ‘disastrous’ Arundel Bypass plans

Friends of the Earth reacts to road transport and air emissions

transport

news release

16th Sep 2019

"Increasing number of car miles is still locking us in to a high carbon future"

We need a transport revolution, as UK passes net zero emissions law

transport

news release

27th Jun 2019

Friends of the Earth has released a new study showing that for the UK to deliver on its new net zero greenhouse gas target, a 20% reduction in car travel needs to be a reality in the next 11 years. Further, 100% of new cars need to be electric, and flights will have to be reduced by around 18%

Heathrow expansion plans revealed

transport

news release

18th Jun 2019

Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Craig Bennett comments on newly revealed plans for Heathrow's third runway.

M4 relief road rejected

transport

news release

4th Jun 2019

The M4 relief road has been rejected which is great news for Wales and the planet.

Frustration as Grayling reaffirms road through Rimrose as his preferred choice

transport

news release

14th May 2019

Friends of the Earth condemns a government response to call to immediately halt plans to build a road through the heart of Rimrose Valley Country Park in Sefton. Local campaigners and leading environmental organisation Friends of the Earth have condemned …

Friends of the Earth on board with Labour policy to bring back buses

transport

news release

25th Apr 2019

Labour has released details of a new plan for a £1.3bn bus transformation fund.

ULEZ a ‘crucial’ step in the fight for clean air

transport

news release

8th Apr 2019

But tougher measures and transitional support needed to help all Londoners breathe more easily. The introduction today of the first phase of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in central London has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.

Ashton MP Angela Rayner, Salford Mayor Paul Dennett and Manchester City leader Richard Leese support Better Buses passenger action (Better Buses for Greater Manchester campaign)

transport

news release

6th Mar 2019

Better Buses Action Week (4th-11th March) – initiated by campaign group Better Buses for Greater Manchester – is a week of creative action to get local leaders and Andy Burnham’s attention, supported by Ashton MP Angela Rayner and Manchester City …

Mapped: Over 120 locations across North West breaching air pollution limits

transport

news release

27th Feb 2019

A data audit* by Friends of the Earth has revealed the 126 sites across the North West that have breached the annual Air Quality Objective for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels, which is set to protect health. Of these sites Manchester’s …

Nearly two thousand locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland breaching air pollution limits

transport

news release

A data audit* by Friends of the Earth has revealed the 1,758 sites across the England, Wales and Northern Ireland that have breached the annual Air Quality Objective for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels, which is set to protect health.

GM Clean Air Plan should include cars says parents group (Clean Air Levenshulme)

transport

news release

26th Feb 2019

26 February 2019 – for immediate release Commenting on the GM Clean Air Plan proposals unveiled today (1), Jen O’Brien from Clean Air Levenshulme, a local parents and residents group in one of the most polluted suburbs in Greater Manchester …

News release: Air pollution in Greater Manchester… we need urgent action from Government and GM Mayor

transport

news release

Responding to Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan, Manchester Friends of the Earth are dismayed that Greater Manchester will not tackle illegal levels of air pollution before 2024. [1]

It’s time for free bus travel as new figures expected to show Department for Transport failing on climate change (Friends of the Earth)

transport

news release

5th Feb 2019

Annual greenhouse gas emissions data released today Move to electric cars needed, but alone won’t solve the problem says new research Friends of the Earth propose free bus travel as part of sensible solution

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