Tag Archives: Manchester Friends of the Earth

Upcoming Event: Why? Bee Cause! #Manchester Weds 20th Feb 6.30pm #biodiversity #campaigning @ManchesterFoE

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

You’d think that our species would understand that it’s not going to have much of a future if we wipe out the species which pollinate our crops. Apparently not. Some of the people making the decisions on behalf of our … Continue reading →

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Crosspost: #Manchester Friends of the Earth meeting on “how ethical is your shopping basket”

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

Manchester Friends of the Earth has a “full-group” public meeting on the second Tuesday of every month, at the Greenfish Resource Centre on Oldham St. Here’s a report, by one of the FoE co-ordinators, on the most recent meeting. Report … Continue reading →

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Event Report: #Manchester Friends of the Earth and Action for Sustainable Living AGMs

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

It’s that time of year – eggnog, AGMs and enforced jollity. Tuesday night saw 25 or so people attend the Manchester Friends of the Earth do at the Angel pub near the new whizz-bang “green” Co-op building (insert dubious spatial … Continue reading →

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Event Report & Upcoming Event: #Manchester Friends of the Earth mingler and AGM…

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Attention Conservation Notice: Grudging and belated admiration for Friends of the Earth’s innovation in its formatting of a meeting, and plug for its upcoming AGM and pub grub. Manchester Friends of the Earth holds monthly public meetings. We even made … Continue reading →

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Youtube: #Manchester Friends of the Earth meeting October 2012

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Short video about Manchester Friends of the Earth‘s regular meetings. Done largely as an experiment to see how quickly you could make a film about an event. There’s a lot still to be learnt, about things like lighting, angles and … Continue reading →

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Youtube: Dr Alice Bows talks about the ‘What’s Cooking’ report

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Short video starring Dr Alice Bows of the Sustainable Consumption Institute, ahead of the presentation she gave at tonight’s Friends of the Earth meeting.

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Upcoming Event: Friends of the Earth “What’s on your plate: Cooking your dinner or the planet?” Tues Oct 9th, #Manchester

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

So, below is a bit of the press release for a meeting next Tuesday, from 7pm to 9pm at the Green Fish Resource Centre, 46-50 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE  (two minutes walk from Piccadilly Gardens).  It’s based around a … Continue reading →

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They’re de-paving a parking lot and putting up a paradise – #Manchester FoE, 21st Friday

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Shameless cut and paste below of a Manchester Friends of the Earth press release about something happening in the Northern Quarter on Friday. PARK(ing) Day: Want fifty shades of green, not fifty shades of grey? On Friday 21st September, Manchester … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Friends of the Earth “Powering the Future” event: (Damian) Cross post

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

A couple of weeks ago Manchester Friends of the Earth* held a public meeting with lots of knowledgeable speakers and a question and answer session. FoE member Damian Cross very promptly put up an event report, which we’ve only just … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Manchester City Council going through the fracking motions

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Manchester City Council’s dominant Labour group has passed a radically-amended motion about “fracking,” a controversial process of accessing hard-to-reach natural gas.  The original motion, which called on the Council to “declare itself a ‘Fracking-Free Zone’,” was put forward by one … Continue reading →

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