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Manchester Day Parade and the Clean Air Machine


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On Sunday 18th June 2017, Manchester Friends of the Earth joined over 2,000 people taking part in the Manchester Day Parade. Keen to be creative and communicate an important message whilst fitting with the ‘Abracadabra’ magic theme of the year’s …

What can we do about waste

Highlights from our first Waste Campaign meeting


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Highlights from the first Waste Campaign meeting – brainstorming and narrowing down focus We held our first waste campaign meeting last Tuesday at Green Fish. As waste is such a multifaceted and complex issue, and although ideally we would like to …

An update from the Love your planet - Valentine's renewables meeting


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Thanks to everyone who came to our special Valentine’s meeting on Tuesday. We started with some chocolates and a couple of videos to get us in the mood, including a milky love story, a hot date night, and one that …

Armstrong Aggregates announced it will terminate work with AE Yates Ltd and drilling firm Cuadrilla


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ANTI-FRACKING protesters celebrated today as a Bolton firm ended its involvement in a controversial project. Quarry operators Armstrong Aggregates announced that it will terminate work with AE Yates Ltd and drilling firm Cuadrilla to provide materials for the building of …

Historic plan to cut EU food waste in half. Thank you


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The EU has agreed an historic commitment to halve food waste across Europe, following campaigning by Friends of the Earth supporters and others. 60,000 of you joined us and almost 50 other organisations to demand that countries across Europe commit to tackle the …

Where next for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework?


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The deadline for responses to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework consultation passed  at 23.59 on Monday 16th January 2017.  So what comes next?

Why fracking will not happen in Lancashire


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Local resident near proposed fracking site in Lancashire, Claire Stephenson explains why she thinks there won’t be fracking, and how you can help fight it. On Thursday 5 January Cuadrilla moved on to Preston New Road with its contractors, AE Yates of Bolton …

Thank you to Friends of the Earth local group members


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The dedicated network of Friends of the Earth local groups is at the heart of our movement and year after year remains a powerful force for change. We’ve had an amazing year together, with some wonderful successes, and for that …

Unite Against Fracking: presentations and resources


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On September 24th, over 100 people came to Manchester for a day of workshops, inspirational speakers and updates from the fracking struggle across the country.

Aviation’s plan for a climate get out of jail free card – a recipe for disaster


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The aviation industry is currently meeting in Canada hoping to secure a deal that will allow them to massively increase their climate pollution whilst hiding behind dodgy offset schemes.

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Are tram tracks safe for cyclists? (BBC Inside Out)


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Cyclists in three UK cities – Nottingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh – have raised concerns about the safety of tram tracks following a series of accidents. John Melia was run over by a car after his wheel got caught in a …

Bury Council - Motion on Fracking passed


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The motion on Fracking below was passed by Bury Council on Wednesday, 13th July, 2016.

News from the Open Meeting (12th July)


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The Manchester Friends of the Earth Open July heard from Heike an active member of the Stop TTIP campaign about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).  The current focus of the campaign is …

No Planet B - time to care, time to act. 10 Free events in 14 Days in Bolton


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Bolton Climate Change Awareness Network brings you 10 free events in 14 days highlighting the climate change crisis.  See leaflet below.

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Open letter to Councillor Kieran Quinn, Chair of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund from Fossil Free Greater Manchester


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Councillor Kieran Quinn, Chair, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, Guardsman Tony Downes House, 5 Manchester Road, Droylsden, M43 6SF 13th May 2016 Dear Councillor Quinn, Please see below this open letter to you.  We plan to publish this next week but …

Love Your Bike is 10


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Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate our anniversary on Friday 18th March. It’s 10 years since the launch of the ‘Fast Lane Fat Lane‘ adverting campaign that kicked off Love Your Bike, an occasion to reflect on what we’ve …

George Osborne urged to "Keep It Clean"


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Ahead of next week’s Budget, more than 70 organisations from across northern England have called on the Chancellor to ‘Keep it clean’ and back renewable energy for the North.

Leaking landfills – a ticking timebomb as climate change hits?


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Thousands of old landfills could be at risk of leaking out waste and contaminants into rivers and estuaries as sea levels rise, new research shows.

A Valentine message for the Greater Manchester Pension Fund


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Here’s a copy of the Valentine message that Fossil Free Greater Manchester sent to the Greater Manchester Pension Fund following our #showthelove action in Exchange Square on Saturday 13th February.

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Unison NW regional council votes to support the fossil-free divestment campaign...


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At the North West Regional Council meeting on Saturday 6th February, Unison delegates voted unanimously to support a motion on pension funds and divestment from fossil fuels.

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