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. The stall at the Nottingham Green Festival invited the public to feed into a National Pollinator Strategy, asking... More >

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... More >

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. The report also... More >

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). Graham Allen (centre) dressed as a bee to support the Bee Cause at... 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 >

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 >

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... More >

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... More >

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... More >

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... More >

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... More >

Gedling approves wind turbine at Woodborough (Nov 2011)

Gedling Planning Committee approved a wind turbine on a Woodborough farm at its meeting in November. That was in spite of over 1,100 objections organised by a campaign group called WACAT (Woodborough and Calverton against Turbines). However, the... More >

Hockerton community turbine declares dividend (June 2011)

Sustainable Hockerton's 225kW wind turbine has returned a 5% dividend to investors on its first year of operation. It will also pay £3,000 to a community fund. It started operation on 26 January 2010 and was officially opened by Alan Simpson... More >

Throw a wet sponge at Eric Pickles (May 2011)

Our stall at this year's Green Festival had a new addition - Eric Pickles in a bin bag. In April, Friends of the Earth gave the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government a national award for "talking rubbish". In Nottingham in May we... More >

Rainworth incinerator defeated: heathland saved for wildlife (May 2011)

An attempt by Notts County Council and waste company Veolia to build an incinerator on the old Rufford Colliery site near Rainworth has been defeated by a combination of Notts Wildlife Trust, Newark & Sherwood District Council and local campaign... More >

Government challenged to cut rubbish in half (Mar 2011)

On 19 March 2011, Friends of the Earth groups around the country challenged the government to reduce the amount of rubbish we throw away by half by 2020. That would be equivalent to recycling 70% of our current levels of waste. Members of Nottingham... More >

Save Sherwood Forest (Feb 2011)

A well-attended meeting at the end of January agreed to launch a campaign to stop parts of Sherwood Forest being sold off. The main local threat is to Sherwood Pines (between Rufford Abbey and Clipstone). This is an area of woodland, largely... More >

Nottingham to be incinerator capital of East Midlands? (Jan 2011)

Articulated lorries could soon be bringing waste from transfer stations around the region to Nottingham's incinerator at Eastcroft. Rutland have already agreed to send some of their waste, according to incinerator operator WRG. WRG will shortly be... More >

Cows on trams demand rainforest-free food (Oct 2010)

A small herd of cowmuters boarded Nottingham's trams on Wednesday 13 October to demand rainforest-free food. Nottingham Friends of The Earth staged the stunt, as part of a national initiative, to highlight the hidden link between British factory... More >

WRG landfill causes stink in Arnold (Jan 2011)

Residents around the City's main landfill site at Dorket Head have called in specialist solicitors to advise on action against WRG who operate the site. There have been over 600 complaints in the last 2 years, mainly of smells. The landfill comes... More >

Greater Nottingham MPs asked to urge Eric Pickles to stop trashing policies to protect the environment (Aug 2010)

Nottingham Friends of the Earth has written to MPs in the Greater Nottingham area asking them to urge Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles to meet with the Royal Town Planning Institute and others to discuss how to stop the... More >

City Council launches Energy Strategy (Jun 2010)

In June 2010, Nottingham City Council adopted an Energy Strategy aiming at reducing carbon emissions in the city as a whole by 26% by 2020. Nottingham Friends of the Earth welcomed the strategy but urged the Council to increase their target to... More >

Veolia suffers two legal setbacks in Notts (Jul 2010)

In October 2009, Notts Wildlife Trust forced a twelve month delay for Veolia's proposed incinerator at the Rufford Colliery site near Rainworth. Legal opinion obtained by the Trust says that Sherwood Forest, including the Rufford site, should be... More >

Eastcroft incinerator is less than 33% efficient (Mar 2010)

Nottingham City Council has recently released figures showing that in 2007 only 21% of energy from burning waste in the Eastcroft incinerator was sold as heat through the district heating system. That follows an admission by incinerator operator WRG... More >

'Trick or treat' challenge for Nick Palmer MP on climate talks (31 Oct 09)

On Halloween, Broxtowe MP Nick Palmer faced a 'trick or treat' lobby from Nottingham Friends of the Earth, following a fair trade event in Beeston. Local FOE member Judith Dare told Dr Palmer: "We want developed countries to sign up to achieve 40%... More >

Get Serious about CO2 (Jul 09)

People in Nottingham are starting to tell their local councillors to 'get serious about CO2'. Nottingham Friends of the Earth is supporting the national campaign to persuade local authorities around the country to take action to reduce carbon... More >

Nottingham backs Vestas solidarity day (Aug 09)

Following eviction of workers occupying the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight, people in Nottingham backed a day of action on 12 August. Nottingham Friends of the Earth joined trade unionists and others in demanding action from the... More >

Getting serious about CO2 can create jobs (Jun 09)

Over 2,600 jobs can be created in Nottinghamshire & Nottingham City if local councils insulate homes and fit renewable energy, according to national research released by Friends of the Earth on 25 June 2009. That will also slash climate change... More >

Residents challenge City plan to chop down trees to make a car park (Apr 09)

Residents of Chedworth Close, Carlton Road, are trying to stop the City Council from destroying a small area of trees. Already shrubs have been cleared and trees marked for removal. Why? Because the City wants to make a car park. Residents are... More >

Alan Simpson questions pre-emptive policing of Easter protest (Apr 09)

Writing in the Evening Post (15 April 09), Alan Simpson, MP for Nottingham South, describes the swoop by 200 police on climate change protesters on Easter Monday as surreal. "The 114 people arrested may be closer to al-Ikea than al Qaida," he says,... More >

City adopts carbon reduction programme (Mar 09)

A Carbon Management Plan was adopted by Nottingham City Council's Executive Board on 17 March 2009. It aims to reduce CO2 emissions from the Council's own operations by 30% by 2016 from a 2007/08 baseline. That could save £8.1m on energy costs... More >

NAIL loses campaign to stop expansion of Eastcroft Incinerator (Feb 09)

A ten year battle to prevent expansion of the Eastcroft Incinerator was finally lost on 12 Feb 2009. Secretary of State Hazel Blears has decreed that the operators WRG can add a third furnace to import an extra 100,000 tonnes p.a. of 'non-hazardous'... More >