Camden Friends of the Earth today responded to London Council’s consultation on throw-out shopping bags. The group supports the introduction of a levy on all throw out shopping bags, whether paper or plastic, together with restrictions on the types of bags that shops can supply. Bags use finite resources in their manufacture and distribution. Additionally,…
Last weekend members of Camden FOE joined with Greenpeace, WDM, and the National Trust to ask West London residents for their views on the expansion of Heathrow airport. As thousands of people gathered at the nearby Climate Camp we wanted to back up their action with evidence of local opinion. A thousand people were questioned,…
This week sees the theory of peak oil going mainstream with the International Energy Agency’s Medium Term Oil Market Report predicting a global oil “supply crunch” by 2012. The theory of Peak Oil is that world production will peak and plateau at an undefined point in time and then begin to decline while demand continues…
As part of London Sustainability Weeks, Camden Friends of the Earth is hosting a Curry Evening to raise awareness of action on climate change – locally, nationally and internationally – with the opportunity to hear about FoE’s progress from Suzy Edwards, a Friends of the Earth Board Member. The event will take place at the…
Camden FoE was out in force for the start of London Sustainability Weeks at Camden Green Fair. It was a beautiful sunny day and we spoke to people from all around London and beyond. Over 300 people signed up to the Big Ask campaign, and we managed to raise some funds for future educational initiatives.
Our guerrilla bags project was featured on BBC Breakfast today, with me (Liz) on the sewing machine in a corner of Television Centre to show how easy it is to create something that does so much good in so little time. Whilst I doubt that I was using green energy for the creation of those…
Camden FoE has always looked out for ways to engage people on the street in discussions about the environment, but often actions speak louder than words. So, when we wanted to challenge people’s use of plastic bags we wanted to offer a practical solution. We’re concerned about the use of these bags as they kill…
The Camden New Journal reported on 10 May of an Eco War breaking out in the borough. We’ve taken the bait and dived in to the melee. The supposed war concerns plans by the Council’s Sustainability TaskForce to revolutionise energy supply and demand in the borough, by supporting local energy generating stations in housing estates.…
Camden FoE has held it’s first Big Ask pub quiz – raising awareness and funds for the Big Ask campaign Camden Friends of the Earth has hosted a “Does my Ask look Big in this?” Pub Quiz at the Adelaide Pub, Adelaide Road, NW3 on Monday 16th April. Every entrant received a free low energy…
Camden Friends of the Earth recently wrote to local papers The Camden New Journal and The Ham & High about the recycling services in Camden. Here is our letter: Sir, With regard to recent articles on Camden’s waste collections. Residents are complaining that their two rubbish collections per week are being changed to two recycling…