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Archive

FoE members (including orang-utan) give letter to MPBelow are links to copies of most of our recent press releases and some other miscellaneous documents.  They are catalogued by subject, with the documments that are not press releases in italic.  Material that was picked up by the media is in bold.  There is an index for the archive in the column on the right.

The archive also includes a section containing recent local newsletters.


Bio-fuels

Bio-fuels - "not as green as they seem" - new e-petition launched

Leicester FoE to lobby City Council on dangers of bio-fuels

Letter to councillor Wann

Leicester Friends of the Earth continue to press City Council on unsustainable bio-fuels

Leicester Friends of the Earth press City Council further on bio-fuels

Local MP to be lobbied by orang-utan


Abigail the orang-utan's letter to MP


Local MP lobbied by orang-utan


Letter for people to send to their MP


Column for Leicester Mercury


Bio-fuels leaflet

"Round robin" e-mail pushing petition

Letter to Peter Soulsby M.P. re DEFRA Select Committee report on bio-fuels

Local group's petition against unsustainable bio-fuels gets nearly 900 signatures


Letter from Abigail to the people of Leicester

Bio-fuels choice taken away

Campaigning orang-utan on Queens Road - 12.7.08.

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Climate

Leicester Friends of the Earth welcome Stern Report

Leicester Friends of the Earth give qualified welcome to EU climate proposals

Local Friends of the Earth Activists to attend Climate Camp


Leaked briefing raises questions over Government commitment to renewable energy.

Leicester Friends of the Earth welcome latest climate report

Leicester Friends of the Earth welcome Climate Bill, but call for it to be strengthened

Recent floods "a wake up call"

Climate change - a socialist perspective (a personal opinion piece for Leicester Social Forum's May Day Festival of Alternatives programme).

"Round robin" climate e-mail

Leicester FoE's response to consultation on Draft Climate Bill

Local MPs praised for supporting calls for a stronger Climate Change Bill

Brown turns a blind eye to aviation - photo op - 1.4.08.

Mercury letter supporting wind farms

Mercury letter re windfarm - 17.7.08.

Mercury letter re "clean" coal - 13.8.08.

Local activists attend climate camp - 14.8.08.

Trying to hold down fuel prices swimming against the tide (First Person piece for Leicester Mercury - Sept '08)

Time to do something about the energy industry - (First Person piece for the Leicester Mercury - Sept '08)

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Anti-incinerator campaign

Leicester Friends of the Earth attack plans for new incinerators

Activists in gas masks to lobby council meeting


Whetstone site being considered for new waste incinerator


Psychedelic incinerators (one of a number of letters in the Leicester Mercury)

Hull decision raises fresh doubts over Leicestershire incinerator

New revelations confirm campaigners' incinerator warnings

Second potential incinerator site revealed - 15.9.08.

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Housing and "Ecotowns"

Environmentalists attack eco-town proposals

Environmentalists attack "eco-town" proposals - 7.1.08.

Environmental campaigners condemn attempts to link opposition to "eco-town" to an anti-immigration agenda

Immigration has nothing to do with it - letter to Leicester Mercury


How green are "eco-towns"? - First Person piece for Leicester Mercury

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Marine

Local campaigners join call for action in the wake of report identifying the seas around the UK as amongst the worst affected by human activities

"Help make sure that the Marine Bill gives the UK marine environment the protection that it needs" - (Appeal for support and what you can do)

UK marine reserves: briefing for members of parliament


Leicestershire may not be near the sea, but...- 21.3.08.


Briefing for Marine Reserves Campaign local contacts -  22.3.08.

Save our seas - 11.4.08

Join our naked photo shoot in support of marine reserves


Stripping to save our seas - 22.4.08. (national PR)

Stripping to save our seas - 1.6.08 (local PR)

Stripping to save our seas - 1.6.08. (national PR)


Report on 2008 World Ocean Day photo shoot (and 2008 World Naked Bike Ride event in Brighton)

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M1 Widening

10 lane super highway planned across East Midlands

Local activists condemn escalating costs of M1 widening

M1 widening may be target of next year's Climate Camp

Campaigners welcome scrapping of M1 widening plans


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Nuclear

Leicester Friends of the Earth condemn Blair's capitulation to nuclear lobby

Leicester Friends of the Earth condemn White Paper's support for nuclear

Nuclear power is not the answer - 10.1.08.


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Planning

Planning law changes to railroad through major schemes

Wildlife Trusts Briefing on Planning White Paper


Wildlife Trusts case studies on potential impact of Planning White Paper proposals

Campaigners defend local people's right to a say on planning issues

Peter Soulsby MP supports local people's right to a say on planning issues

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Miscellaneous

Leicester Friends of the Earth named Group of the Year

Leicester Friends of the Earth response to Queen's Speech


Leicester Friends of the Earth condemn budget as missed opportunity for the environment

Touring speaker from Tajikistan to speak at joint Friends of the Earth/Oxfam meeting

Exciting new website launched - 8.1.08.

Joint meeting to launch Transition Leicester


Contribution to on-line debate on population

Local environmental group welcomes wind power proposals - 24.5.08.

Leicester Friends of the Earth welcome launch of local wind power action group - 18.8.08.

Leicestershire to host Friends of the Earth national conference - 12.9.08.

Leicestershire hosts Friends of the Earth national conference - 14.9.08.

Local incinerator activist wins award - 14.9.08.

Disingenuous - reply to Roger Helmer, MEP (letter to Mercury -18.9.08)

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Leicester FoE Newsletters

October 2008
June/July 2008
May 2008
March/April 2008
February 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
Feb 2007

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Index to archive

Bio-fuels

Climate

Anti-incinerator campaign

Housing and "Eco-towns"

Marine

M1 Widening

Nuclear

Planning

Miscellaneous

Leicester FoE Newsletters

Photos

Big Ask aviation photo op - 5.4.08 - 1, 2, 3, 4


FoE logo from FoE
(accessed 25.11.07.)
Photo from author's collection