Campaigns & events: Community, environment, regeneration

Lobby your local university to take action to protect the environment by cutting greenhouse gas emissions; reducing, reusing and recycling waste; looking after the local environment; and much more. Join the Go Green campaign organised by People & Planet.

The majority of modern cosmetics and toiletries are complex mixtures of industrially produced, synthetic chemicals. There is evidence they are exposing us to hormone disrupting and other risky chemicals. There are also concerns about what these chemicals are doing to the wider environment. Join the campaign - Women's Environmental Network (WEN). February 2004

Proposed superquarry at Lingerbay ©Turnbull Jeffrey Partnership

French aggregates giant Lafarge wants to turn the Scottish mountains of South Harris into aggregates for road building. It has now taken its case to develop a massive super quarry at Lingerbay on Harris to the law courts despite the scheme being rejected by the government. Find out how you can help. February 2004