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Saturday 4th February, 12pm-5pm (+ guided walk at 11am)
Liverpool Quaker Meeting House
A day for local activists across the North West to share highlights from 2011 and ideas for 2012. Hear from Luciana Berger MP, Shadow Minister for Energy & Climate Change, take part in workshops on fracking and shale gas and the new planning system for Major Infrastructure Projects, and more.
To book your free place, contact Rachel on 0113 242 8151 or rachel.hubbard@foe.co.uk. Find out more here.
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The Government have lost their appeal against Friends of the Earth, after the High Court ruled in our favour, that plans to rush through cuts to feed-in tariff payments were illegal.
But it doesn't end there. The Government are now planning to appeal AGAIN, this time to the Supreme Court. Add your name to our Director's letter to David Cameron here.
Professor David Smythe, expert witness at the NIREX /Sellafield Public Planning Enquiry (1995-1996) will be giving a lecture, hosted by Save Our Lake District - Don't Dump Cumbria!. Thursday 2nd February, 7.30pm at the Eco Centre, Cockermouth School. Admission is free. Click here for more info.
Lancashire County Council will soon be deciding whether to extend planning permission for fracking at a site near Blackpool in Lancashire. This is a critical decision, and it is likely to set a precedent for future sites in Lancashire and across the UK. Find out more and take action.