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Press for ChangeHere you can find details of a wide range of actions relevant to community campaigners including letter writing, fax and email campaigns. The press for change pages on our sister site - www.foe.co.uk - have details of other opportunities for supporting Friends of the Earth's work. You can view the Press for change calendar by campaign or by 'closing date' order
Email Ofgem to support renewables through green electricity tariffs
31 Jul 07
11:50
Email Ofgem to support renewable energy through green electricity tariffs
Contact: alex phillips More info: Email Ofgem to support renewables through green tariffs [Ends: date TBC - Jul date TBC] 
Ask Commissioner Dimas to support European waste targets
31 Jan
14:06
The EU is reviewing the main European waste law. Please put pressure on the Commissioner Dimas to support proposed recycling and waste prevention targets.
Contact: becky slater [Ends: 14:06 - 31 Jul]
Get rid of GM animal feed
07 Aug 06
00:00
A chance to ask the supermarkets to eliminate the use of GM animal feed in the production of all of their own brand foods.
Contact: richard hines More info: Get rid of GM animal feed [Ends: date TBC - Aug date TBC]
Support the proposed Alaska windfarm in East Dorset
21 May
11:56
Express your support for the proposed Alaska windfarm.
Contact: tom wright Contact: nick rau More info: Support Alaska windfarm [Ends: 11:56 - 09 Aug]
Support the proposed Humber Gateway windfarm
15 May
09:01
Express your support for the proposed Humber Gateway windfarm.
Contact: nick rau Contact: alesha neeamuth More info: Support the proposed Humber Gateway windfarm [Ends: 23:59 - 15 Aug]
Support the proposed Fleeter Wood windfarm
16 May
16:32
If you live in the Allerdale area of West Cumbria please help support the proposed windfarm by writing a letter of support to the local planning department.
Contact: nick rau Contact: alesha neeamuth More info: Support the proposed Fleeter Wood windfarm [Ends: 16:32 - 16 Aug]
Ask your MP to make lobbying transparent
25 Jun
09:01
Ask your MP to sign EDM 1637 and support calls to make lobbying of politicians and decision makesrs transparent
[Ends: 23:59 - 25 Aug]
Ask Tesco to get rid of GM animal feed
01 May
09:01
Ask Tesco to get rid of GM animal feed
[Ends: 23:59 - 29 Aug]
Ask Budgens to get rid of GM animal feed
01 May
09:01
Ask Budgens to get rid of GM animal feed
[Ends: 23:59 - 29 Aug]
Support a stronger climate change bill
24 Mar
16:01
Email action to Gordon Brown and David Cameron to support a stronger Climate Change Bill.
Contact: tom wright Contact: penny markell More info: Please support a stronger Climate Change Bill [Ends: 16:01 - 30 Aug]
Ask your MP to strengthen the Climate Change Bill
06 Jun
09:01
Asking supporters to write to their MP for their support of Climate Change Bill during the Committee Stage.
[Ends: 23:59 - 06 Sep]
Support Benington windfarm
14 Jul
09:01
Support Benington wind farm
[Ends: 23:59 - 15 Sep]
Support the proposed Bleak House windfarm
21 Jul
09:01
Support the proposed Bleak House windfarm
[Ends: 23:59 - 22 Sep]
Support Armistead Windfarm
23 Jul
09:01
Support Armistead Windfarm
[Ends: 23:59 - 23 Sep]
Save Peak District National Park
30 Apr
10:59
Take action to save Peak District National Park from excessive quarrying
Contact: helena moor Contact: callie lister [Ends: 10:59 - 30 Sep]
Stop the biofuels targets
02 Jun
12:07
Biofuels are a false solution to climate change and are doing much more harm than good.
The EU is proposing a binding target to increase biofuels use to 10% of road fuels by 2020. This massive increase in Europe's demand for biofuels will have a devastating impact on the world’s poorest countries by:
The EU can, and must stop the 10% target. Contact: stephen wood Contact: stephanie greig More info: Press for change [Ends: 12:07 - 02 Oct]
Planning for Town Centres consultation
24 Jul
09:01
Love recycling - email your Environment Minister
18 Mar
10:34
The European Union (EU)’s main waste law is currently being reviewed, which forms the basis for waste policy in every EU country.
Environmental groups across Europe are calling for more waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting – without encouraging more incineration.
