FoE letter to Secretary of State Ed Davey supporting Cumbria's decision

Feb 8th 2013 Dear Mr Davey Cumbria's withdrawal from MRWS I am writing on behalf of West Cumbria & North Lakes Friends of the Earth in support of Cumbria County Council's decision to withdraw from the MRWS process. It was a decisive vote which... More >

Cumbria saved once again from deep nuclear dump!

At a momentous County Council meeting of the Cabinet at the Courts, Carlisle, on Jan 30th, Cumbria decided to withdraw from the next stage of the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely process by a vote of 7 to 3. Government had not given sufficiently... More >

Halt the nuclear dump plans tomorrow!

Campaigners from Friends of the Earth demand the 3 Cumbrian Council cabinets halt the nuclear waste plans tomorrow. The 3 Councils - Cumbria, Allerdale and Copeland - will decide tomorrow Jan 30th whether to go forward to the next stage of a process... More >

Press Release: FoE Group issues Open Letter to Cumbrian Councillors

Jan 21st 2013 Campaigners from Friends of the Earth have issued an Open Letter to all Cumbrian Councillors. They urge withdrawal from the nuclear dump proposals on January 30th, saying that they have no mandate from Cumbria over going forward... More >

An Open Letter to all Cumbrian Councillors

January 18th 2013 Today Friends of the Earth wrote an Open Letter to all Cumbrian Councillors urging them not to proceed with the search for a site for burying nuclear waste in West Cumbria. Here is the text of the letter: We congratulate the... More >

Nuclear waste: boreholes next?

PRESS RELEASEJan 14th 2013 no embargo Campaigners from Friends of the Earth against West Cumbria 'volunteering' to host a nuclear dump say the Government is shifting the rules on what the County would be signing up for. The Department of Energy... More >

Nuclear dump would be 'disastrous' for tourism

West Cumbria and North Lakes Friends of the Earth PRESS RELEASEDec 12th 2012 no embargo Nuclear dump would be 'disastrous' for tourism Campaigners against West Cumbria 'volunteering' to host a nuclear dump say it would be disastrous for the... More >