Index of News releases 2005

Why let your Christmas Dinner travel so far? December 20

Bristol's pretty good at providing local food. But what's in your Christmas Dinner might have come 30,000 miles! more >

Revealed: Bristol's abysmal recycling record: 20/12/2005

Government figures will show Bristol near the bottom of the league of English councils more >

Airport expansion 'destructive at every level': 12/12/2005

Lulsgate expansion bid would hit economy and environment more >

Greens' 'C+C' Initiative to break Climate Crisis Deadlock: 9/12/2005

A petition is launched asking the City Council to back "Contraction and Convergence" More >

Climate Campaigners plan biodiesel trip to London demo: 22/11/2005

It was standing room only at the Campaign Against Climate Change meeting tonight, as expert speakers condemned the political failure to address global warming. More >

Crunch time for Climate Crisis: 19/11/2005

How Bristol Green Party is backing the Campaign Against Climate Change: local meeting Tues 22nd and London march on Dec 3 More >

Building a better future: 12/11/2005

It needs more than words if Bristol is to turn its green pretensions into reality. Now's the time to tighten up the planning rules... More >

Direct Action saves UWE Tree: 31/5/2005

Hitting the headlines and saving a mature tree wasn't the way Green Party member Rosalind Leeming planned to spend her day....More >

Radioactive waste debate 'a charade': 16/5/2005

After a public meeting at Thornbury, the Greens challenge government strategy. More >

Nuclear risks set to rise along Severn shores: 12/5/2005

The major accident at the 'state of the art' THORP reprocessing plant at Sellafield won't stop preparations by Tony Blair's new government to roll out new nuclear power stations across Britain, with the Bristol Channel offering favoured sites More >

Town Planners commend Greens: 3/5/2005

"With the exception of the Greens, there is still a failure to connect planning, transport and the environment and to provide a joined-up approach to infrastructure" says the Royal Town Planning Institute. More >.

Greens welcome Archbishop's challenge: 26/4/2005

The Archbishop of Canterbury's speech today, warning of 'naive confidence' in free trade has been welcomed by The Greens' candidate for Bristol East, Arjuna Krishna-Das. More >

Greens back "Make Poverty History" : 24/4/2005

Bristol West Green party candidate Justin Quinnell joined other candidates on College Green on Sunday to pledge the party's support for the Make Poverty History campaign. More >

Manifesto for the Planet: 21/4/2005

This morning, "Our Common Future", a consortium of social and environmental campaign groups and charities, launched its third Manifesto for the Planet.

The launch took place at the CEED centre in St Pauls, and was supported by candidates from all parties. More >

The Black Hole in the election debate: 19/4/2005

Bristol West Green Party candidate Justin Quinnell told a student audience this afternoon that the biggest election issue of all - climate change - is being sidelined by the big three parties - because they know their policies don't stand up to scrutiny. More >

TweedleDum, TweedleDee, and the TweedleDems: 16/4/2005

The Green Party's candidate in Bristol West has dismissed Lib Dem environmental policies as 'sticking plaster solutions to global problems', no better than Labour or the Tories' More >

Greens Gagged at University: 13 April

The Green Party candidate for Bristol West has been refused a platform alongside other candidates at the Bristol University Politics Society hustings. More >

Greens launch rail revival plan: 12/4/2005

Bristol Green Party has published proposals to make good use of one of the city's most neglected assets - its suburban railways. More >

Greens Condemn Labour's War Lies, 6/4/2005

The Bristol Green Party has issued a damning statement exposing false claims made by Labour that Bristol West MP Valerie Davey opposed the Iraq war. More >

Greens call for CO2 annual emissions bill, 29/3/2005

Charlie Bolton, the Green Party's parliamentary candidate for Bristol South, is calling for new legislation demanding annual targets in cuts in CO2 emissions. Greens believe the targets are needed to make sure the government takes action year in year out to get emissions under control. More >

Bristol West voters get the Green option, 15/3/2005

The Green Party has chosen local resident Justin Quinnel as its parliamentary candidate for Bristol West, where Bristol's most closely fought election is expected in May. More >