Go the extra mile

The Coalition for Environmental Protection, comprising nine of Northern Ireland’s leading environmental organisations, is calling on everyone who cares about our environment to ‘Go the extra mile’ at Stormont on Thursday, 28 June 2007 in an appeal to local politicians to afford greater priority to our environment and give additional resources to its protection.

Beneath Northern Ireland’s green veneer lies a degraded environment:

• raw sewage dumped at sea,
• illegal landfill sites,
• landscapes and wildlife under threat, and
• historic buildings demolished.

Independent Environment Protection Agency

Since 2003, the Coalition for Environmental Protection has been advocating the establishment of an independent, integrated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Northern Ireland and with the Final Report of the Review of Environmental Governance expected on 19 June 2007, the Coalition wants to ensure our environment is given the strong independent champion it needs.

Going the extra mile at Stormont

Over 5000 postcards have been received from the public pledging their support for the creation of an independent EPA and on the 28 June, the Coalition will display them in a mile long chain from Stormont Gates to Carson’s Statue.

To make this event work, the Coalition needs willing volunteers to ‘man’ the chain from 9.30am – 10.30am and to show support for an independent EPA.

Getting involved

If you’d like to get involved and do your bit for the environment, please contact:

Seamus og Gallagher
NI Environmental Link

t: 028 9045 5770
e: seamus@nienvironmentlink.org