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Votes for the Environment: Results of Survey of Greater Manchester Election Candidates

The report on the results of our survey of local election candidates in Greater Manchester is now available. As more responses to the survey come in, we will be releasing a revised report early in the week beginning 30th April. … Continue reading

 

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Clean British Energy: Make the UK energy independent and earn yourself a CBE

The Government will announce a new Bill that will reform the energy market in the Queen’s speech on 9 May. Recent research revealed that 85% of us want the Big Six energy companies to develop clean British power from our … Continue reading

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Safer Cycling and Walking: Lobby Your Greater Manchester MP Now

Please help John Leech MP make his Road Safety Bill law by asking your MP to support him on the 27th April, when a second reading of the bill will be heard in Parliament. We have prepared a simple email … Continue reading

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How can your vote affect the environment? Ask your local candidates to take our survey.

(STOP PRESS: Interim results available) In the run up to the local elections in Greater Manchester, we’re asking candidates about their policies on climate change, food, waste and sustainable transport. The results will be made available on this website, so … Continue reading

 

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Who is profiting at the planet’s expense?

Help us root out the worst offenders for trashing the planet. Making everything we buy and use is putting the earth’s life-support systems under dangerous strain. That’s why we’re campaigning for all companies to start counting the cost and reduce the impacts their … 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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John Leech MP backs campaign to save support for solar

On Friday 18 November, representatives from local community groups and businesses met Manchester Withington MP John Leech to ask him to back Friends of the Earth’s campaign for an urgent re-think of the Government’s proposal to slash support for solar … Continue reading

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Last Chance to Push Europe Before Durban!

The EU unexpectedly are set to debate a new 30% target in CO2 emissions on Tuesday 16th November – take action now and urge the UK to accept this new target! Continue reading

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Beating big chill without a big bill

Shorter days and frosty nights – the British winter will soon be upon us, and if the mere thought of the coming icy months makes you shudder, then you’ll probably be turning up the heating faster than Usain Bolt running … Continue reading