News Archive - page 2

Green Festival - what should be in a Plan for Bees? (Sep 2013)

On 1st September, Nottingham Friends of the Earth decided to do something different than its regular gathering of petition signatures.

Photos - Triathlon club TFN back the Bee Cause (Aug 2013)

A team from a local triathlon club 'TFN' dressed as bees at a Club Relay at Holme Pierrepont on 24th/25th August 2013 promoting the Bee Cause.

Local MPs back Bee Cause campaign (Jul 2013)

Local MPs supporting our campaign for a National Bee Action Plan include Graham Allen (Nottm N), Lilian Greenwood (Nottm S), Vernon Coaker (Gedling) and Chris Leslie (Nottm E).

Will they frack Long Eaton? (Jun 2013)

The government has produced estimates of shale gas deposits across the North of England, including parts of the East Midlands. These are in a report by the British Geological Survey (BGS, based in Keyworth) - see DECC website.

Lies, damned lies and Nottingham energy statistics (Aug 2013)

Nottingham City Council has refused to correct false propaganda about its Energy Strategy. Everyone who attended a seminar on energy policy in May 2013 received an 'ezine' (2MB) which claimed that 11% of the heat and power consumed in the city is being produced from 'renewables and waste'.

Why is Graham Allen the only local MP to back the 'energybillrevolution'? (Feb 2013)

Thanks to Graham Allen, MP for Nottingham North, for supporting the energybillrevolution campaign to eradicate fuel poverty by investing in energy efficiency.

Green jobs are working - let's have some more! (Oct 2012)

Nottingham Friends of the Earth is calling on our local MPs to tell the government that green jobs are good for the economy. And we want the forthcoming Energy Bill to give a high priority to renewable energy.

Bee food-tasting challenge in West Bridgford (Aug 2012)

Did you know that without bees, and other pollinating insects, it could cost UK farmers £1.8bn more to produce our food? At West Bridgford's 'Lark in the Park' on 1 August, children and adults were challenged to guess which foods have been made with the help of bees and which haven't.

Robin Hood gets a 'CBE' in drive for Clean British Energy (June 2012)

Friends of the Earth has been awarding CBE medals to national icons as part of our campaign for Clean British Energy. In Nottingham the award went to Robin Hood and Brian Clough. Nationally, Queen Victoria, Tony Hancock and James Watt were amongst those to get the CBE treatment.

Environment Agency says incinerator is 'best available technology' (May 2012)

The Environment Agency is consulting on plans to permit a 25% increase in annual pollution from the Eastcroft Incinerator. The Agency has dismissed arguments from local residents that 'best available technology' should be able to reduce permitted emissions.

EDF-off: campaign to break the Big 6 energy company monopoly (Jan 2012)

On 21 January, people dressed as energy company representatives stopped shoppers at the Victoria Centre clock tower entrance to thank them for paying generously through their gas and electric bills to help the companies achieve record profits. A closer look at the company logos showed they said 'EDF-off', 'E not on', and 'Brutish Gas'.

County wants views on fracking for shale gas (Jan 2012)

Nottinghamshire's Minerals Plan is being revised. Amongst other things, views are being sought on 'key constraints' which should be applied to drilling for methane from coal seams ('coal bed methane'). And are there any reasons not to be positive about shale gas fracking?