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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Our Christmas Newsletter is here!
We’re relaunching our newsletter. Read all about having a plastic free Christmas including a Greater Manchester plastic-free map. Read the newsletter here.
3rd Dec 2018
How to be more engaging when communicating around climate change
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.
Support the Chorlton Cycling and Walking Route
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.
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Stockport Hydro’s Environmental Challenge Fund
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.
2nd Dec 2018
Risky business: Local government pension funds and the climate crisis
How Local Government Pension Funds are failing to protect themselves from the financial risks of climate change. Continue reading
10th Nov 2018
Go plastic-free this Christmas with Friends of the Earth
Christmas will be here before we know it, with some people way ahead of the game when it comes to organising parties and shopping for gifts.
8th Nov 2018
Special Report: How air pollution is cutting life expectancy in Manchester (Granada ITV)
Manchester has at times the dirtiest, most polluted air in Western Europe and people living in the city could have their lives shortened because of it.
12th Oct 2018
IPCC climate change report – what it means
What is the IPCC – and why is there so much fuss about this new UN report on the effects of global warming?
11th Oct 2018
Plastic Free GM Petition
Sign our petition for a future free of single-use plastics in Greater Manchester!
30th Sep 2018
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Mcr’s first waste food catering social enterprise! (Crowdfunder)
The team that brought you Manchester’s first waste food pay-as-you-feel restaurant (Real Junk Food Manchester), is now working to open our city’s first waste food catering social enterprise, and we’re calling it… Open Kitchen MCR.
23rd Sep 2018
Coming soon…. PARK(ing) Day (Friday 21st September)
Would you like to join us (and several thousands of other people around the world) and re-imagine a City Centre car-parking space on Friday 21st September?
29th Aug 2018
Help Manchester Friends of the Earth * Recycle * Reuse * Raise Money *
Manchester Friends of the Earth have signed up with the Recycling for Good Causes scheme to collect unwanted items and recycle them to raise money for Friends of the Earth.
15th Aug 2018
Interviews with women for PhD project on air pollution – can you help?
My name is Maria – I am a PhD student at Manchester Metropolitan University. My PhD focuses on promoting the voices of citizens when it comes to air pollution and designing future clean urban environments. Specifically, I am focusing on … Continue reading
Healthy Air: Our New Animation
See our new animation. Why healthy air matters and what you can do about it.
13th Aug 2018
Have your say on our Nature Laws post Brexit
Environmental principles and governance consultation Friends of the Earth are asking local groups and individuals to respond to the Government’s consultation on Environmental Principles and Governance. Responses must be in by the 2nd August.
23rd Jul 2018
On Clean Air Day leave the car at home… walk, cycle or take public transport
Clean air – we all want to know our air is healthy. But too many of us breathe dirty air every day, especially in our towns and cities. Air pollution is a hidden killer and it hits children, older people … Continue reading
7th Jun 2018
Brexit’s effect on our environment: fracking
Brexit will affect many different aspects of our environment, from wildlife to air pollution. Here we look at what impact Brexit will have on fracking. Continue reading
6th Apr 2018
Local elections 2018…. will the environment win? #LE2018
Across Greater Manchester people will have the opportunity to vote for local council candidates on Thursday 3rd May. Ahead of polling day, Manchester Friends of the Earth will be asking all local council candidates standing in the election to let … Continue reading
28th Mar 2018
Basecamp (1-3 June 2018)
Come get clued up on taking action for a positive environment, listen to thought-provoking speakers, meet and swap stories with inspiring fellow campaigners and recharge in the beautiful countryside.
25th Mar 2018
Transforming our economy: Scaling up solutions
We live in a world facing many destructive and entwined crises – including growing inequality, climate change, poverty, pollution and human rights violations. Our current economic system is perpetuating and exacerbating these crises.
8th Feb 2018
