Lies, damned lies and Nottingham energy statistics? (Jun 2013)

Nottingham City Council has claimed that 11% of the heat and power consumed in the city is being produced from 'renewables and waste'. But it has not been able to justify that claim. By contrast, figures in the City's Energy Strategy (April 2010)... More >

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. Unfortunately, none of the other MPs in Greater Nottingham have yet supported this... More >

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. Research by Green Alliance has shown... More >

About this group

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month (except August and December), 7.30pm, in the Committee Room at the Friends Meeting House, Clarendon Street NG1 5JD. All welcome. Our membership covers the Greater Nottingham area. Contact details are at www.nottfoe.gn.apc.org/contacts.htm which also has recent newsletters.

For our current news archive click 'Latest news' above. Recent activities have included:

• Supporting the campaign for a National Bee Action Plan to reverse the decline of bees and other pollinating insects
• Campaigning for Clean British Energy - local renewable energy, not fossil fuels from the Big Six
• Supporting the campaign to defend Sherwood Forest and other woodland against government cuts and privatisation
• Supporting Nottingham Pro-Wind Alliance
• Sponsoring a discussion at Broadway Cinema after the film 'Gasland' on the threat of shale gas extraction coming to the Notts-Derbys border
• Campaigning for our local councils to 'Get Serious' about reducing climate change emissions
• Introducing 'cowmuters' to the Nottingham tram to highlight the threat to rainforests from importing animal feed
• Supporting Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill (NAIL) in campaigning to oppose expansion of Nottingham's Eastcroft Incinerator
• Campaigning for renewable energy, opposing expansion of aviation, and previous campaigns on biofuels, GM crops, local food, recycling, toxic chemicals, etc

Information on previous campaigns can be found on our old website hosted by GreenNet.

See also our Facebook site for Friends of the Earth - Nottingham.

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Telephone contact	Nigel Lee