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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Lib Dem manifesto: zero waste, clean air and climate action
Commenting on the content of the Liberal Democrat Manifesto launched today (17 May), Dave Timms, Friends of the Earth campaigner, said: “These are welcome and ambitious measures to end the scandal of food waste and make efficient use of our … Continue reading
17th May 2017
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Labour manifesto: fracking ban, Clean Air Act and nature protection
Commenting on the content of the Labour Manifesto launched today (16 May), Dave Timms, Friends of the Earth campaigner, said: “Labour’s manifesto offers a compelling and practical vision for a sustainable energy system which bans fracking, keeps our homes warm … Continue reading
16th May 2017
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Retailers urged to act after pesticides linked to bee decline discovered in “pollinator friendly” garden plants
Call comes ahead of Great British Bee Count, launched next week Garden centres and retailers are being urged to take urgent action after new research, revealed today [1], found some outlets were selling garden plants grown with pesticides linked to … Continue reading
13th May 2017
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Ask Homebase and Wyevale to ditch bee-harming pesticides
B&Q has just announced that its flowering plants will be free of neonicotinoid pesticides from next year. This is fantastic news for our bees and gardeners.
11th May 2017
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Stockport
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
10th May 2017
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Salford
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish results as they come … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Rochdale
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Bury
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. See the results as they come in.
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your Bolton candidates
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Tameside
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Trafford
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Wigan
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Manchester
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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General Election 2017 – Tweet your candidates in Oldham
On Thursday 8th June, people across Greater Manchester have the opportunity to vote for their Members of Parliament. Manchester Friends of the Earth have been asking the candidates’ views on key environmental issues. We will publish the results as they … Continue reading
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Join the Rolling Resistance this July… at the Cuadrilla fracking site (Reclaim the Power)
Since fracking firm Cuadrilla started work on a drilling pad at Preston New Road in Lancashire in January 2017 the battle against this toxic industry has entered a new phase. Following years of sustained campaigning from local anti-fracking groups including … Continue reading
9th May 2017
B&Q to ban neonicotinoid pesticides from flowering plant range to protect bees – other retailers urged to follow suit
Garden centres and leading plant retailers are being urged by Friends of the Earth to follow B&Q’s lead after the retailer announced today (Tuesday 9 May) that it has banned suppliers from using neonicotinoid pesticides in its flowering plant range … Continue reading
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Can you help fund solar power in the Himalayas?
One of our volunteers, Fatin, tells us about the Global Himalayan Expedition 2017… There are many people in this world who have never even seen something as basic as a light bulb! Thus, this campaign is been set up to fundraise … Continue reading
7th May 2017
Greater Manchester Mayor result – Manchester Friends of the Earth response
Responding to the announcement that Andy Burnham has been elected Greater Manchester Mayor, Manchester Friends of the Earth welcome the commitments Andy Burnham made to:
5th May 2017
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Government air quality plans “woefully inadequate” with a “breath-taking lack of detail” – says Friends of the Earth
The government’s draft Air Quality Plan has been branded “woefully inadequate” and won’t deliver clean air for all Friends of the Earth warned today (5 May 2017) as they call on manufacturers to foot more of the bill.
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General Election 2017: A cleaner, greener, healthier, fairer UK
Our environment can’t wait. For too long action has been seen as something that will only benefit future generations or put off as a ‘nice to have’. But the harm done by problems such as air pollution and run-away climate … Continue reading
3rd May 2017
