Category Archives: Croydon Friends of the Earth

Greens candidate kicked out of council meeting over new gift

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

BELLE MONT reports on a lively planning meeting at Sutton Council on Wednesday, when a parliamentary candidate chose to remind the councillors of a decision they took four years ago which is likely to have environmental consequences for generations Shasha … Continue reading →

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Council needs to end its pension investments in fossil fuels

Posted on March 20, 2017 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Friends of the Earth member NICOLA BRENNAN suggests a way in which the council can help save the world and save our lives Last year broke records for being the hottest since records began. Our use of fossil … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in central Croydon reaches ‘dangerous’ levels

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

Deadly air pollution close to Croydon town centre is reaching levels almost double the legal limits, in a borough where the Labour council set out its ambition “to be the cleanest and greenest in London” when elected in 2014. That’s … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Earth Green Beanfeast, Green Dragon, Dec 6

Posted on November 21, 2016 by
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Bee World at Heathfield House autumn blooms, Nov 6

Posted on November 2, 2016 by
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Fight back against pollution with your own air monitor

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

How polluted is the air that you and your family breathe? Air pollution is the biggest cause of early deaths in Britain, after smoking. It’s an invisible killer, so you aren’t even aware that you’re breathing it in. Croydon, with … Continue reading →

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Protestors to make a pantomime out of Sutton mayor-making

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

Sutton Greens and anti-incinerator campaigners from Croydon and across south London are planning to protest at the formal mayor-making ceremony at the civic centre later this month, when LibDem councillor Richard “Bernie” Clifton is set to don the ermine and … Continue reading →

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