Pinkham Way waste plan withdrawn

North London Waste Authority has withdrawn its application to build a big waste plant on this green space at Pinkham Way, on the North Circular. And the North London Waste Plan is going to be re-written. This gives an opportunity to revisit the... More >

Wildlife site in South Tottenham saved for now

Proposed development of housing at Ermine Road and Plevna Crescent N15 HGY/2012/2241 The Council has rejected a planning application to build flats on existing open green space in South Tottenham, on the "triangles" of land formed by the crossing of... More >

One big development, one small campaign win

The huge St Ann's Hospital site is going to be redeveloped to provide a mix of health services, housing and other services including a district heating system that is supposed to help reduce carbon emissions from the development and potentially... More >

Haringey's climate plans move ahead

One of our biggest campaign wins has been getting Haringey Council signed up to ambitious carbon reduction targets. Despite the recession and the massive cuts to its budget, Haringey is still moving ahead with its plans - well done Haringey! They... More >

Clean British Energy - you know it makes sense!

Over 30,000 people nationally signed our Final Demand Campaign petition calling for more investment in renewable energy and a public inquiry into the power of the Big Six energy companies. Local group member Stanley Knill was part of the group that... More >

Coming up

Tottenham Carnival - Living Under One Sun Open Day - House-to-house leafletting - The annual national Friends of the Earth Local Groups Conference - film "Vanishing of the Bees" in Camden. You'll be very welcome . . . Tottenham Carnival - Saturday... More >

The Big Green Bike Ride - he did it!

Yes, our Local Group Coordinator Quentin Given successfully completed the entire Ride from London to Edinburgh - 510 miles in six days. In the process he has raised over £2,000 for the work of Friends of the Earth. See photo on the right for... More >

We quiz main candidates for Enfield/Haringey councillor in coming Greater London Authority elections.

With Barnet and Enfield FOE we did some serious probing on candidates' views on environmental issues. Peter Krakowiak (Green) and Joanne McCartney (Labour) both scored 22 out of 22 on the questions posed - through Peter also indicated that the... More >

On Yer Bike, Quentin! Quiz Night Friday April 20th.

Yes - our Local Group Coordinator Quentin will be taking part in Friends of the Earth's Big Green Bike Ride next May to raise much-needed funds for FOE. He'll be cycling a total of 500 miles in six days from London to Edinburgh, and he needs our... More >

Supreme Court rejects Govt solar appeal - and Final Demand petition takes 30,000+ signatures to Downing Street

The Supreme Court has rejected the Government's application to appeal against rulings - from the High Court and Court of Appeal - that its plans to rush through sudden cuts to solar tariff payments are illegal. Friends of the Earth nationally had... More >

We support fortnightly waste collections - you can express your support too

We welcome the Council's move to introduce fortnightly collections for non-recyclable waste. There is good evidence that a combination of fortnightly general collections with weekly collections of recyclables does help to raise recycling rates. More >

Rebuilding of Tottenham Aldi - we think it should be greener

We welcome the proposed rebuilding of Aldi's supermarket - but say we should be making Tottenham a better, greener place, not just replacing like for like. See the Tottenham and Wood Green Journal report - "Riot-hit supermarket should be greener... More >

Government loses appeal on cuts to FITs tariff - now they want to appeal to the Supreme Court!

Friends of the Earth and other ampaigners have called on ministers to embrace "the energy of the future" after the Government has lost its bid to overturn a High Court ruling that plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes are unlawful. Read... More >

We join local renewable energy businesses in a new-year lobby of Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone over government cuts to renewable energy

Ms Featherstone visited Ecodomus, a sustainable building consultancy in Princess Lane, Muswell Hill, to hear how a Government decision to halve the feed-in tariff - a payment given to homes, councils and community groups that generate electricity... More >

Government cuts to the Feed-in Tariff stall solar panels in Haringey

Solar panels expected to remove 12.5 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year have been installed on the roofs of 12 hostels across Haringey. But the council say government cuts have now left it unable to afford similar schemes in the... More >

A message for our Polish friends

Jesteśmy wolontariuszami dla organizacji Friends of the Earth w Tottenham i Wood Green. Chcielibyśmy zaangażować ludzi mieszkających lokalnie do kampanii na rzecz klimatu, ochrony środowiska i innych ważnych problemów ekologicznych. More >

Final Demand - our latest national campaign on energy

The energy company rip-off is a national scandal. The Big Six supply 99% of households and make billions in profits by keeping us hooked on expensive dirty fuels. And they have the Government wrapped around their little fingers. It's time for our... More >

Emissions fall in Haringey

Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by 11% per person in Haringey, according to figures just released by the government. The figures are part of a national report issued each year which started in 2005, with an 18-month time lag, so the figures... More >

Join Haringey 40:20

If you haven't joined Haringey 40:20 why not do so now? It's a great initiative to engage people in cutting carbon - and it needs your participation. Haringey 40:20 brings together residents, businesses, social enterprises, charities and... More >

Opera for climate change action with Friends of the Earth - outside Wood Green library July 13th!‏