Please join our campaign to love recycling and stop the waste - email your country’s Environment Minister at http://www.loverecycling.eu
Contact: becky slater [Ends: 10:34 - 18 Oct]
Mining Madagascar
24 Oct 07
10:44
Rio Tinto, one of the worlds biggest mining companies, started work on a new ilmenite mine in the Fort Dauphin area of Madagascar last year.
Billed as a blueprint for the company's future mining projects in Africa, the project is already:
Rio Tinto's operations are going to go ahead, but before mining starts next year the company needs to act to ensure that:
Contact: stephanie greig More info: Press for change [Ends: date TBC - Oct date TBC]
Support renewable energy targets
05 Jun
09:01
Ask John Hutton MP to support energy targets in the Renewables Energy Directive
[Ends: 23:59 - 31 Oct]
Ask your MP to say no to more monster supermarkets
10 Nov 07
09:01
Stop the Government from making supermarket expansion even easier.
Contact: richard hines More info: Ask your MP to say no to more monster supermarkets [Ends: 23:59 - 10 Nov]
Ask your MP to write to the Government demanding that they don't allow GM contamination
16 Nov 06
time TBC
A new legal opinion from leading European Law experts says that DEFRA’s proposals on GM 'coexistence' are not compliant with EU law in seven important areas. We believe that every MP should know about these legal findings because DEFRA's proposals would lead to routine, unlawful GM contamination. Please take action using the link below.
Contact: richard hines More info: Write to your MP [Ends: time TBC - 16 Nov]
Our right to know - lobbying transparency
03 Jun
09:01
Email President Barroso about lobbying transparency in Europe
Contact: stephanie greig [Ends: 23:59 - 03 Dec]
Time for food sovereignty
18 Jan 07
00:00
Food sovereignty is the right for people to define their own food and agricultural policies. The UK Government and its EU partners have been pushing trade policies that severely undermine food sovereignty for communities around the world. Their plans will devastate the lives of millions of poor farmers worldwide.
Email the DTI, DFID and DEFRA and tell them that the UK Government needs to use its influence within the EU to: - Stop unfair trade deals - Develop pro-development trade alternatives - Allow developing countries to develop their own policies on food and agriculture Press for change Contact: joe zacune Contact: kenneth richter More info: Time for food sovereignty [Ends: 00:00 - 18 Dec]
Join our corporate action email list
20 Sep 04
00:00
Challenge the rise of corporate power and stop companies destroying the environment and communities in pursuit of profit.
Contact: stephanie greig More info: Click here for Friends of the Earth's corporates campaign pages [Ends: 00:00 - 31 Dec]
Sign up to be a global trade activist
12 Aug 03
19:24
The unfair rules and institutions that currently govern international trade need to fundamentally change so that trade becomes sustainable and just. Join the Global Trade Activist network to regularly put pressure on policy makers to change unfair world trade rules.
Contact: jane hutchings [Ends: 23:00 - 31 Dec]
Ask your MP to improve the planning bill by signing Early Day Motions 603 - 606
01 Jan
09:01
Email your MP asking him or her to sign EDMs 603 to 606 in order to make sure that all MPs are aware of these major shortcomings in the Planning Bill and to use their votes to improve it.
Contact: julian kirby More info: Ask your MP to sign up to rights, democracy and fighting climate change [Ends: 23:59 - 01 Jan 09]
Stop Europe's new corporate conquest
25 Jan
time TBC
Write to the Head of the European Commission Representation in the UK and ask him to rethink Europe’s new aggressive trade strategy.
Contact: stephanie greig [Ends: time TBC - 28 Jan 09]
The Big Ask aviation action
13 May
01:00
Relaunch of The Big Ask website - www.thebigask.com - focussing on aviation action.
Contact: tom wright Contact: tori ray Contact: naomi graham [Ends: 01:00 - 13 May 09]
Tell your MP not to fall for GM hype
19 Jun
15:08
A chance to tell your MP not to fall for GM hype being pushed by the GM industry.
Contact: richard hines More info: Press for change [Ends: time TBC - 01 Jun 09]
Ask your council to support action on climate change
23 Jan
15:03
With the recent publication of Government's Planning Policy Statement on climate change Local Authorities have been given clear guidance on ensuring that local developments contribute to the fight against dangerous climate change. This e-action sends a letter to your Council Chair asking him or her to support climate friendly developments.
Contact: julian kirby More info: Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change [Ends: date TBC - Jan date TBC]
General non-specific contact your MP action
21 Apr
09:01
A general non-specific contact your MP action - on Community website
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Last modified: 23 May 2008 |
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