Group Meeting
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Bag Free Belsize
As part of our campaign on waste, members of Camden Friends of the Earth went out to interview people on the streets of Belsize Park regarding their views on throw-away shopping bags. Shoppers were asked whether they supported the idea of Belsize Park going “Bag Free” and how they think this should be achieved. The…
Public meeting – 13th November
Camden FOE is hosting a public meeting to raise awareness about climate change and to encourage local MPs, Glenda Jackson and Frank Dobson, to back a strong climate change bill. The bill will be introduced to parliament in November and FOE has concerns that the draft did not include…– targets that reflected the latest scientific…
Bin Bags
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,…
Heathrow: Getting local residents voices heard
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,…
Peak Oil goes mainstream
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…
The Big Green Curry – 14th June 2007
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 Green Fair
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.
BBC Breakfast Bags
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…
Guerrilla bags
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…