With our collaboration touring opera company The Opera Group performed a piece of street opera - with a good dose of comedy - outside Wood Green library on Wednesday July 13th. The piece was called Save the Diva, and was designed to promote... More >

Haringey's 40:20 conference June 11th

Haringey is working hard to deliver on its commitment - the result of our campaign - to cut CO2 emissions in Haringey by 40% by 2020. It has included this target in its transport strategy, and in its waste collection contract with Veolia, and on... More >

Planned new waste processing site at Pinkham Way (North Circular Road) N11

North London Waste Authority is proposing to build a new depot to process unrecycled waste, on a former sewage works off the North Circular. It will be a Mechanical-Biological Treatment works (MBT). A lot of local residents are opposed to the... More >

Local groups in Haringey lobby Lynne Featherstone MP on climate change and the proposed Energy Bill

Fifteen residents of Lynne Featherstone's Hornsey & Wood Green constituency in Haringey - representing a wide variety of groups - joined a lobby of the MP on 29 March. We included UK Youth Climate Coalition, Haringey Youth Council, the London... More >

David Lammy MP vows to call for a stronger Energy Bill

David Lammy has committed to calling for a stronger Energy Bill when it reaches the House of Commons this spring. He made the commitment at a public meeting arranged by us at Tottenham Green Leisure Centre in collaboration with Stop Climate Chaos... More >

Wards Corner campaign continues.

Private developers, Grainger PLC, have re-submitted plans to demolish Wards Corner by Seven Sisters tube. You can find the Wards Corner Community Coalition website here. We have objected to Grainger's proposals on the grounds that: the proposals... More >

Our Group Coordinator Quentin's bright idea!

Click on "More >" and then click here to see his revolutionary idea for saving the planet! More >

We lobby Ed Balls about the Green Investment Bank

At a public meeting with Ed Balls in Wood Green we joined other community groups in pressing the case for a Green Investment Bank with adequate funding. He didn't mention climate in his manifesto for the leadership election, so it was important to... More >

Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa comes to the Bernie Grant Arts Centre

During February the ground-breaking, oil-industry-busting Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa is on show at its newest venue, the Bernie Grant Arts Centre (BGAC) in Tottenham. Ken Saro-Wiwa was an inspirational Nigerian campaigner against the... More >

New climate leaflet

We have just produced a basic leaflet about climate change - for the council to distribute as part of its campaiogn to raise participation in recycling and other environmental behaviour. The leaflet explains climate change briefly, how we contribute... More >

Don't cut our future

The two Friends of the Earth groups in Haringey have written to all councillors urging them not to cut the handfull of officers working on climate change and sustainability. We will be lobbying the council leader just before Christmas to try to save... More >

Local transport strategy

We have responded to Haringey's consultation on its stransport strategy for the next 3 years, chiefly on how it will spend TfL grants to further the aims of the Mayor (Boris's) transport policies. We welcomed the inclusion of the target to cut CO2... More >

Planning committee agrees higher blocks overlooking marshes - but we might have won a small victory

Along with other local organisations we had objected to plans to increase the height of 2 private housing blocks on Hale Village from 8 to 10 storeys, because they will overlook the river and marshes and will affect the open feel of the area. More >

Brilliant lobby of David Lammy MP

A range of community groups came together under the banner of "Stop Climate chaos" last week to lobby MPs across the country, and demand that the government lives up to its promise to be the "Greenest Government Ever". In Tottenham, local members... More >

Food campaign for a Sustainable Livestock Bill

Friends of the Earth has got an MP - Robert Flello - to take forward our Sustainable Livestock Bill to tackle the environmental impact of the intensive meat and dairy industry. We have lobbied Hornsey MP Lynne Featherstone to support it - as a... More >

Haringey develops serious plans to cut CO2

At its Going Green conference on 20 February, Haringey Council reported on progress and plans on climate change and other environmental issues. At the centre of this, it is working on plans to cut CO2 emissions from the whole borough, following our... More >

Haringey Council commits to Get Serious About CO2

Haringey Council voted unanimously for our campaign target at the full council meeting on 19 October. Local group coordinators Tim Root and Quentin Given had a deputation to the meeting and called for a unanimous vote. They then answered questions... More >

Copenhagen

About 15 of us went on the 50,000-strong Copenhagen demo in London on 5 December - . Two of us also went to Copenhagen itself for the 5,000-strong Friends of the Earth International demo targetting offsetting of carbon emissions and the main civil... More >

Lobbying David Lammy MP on Copenhagen

"We want a climate treat treaty - not the trick of offsetting" was our slogan on Friday 30 October when we did a Halloween lobby - dressing up in spooky gear and handing David Lammy MP a pumpkin to make the point. David agreed to write to the Prime... More >

Spurs take on climate change

We started lobbying Spurs early in 2009, asking them to incorporate solar panels in the design of their new stadium, and we heard that we had had an effect. But we were delighted when Spurs announced their support for the 10:10 campaign, to cut... More >

Where have we been?

Sorry if you've found the same stuff here for the last month or so - there was a problem at national level and every local group website across the country was offline. As you can see, we're up and running again - so see below . . . More >