Friends of the Earth Visit to Kerry
Issued in news on September 20, 2010 at 15:52:00.
Friends of the Earth will be in Kerry this Wednesday. Our Policy Officer Molly Walsh will be in Tralee at the invitation of Transition Town Tralee to talk about climate change and what we can do about it.
The talk will take place in the Carlton Hotel (formerly Fels Point Hotel) starting at 8pm this Wednesday the 22nd of September. The evening will consist of a short presentation and several interactive activities, and promises to generate some interesting conversation.
Special one-day offer: Join and get a free book
Issued in news on August 10, 2010 at 09:34:00.
Friends of the Earth is has a special offer for everyone who joins by direct debit today. We'll send you a a free copy of Carbon Detox by George Marshall. Click here for more info.
Friends of the Earth director, Oisin Coghlan, says of the book:
"Carbon Detox is the best thing I've read on the climate change. George Marshall's book is in turns inspiring, irreverent, hopeful and practical. Al Gore meets Woody Allen as one reviewer put it. It's my indispensable guide to the challenge ahead"
Join now.
Want to find out how big your carbon footprint is?
Issued in news on August 04, 2010 at 12:27:00.
Try out Friends of the Earth's easy to use carbon calculator. See what your carbon footprint is.
Mass lobby, a great sucess
Issued in news on June 17, 2010 at 16:33:00.
On the 2nd of June Friends of the Earth as members of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition took part in a Mass Lobby on climate change. Friends of the Earth members and supporters from all over the country came to Buswells hotel across from the Dail to meet with their TDs. We were asking TDs to commit to supporting a strong climate law in the Dail, when the Bill comes before them this Autumn.
Why did the TD cross the road?
Issued in news on June 01, 2010 at 11:27:00.
Why did the TD cross the road? Because you emailed them now and asked them to drop into Buswells, opposite the Dáil, on Wednesday for the Stop Climate Chaos mass lobby.
Even if you can't make it to Buswells tomorrow for the Stop Climate Chaos mass lobby you can still help make it a success.
Just email your local TDs and ask them to come across for a briefing on the proposed climate law. It doesn't matter that you won't be there, there'll be plenty of us there to get the message across.
Come and meet your TDs with us, its time to act!
Issued in news on May 24, 2010 at 14:33:00.
Climate change hasn't gone away and this year the Irish Government will make crucial decisions about how it will tackle climate change, now and into the future. Our Government has committed to a passing a Climate Change Bill by the end of 2010, including binding targets for reducing our carbon emissions.
Use the Stop Climate Chaos website to arrange to meet your TD. Its time to act!
As the Government negotiates the text of this forthcoming legislation, we must send them a clear message that we expect the bill to be strong, with real enforceable targets that ensure Ireland plays its part in delivering climate justice and a fair and safe future for all.
Friends of the Earth is recruiting an intern
Issued in news on May 09, 2010 at 11:27:00.
Friends of the Earth Ireland Internship Programme 2010
The Opportunity
Friends of the Earth is recruiting an intern to participate in our fifth annual internship programme. The successful candidate will work as part of a small, multi-disciplinary team.
We are recruiting for one internship: Young Friends of the Earth Intern
Friends of the Earth Earth Day Gig
Issued in news on April 06, 2010 at 17:43:00.
In celebration of Earth Day, Friends of the Earth to host The Mother of All Gigs
Friends of the Earth is delighted to announce that it will be marking the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with an exclusive live music event in Whelan's, on Thursday 22nd April.
Presented by Turning Pirate, The Friends of the Earth Earth Day party line up includes
Edmond Enright
Fine Gael TDs urged to cease campaign to review Travel Tax
Issued in news on April 06, 2010 at 15:10:00.
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP Friends of the Irish Environment has written to Fine Gael TDs asking them to cease efforts to repeal the Government's €10 travel tax.
The group has also urged the TDs to withdraw their support for the State's regional airports, on the grounds that air travel damages the environment.
The group says that as aviation fuel remains untaxed, there is a significant incentive to air travel. "In the absence of fuel taxes, the only way that we can control consumer behaviour is through airport and travel taxes," the group said.
Friends of the Irish Environment also urged Fine Gael members to follow the recommendations of the McCarthy report in 2009 and end subsides for regional airports.
Climate Scientist Phil Jones Exonerated by British House of Commons.
Issued in news on March 31, 2010 at 09:34:00.
The British House of Commons today issued a report exonerating Professor Phil Jones, the director of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. Dr. Jones was embroiled in controversy following the theft of internal emails and documents from the University's servers in November of last year.
The report states that "the focus on CRU and Professor Phil Jones, Director of CRU, in particular, has largely been misplaced," and that Dr. Jones's actions were "in line with common practice in the climate science community," and the CRU's "analyses have been repeated and the conclusions have been verified."
Friends of the Earth’s Island Gathering 2010 Programme
Issued in news on March 12, 2010 at 10:43:00.
We would like to invite you to join us at the Island Gathering, organised by our colleagues in Belfast, which will take place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April at the Tí Chulainn Cultural Centre, Mullaghbane, County Armagh. This will be a two day residential event, in a beautiful location, close to Newry.
Tickets cost €60 for weekend delegates (including accommodation, Saturday evening meal and Sunday breakfast) and €40 for day delegates (without accommodation, but including Saturday evening meal). Both ticket types include lunch and refreshments both days. Please send cheques payable to Friends of the Earth at 9 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 by Friday the 9th of April, or you can call us and make a credit card booking on 01 639 4652.
Programme
Run, jog or walk the Women's Mini Marathon in aid of Friends of the Earth
Issued in news on March 02, 2010 at 14:19:00.
Good for you, Good for the Planet 
Official registration for this year's Flora Mini Marathon opens Wednesday 3rd March 2010. We are asking our supporters to join Friends of the Earth staff members Michelle and JoAnne to run, jog or walk the Flora Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday, June 7th 2010, to help raise vital funds for Friends of the Earth.
It is a fun, feel good event, suitable for women of all ages over 14 and all fitness levels and we'll support you every step of the way with:
Local group meeting with the Minister for Transport.
Issued in news on February 24, 2010 at 12:14:00.
Brilliant news coming to us from Meath. The Meath Climate Change group have been collecting signed postcards calling for a 
strong climate law in and around Navan for a few months. Earlier this month they met with their local TD Noel Dempsey. As minister for Transport, Mr Dempsey is a key figure in the Governments, attempt to tackle climate change. He sits on the important Cabinet sub-commitee on climate change.
Coping with Copenhagen
Issued in the blog on February 24, 2010 at 09:52:00.
Copenhagen was personally very disappointing for me. I did not expect there to be a final legally binding treaty agreed there but I had hoped for better things. I had hoped that perhaps movement would be made on sticky issues in the negotiating texts and that by the time things came to a close there would be maybe three or four areas that still needed to be worked through in 2010. What actually hap pended was that a parallel process developed, the process of drawing together the Copenhagen Accord. This sapped attention and focus from the real texts that have been being negotiated since the UN meeting in Bali two years ago.
Email Gormley demanding a strong climate law in 2010
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Please email John Gormley about the climate law that he plans to pass in 2010.
