A guest blog by Joyce Bullivent Retrofitting i.e. making old buildings more energy efficient, seems to be the poor relation when it comes to talks about a greener environment or green jobs. Maybe it’s not so romantic laying down insulation and putting in triple glazing etc but it should be a priority. Cutting energy demand,ContinueContinue reading “Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?”
Author Archives: Graham Wroe
We need an end to Grouse Monoculture
On Sunday August 19th, I joined about 70 walkers at Redmires for the annual protest walk, Reclaim the Moors, Stop Grouse Monoculture. It was a very educational day, with experts on hand to explain everything. Moorland Campaigner Bob Berzins was the main speaker. He has just published a new book, “The Last Crow” which isContinueContinue reading “We need an end to Grouse Monoculture”
Axe Drax!
27 arrests foil Climate Camp but real climate criminals are given Government subsidies. A week-long climate camp planned by Reclaim the Power, to raise awareness of the climate-damaging wood-burning power station near Selby in North Yorkshire had to be cancelled following the arrest of 22 of the organisers and the confiscation of toilets, wheelchair rampsContinueContinue reading “Axe Drax!”
Why are our leaders continuing to refuse the treatment as if they have a death wish?
A letter to the Star responding again to climate denier John Bunting. (Scroll down to read the original letter) Dear Editor John Bunting not only refutes the world’s climate scientists, he also now accuses the National Park Authority of nonsense. He is a bit like a patient in a hospital, who looks at his toeContinueContinue reading “Why are our leaders continuing to refuse the treatment as if they have a death wish?”
John Bunting’s garden may be safe from sea level rise, but East Anglia isn’t!
A letter to the Sheffield Star and Telegraph John Bunting (Sheffield Telegraph 01/08/24) hasn’t noticed the effects of climate change in his garden or in the Peak District. He should count himself lucky, as many people in the global south have experienced drought, storms and flooding making it increasingly difficult to survive. However, the PeakContinueContinue reading “John Bunting’s garden may be safe from sea level rise, but East Anglia isn’t!”
One World Choir sing for Sudan
The Sudanese Community Association in Sheffield organised a super event on Saturday 3rd August with entertainment from the One World Choir, which is built around asylum seekers and refugees. Emer McKay leading the One World Choir Burngreave Vestry Hall hosted the launch of a campaign to raise money for health facilities in Sudan, which isContinueContinue reading “One World Choir sing for Sudan”
Sheffield stands firm against racism and thuggery.
Sheffield was at its best on Saturday with a fantastic display of opposition to the racism and thuggery we saw earlier in the week. Here are some of the speeches. My favourite moment of the rally was this speech from Rev Huw Thomas, from Christchurch Pitsmoor, who clarified that we should call these riots theContinueContinue reading “Sheffield stands firm against racism and thuggery.”
Sheffield, Stand up to Racism. Rally on Saturday. Demand your MP helps Asylum Seekers by lifting Reporting Conditions.
On Tuesday I attended the massive gathering at SADACCA, organised by Stand Up to Racism, to plan our response to the far-right racist violence we have seen in our community recently. The thugs that came to the Hotel at Wath could have succeeded in burning down the building, seriously endangering the lives of all theContinueContinue reading “Sheffield, Stand up to Racism. Rally on Saturday. Demand your MP helps Asylum Seekers by lifting Reporting Conditions.”
Sheffield Remembers Hiroshima
On 6 August, outside Sheffield City Hall, Lord Mayor Jayne Dunn joined in a commemoration marking the 79th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, organised by Sheffield Creative Action for Peace (SCRAP). Not only were thousands killed and the cities destroyed, but nuclear contamination continues to poison theContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Remembers Hiroshima”
National Trust urged to drop Barclays at Wentworth Castle and Longshaw
On Friday, August 2nd visitors to Longshaw sang songs and collected petitions calling on The National Trust to stop banking with Barclays. Then on Saturday, August 3rd visitors to Wentworth Castle also made a stir engaging visitors to call on the National Trust to dump Barclays. CCA and XR at Longshaw The group included membersContinueContinue reading “National Trust urged to drop Barclays at Wentworth Castle and Longshaw”
