March 2007 Meeting Minutes
A copy of the minutes from our March meeting can be found here.
Inconvenient Truth Screenings – Launch night
This week saw the launch of a series of screenings of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, attended by ‘leading’ politicians, campaigners and businesses. The launch night was attended by David Miliband MP, Sec of State for the Environment as well as most of DEFRA, a lot of MPs’ researchers, and journalists alongside us mere citizens. Camden FoE…
Response to Camden’s Waste Strategy
Camden FoE was recently invited to attend an Environment & Culture Scrutiny Committee meeting at Camden council, and to provide feedback on Camden’s draft Waste Strategy, which can be viewed here. Our response document can be viewed here.
Better Climate for Camden
On 19th February, Camden FoE hosted a visit from Camden’s Environmental Policy Officer to learn about how the Council is tackling businesses’ impact on the environment. It appears that there is no lack of takers for their ‘better climate for camden‘ programme, which provides advice and hands-on assistance for all businesses in the borough. However,…
Camden FoE Response to Camden Tube Redevelopment Consultation
Camden FoE have submitted a formal response to Camden Council’s public consultation on the redevelopment of Camden tube station and Camden market. You can view the response document here.
Recycling Rubbish?
This group is attracting a lot of new members at the moment, and the reason why? Frustration with Camden’s recycling service. To be fair some households appear to get an excellent service, and residents welcomed the wider rollout of plastics recycling, but this does not extend to larger blocks and estates in the borough. And…
February 2007 Meeting Minutes
A copy of the minutes from our February meeting can be found here.
Camden FoE launches Green Informer Newsletter
Read the inaugural issue of the Camden Friends of the Earth newsletter – Camden Green Informer here and let us know what you think.
Green Electricity Tariffs – Reality or Rhetoric?
Whilst we should all be choosing a “green” electricity tariff to do our bit to help avert climate change, it is always worth doing a bit of research to make sure the tariff you select is delivering what you believe it is. An excellent new report by the National Consumer Council exposes some of the…
Jan 2007 Monthly Meeting Minutes
Following the success of 2006, the group has agreed to focus on the following themes for 2007: i. Aviationii. Camden Town Tube Re-developmentiii. Domestic Recyclingiv. Business Environmental Managementv. Domestic Energy Efficiency Full minutes from our January meeting can be found here.