Category Archives: Croydon Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth Green Beanfeast, Oval Tavern, Dec 10

Posted on November 25, 2019 by
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Green Party opts against ‘Remain Alliance’ in Croydon Central

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

There’s no chance of the Green Party’s Croydon candidates running up any gas-guzzling air miles to get around their constituencies ahead of the General Election on December 12, as all three live and work in the areas they are seeking … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Earth free screening: The True Cost, Nov 19

Posted on October 15, 2019 by
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Extinction Rebellion challenge Newman’s hypocrisy on climate

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, reports on the latest effort to reduce the council leader’s dangerously high level of bullshit emissions The hypocrisy and grandstanding of Croydon Council leader Tony Newman on environmental issues – declaring a climate emergency for … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s links with Gatwick ‘incompatible’ with carbon target

Posted on September 14, 2019 by

Environmental activists have reacted with disbelief and barely disguised scorn at the announcement that Croydon Council has accepted a £75,000 sponsorship from Gatwick Airport for the borough’s newest youth centre. Extinction Rebellion protests around the capital earlier this year brought … Continue reading →

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Newman discovers climate emergency but offers little to fix it

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, was at the council’s ‘sustainability summit’ – staged in an unsustainable venue where guests were drinking from single-use cardboard cups – and found it to be full of contradictions Tony Newman, the Labour leader of … Continue reading →

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Extinction Rebellion wants council to call a climate emergency

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

As PETER UNDERWOOD reports, CROXR is pressing the Town Hall to make changes to its environmental policies It’s a stereotypically British thing to talk about the weather. So it’s no surprise that the torrential rain has been the main topic … Continue reading →

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