Rupert Read, Director of the Climate Majority Project, recently wrote an excellent article which I have summarised below. Please read the full article here. I hope the Green Party take notice. Rupert informs us the election results were great, but they won’t change the trajectory we are on, heading for climate catastrophe. Because we didContinueContinue reading “Now the Green Party has 4 MPs, where do we go from here?”
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Louise Haigh MP, please help Stop Rosebank!
I have just written to my MP to ask her to stop Rosebank. Here is my letter. I will let you know her response. You can use the template here to write to your MP. Dear Louise Haigh Congratulations on your recent election as my representative in Parliament. As your constituent, I am writing toContinueContinue reading “Louise Haigh MP, please help Stop Rosebank!”
Lydgate Junior pupils want to save the planet!
Does melting sea ice cause sea levels to rise? This was just one of the conundrums Y6 pupils at Lydgate Junior got to grips with as they worked in small groups to make a “Climate Fresk”. Volunteers from around South Yorkshire came to the school for two days to work with small groups of childrenContinueContinue reading “Lydgate Junior pupils want to save the planet! “
There are no jobs on a dead planet.
A letter to the Sheffield Star. Ray Cundy (26th July) is upset by the 5 Just Stop Oil protesters, jailed for 4 and 5 years because they “shove their ideology” on people and claims some climate scientists (who he can’t name) believe that climate change is a natural phenomenon. Climate does change over millennia butContinueContinue reading “There are no jobs on a dead planet.”
Don’t pay attention to the fossil fools.
A recent letter to the Sheffield Star dismisses the combined knowledge of all the world’s climate scientists because we have had a bad summer! The writer should consider if the UK’s cold wet summer is actually the result of climate chaos. The jet stream is a ribbon of air high up in the atmosphere. ItContinueContinue reading “Don’t pay attention to the fossil fools.”
Green Party Conference Motion on Palestine
Calling my friends in the Green Party. Please co-propose this motion to our next conference. All you need to do is send the following email to the Standing Orders Committee. (soc@greenparty.org.uk) Dear SOC, I’m emailing to co-propose the motion titledRecognition of Israeli Apartheid, Israel’s Genocide, and Supporting the BDS Movement In Communications’ This is theContinueContinue reading “Green Party Conference Motion on Palestine”
The accused should be allowed to explain the motivations of their actions
On Thursday July 11th three brave campaigners risked arrest in a silent protest outside Sheffield Crown Court. They sat in the cold for an hour holding placards saying “The Right of Juries to give their Verdict according to their Convictions”. The action is being repeated at courts all around the country. This was done inContinueContinue reading “The accused should be allowed to explain the motivations of their actions”
Sheffield Rallies for Palestine
We may have been distracted by the General Election and/or the football, but the horrendous truth is the Genocide is continuing in Palestine and our Government is complicit in it along with local institutions such as Sheffield University. Our Government may have changed, but it is still supporting Israel both by supplying arms and givingContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Rallies for Palestine”
Climate Choir at Restore Nature Now
https://youtu.be/_wu_JhisyLo Here’s the highlights of the Climate Choir at Resore Nature Now. For more videos from the day please see this previous post. Since the Restore Nature March we’ve got a new Government. How are they doing on the Nature front? The early signs are not good I’m afraid. https://twitter.com/GrahamWroe/status/1811001246599229666 Lets hope Labour pledges toContinueContinue reading “Climate Choir at Restore Nature Now”
What do the election results mean for our Environment and Climate?
Now all the ballot boxes have been safely stored away, what do the election results mean for our Environment and Climate? Is it good news or bad news? Let’s start with the good news. The Green Party succeeded in winning all 4 of their target seats, so there will now be 4 MPs who willContinueContinue reading “What do the election results mean for our Environment and Climate?”
