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.
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Bee-friendly shopper’s guide to Local Rapeseed Oil
An earth- and pollinator-friendly diet is healthy for us as well as various wild bees, honey bees and other pollinators. This is so whether we are vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous and especially if it includes the best oils and fats.
10th Jan 2018
9 really good alternatives to plastic
Plastic is in crisp packets, toothbrushes, coffee cups – even tea bags. How can you avoid it? Quick tricks to reduce your plastic consumption.
2nd Jan 2018
Manchester Friends of the Earth open meeting: film screening of Demain (Tomorrow)
The first open meeting of 2018 will be the screening of the film: Demain (Tomorrow). Showing solutions, telling a feel-good story… this may be the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crises that our countries are going … Continue reading
30th Dec 2017
21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Leisure and Travel (19-21)
How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Leisure and Travel.
11th Dec 2017
21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Decorations (15-18)
How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Decorations
9th Dec 2017
Solidarity with Human Rights and Environment Defenders (Open meeting – Tues 12th December)
This month’s open meeting will hear about the work of Friends of the Earth International and the local Amnesty International group on their work to protect human rights and environmental defenders around the world.
8th Dec 2017
21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Food (11-14)
How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Food.
21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Gifts (6-10)
How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Gifts.
7th Dec 2017
21 eco-friendly Christmas tips. Trees (1-5)
How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season… first up Trees.
3rd Dec 2017
Can the climate afford Europe’s gas addiction?
Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned a team of climate change scientists to determine how much gas Europe can afford to use in its future energy mix.
7th Nov 2017
What can I do to stop pumpkin waste?
Pumpkin is not just for Halloween. We send 18,000 tonnes of squash to landfill a year. Save money and food by cooking delicious pumpkin all year round.
28th Oct 2017
#ProtectOurFutures action in Manchester
On Saturday 14 October, people across the world stood together in an international day of action to protect our futures from fossil fuel projects.
12th Oct 2017
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Why eating grass-fed beef isn’t going to help fight climate change
What is the net climate impact of grass-fed ruminants, taking into account all greenhouse gas emissions and removals? The new report Grazed and Confused looks into the evidence. Beef gets a bad press, environmentally speaking. We’re bombarded with reports highlighting … Continue reading
4th Oct 2017
Getting the North on Track: our Message to Conservative Conference
On the morning of Monday 2nd October, “Thomas the Tank engine” and a pre-pay meter, helped transport campaigners ask Conservative Party conference delegates to put some money in the electricity meter to help fund the rail electrification programme that the … Continue reading
2nd Oct 2017
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UpRising Programmes: Environmental Leadership open for applications
The Environmental Leadership Programme gives young adults aged 19-25 the chance to learn directly from cross-sector, expert sustainability leaders as well as plan their own environmental project to make the world a better, brighter place to live in.
19th Sep 2017
Can you help drive forward Manchester’s work on climate change?
Are you passionate about Manchester becoming a leading city for action on climate change? Can you help to engage and inspire new audiences to get involved? Do you have experience of bringing about positive change (not necessarily on climate change)?
Climate change is a threat to national security
Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey and deadly monsoons in South East Asia – politicians need to wake up and treat climate change like a threat to national security. Just imagine, for a moment, that the US and UK governments received an … Continue reading
8th Sep 2017
Using Twitter for effective campaigning (training session)
At the media & comms skillshare session in March – one of the most requested follow up sessions was for a more detailed Twitter training session. and so,…. Manchester Friends of the Earth are pleased to announce that September’s meeting … Continue reading
29th Aug 2017
It’s national Clean Air Week. Tip of the Day 1-8
It’s national Clean Air Week, 24th June – 2nd July. We’re bringing you a tip a day.
1st Jul 2017
