On Saturday 10th May, following the success of our clothing swap back in the autumn, we held our first book swap at the Swiss Cottage library in Camden. It was a great opportunity for attendees to bring pre-loved books to declutter their shelves, to replace them with fresh new reads, without the detrimental environmental impact…
Misinformation and ignorance are amongst the greatest challenges when it comes to fighting climate change and protecting our future. Fossil fuel companies knew all the facts back in the 1970s, but instead of trying to prevent the disaster they foresaw, they have spent billions to mislead and confuse the public. And they have been very…
We’re all trying to do our best to protect the environment and to reduce our carbon footprint. Yet it’s easy to do things that are actually counterproductive, as there are so many myths and misconceptions out there that are constantly being repeated. We’ve therefore produced this guide of 4 common ones. 1. Buying too many…
By Anna Smith Planet over Profit is Friends of the Earth’s tactical effort to hold corporations to account for their lack of sustainability awareness and harm on the planet through the exploitation of products/processes which harm both people and planet. We’ve put together this helpful summary guide to help you understand what resources and key…
With the excitement of the general election behind us, it’s time to re-focus on the local agenda. In 2011 the council launched their sustainability plan, Green Action for Change, with some fanfare. The plan sensibly focused many of the Council’s initiatives around improvements that would directly benefit local residents (such as home insulation). At the…
Camden Friends of the Earth and Transition Kentish Town invite you to a screening of the hard-hitting documentary Toxic Soup about the politics of pollution and giant corporations, which manipulate the system to delay environmental reform for increased profits. Toxic Soup shares the stories of citizens across the world as they fight to keep their brood,…
We ran a survey over June and July to find out what people in Camden think about environmental issues. We received 80 responses in total – from our website, email list, other community group email lists, Camden Green Fair and a stall at Parliament Hill farmer’s market. Here’s some of the top level results from…
Are you aged between 18-30? Live in London? Passionate about the environment? Keen to get involved in actions around the capital? Friends of the Earth is looking to develop a new network of activists in London, bringing together people aged 18-30 to take part in a variety of campaign actions and social activities across the…
We have a letter in this week’s Camden New Journal (22 April) about the Hampstead & Kilburn Hustings: read more here.
Camden Friends of the Earth took campaigning to the catwalk (well, almost) when we were invited to the UCLU Modo Green Fashion Show on 28 February. We ran a stall for our Get Serious about CO2 campaign, getting over 50 postcards signed and a lot of positive response from those at the event! We also…