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Bristol Friends of the Earth is an active local group of the international environmental organisation Friends of the Earth. We currently run campaigns on Bristol airport expansion, local food, local transport and sustainable housing. We hold a monthly group meeting (see right) plus separate campaign meetings.

If you would like to know more about us, to help us by campaigning or raising money, or want to come to a meeting to see what we do then please get in touch. Look further down this page for news, events and actions you can take.

News / Actions
Avonmouth 'Bioliquid Power Station' application
20/08/10
A company called W4B submitted a planning application to build a power station at Avonmouth that would burn Palm oil or Jatropha oil. Bristol council rejected it but they appealed to the government.

Letters to politicians are needed in the next week or two regarding the issues.

Sustainable renewable energy on a large scale must be captured directly from sun, wind and water - destroying rainforests to produce
a small energy contribution is unacceptable and allowing renewables subsidies to be spent on this would be a travesty. The
government is expected to clarify its policy soon - in the mean time we need to ensure Bristol is not heading in the wrong
direction.
local campaign contact: ianalander@tiscali.co.uk

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See also local campaign (acseb), facebook page, background notes

 

Bristol's local food update
30/07/10
This e-newsletter is full of Bristol's local food news about community projects, courses, events, training, skill-sharing, funding, and volunteering. The July-August issue is now available for download at:
http://www.bristollocalfood.co.uk/

 

Fair Sustainable Future? Ask your next MP, view the video
09/05/10
We now know we have a rainbow coalition of MPs for Bristol: Stephen Williams (LD) Bristol West, Kerry McCarthy (Lab) Bristol East, Charlotte Lesley (Con) Bristol North-West, and Dawn Primarolo (Lab) Bristol South.

On 23 April 2010 parliamentary candidates for Bristol West answered questions on their own and their party policies to ensure a fair and sustainable future. Further information and video

 

Get Serious about CO2
10/10/09
This short video considers some ideas for Bristol City Council to further coordinate measures for saving future fuel bills, creating green jobs, buying into renewable energy, accessing energy efficiency loans and more.

On 10/11/09 Bristol City Council passed a motion to create an action plan for 40% CO2 cuts by 2020. This is great news! Please congratulate your councillors and Neil Harrison who tabled the motion, and support them to make a strong action plan.

Your councillor's email address is available from your postcode under councillor finder

Please contact us as well to let us know you are supporting the campaign, which councillors you are emailing and what responses you get.

For further information and simple actions you can take to support this Friends of the Earth campaign at a national level see here: www.getseriousaboutco2.com

 

 

Events
Bristol FoE meet Thursday 7:30 - Food waste etc
12/08/10

The main theme of this meeting will be to start a Bristol campaign on food waste of all sorts, including the wasteful practice of feeding it to livestock. Venue is 35 King St, BS1 4DZ (just up from Old Vic). Arrive from 7:15 for tea and introductions. Formal meeting will finish around 9:15, followed by drinks at a local pub for those interested to network further.

 

 


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Next Bristol Friends of the Earth meeting will be:

Thursday 12 August at 7:30pm

35 King Street, BS1 4DZ


(2nd Thursday of Every Month)

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Please check the website for information about
further meetings or click here to request futher information or more detailed directions.