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Manchester FoE #nearly40 – Birthday Celebration 10th February

Join us for our nearly40 birthday. Help us celebrate four decades of keeping people talking, thinking and acting on all things environmental. Music from 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, buffet, meet the  campaigners, press & photo exhibition. Entry £5. Places … Continue reading

 

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Book Depository: Raise money for Friends of the Earth every time you buy a book

Raise money for Friends of the Earth every time you buy a book – and get big discounts too. Now you can buy great value books and help the planet. Every time you order from The Book Depository, Friends of the Earth … Continue reading

 

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Manchester FOE campaign planning day, Saturday 21st January

Come along to our campaign planning day and help us plan our campaign activities for 2012.  With sessions on our current campaigns on climate change,  transport and food. Also sessions looking at new national campaigns in 2012 on energy, bees … Continue reading

 

North West local action networking Day 4th Feb 2012

North West networking day, Saturday 4th Feb, Liverpool

Here’s some further info about the Friends of the Earth North West networking day in Liverpool on Saturday 4th Feb – we hope you can make it Here is the plan for the day so far (comments & suggestions welcome):

 

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11th January 2012 News Release: Campaigners urge Government to drop solar court case

For immediate release: 11 January 2012 Campaigners are urging the Government to drop its appeal against last month’s High Court ruling that its solar cuts are illegal, a move that is jeopardising thousands of jobs and will land the taxpayer … Continue reading

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Manchester Friends of the Earth – Full Group meeting (Tuesday 10th January)

Join us for 2012′s first Full Group meeting next week. 2012 is going to be a big year for Green issues and we need to make sure our voice is heard!

 

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The Twelve Tweets of Christmas

Follow us on twitter for our seasonal suggestions for a better, greener world. Share and discuss using the hash tag #12tweetschristmas.

 

Consultation: Interim Strategy for Cycling in Manchester

“Manchester is a city which is passionate about cycling in all its forms, with a host of national and international cycling events taking place in its world-class facilities and a large number of partners and groups dedicated to the development … Continue reading

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Solar campaign hots up

The campaign to save the solar feed-in tariff is really starting to hot up.  With support for solar energy slashed by more than half from Monday 12 December, the pressure has been mounting on the Government to reconsider its plans.

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12th December 2011 News Release: Greater Manchester Joins Call on Government Not To Turn Lights Out On Solar Energy

Businesses, councils and MPs across Greater Manchester are backing Friends of the Earth’s Final Demand campaign, calling on the Government to urgently rethink its proposal to slash support for solar energy.