There is much concern about the felling of around 1000 Larch trees and some other species at Wyming Brook. Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust explain the situation here. This has been featured on the front page of the Sheffield Star and a petition of nearly 5000 people asking for the felling to be stopped isContinueContinue reading “Concern at felling of 1000 trees in Wyming Brook”
Category Archives: Climate emergency
Will COP 28 begin to tackle the planetary crisis? We must do our best to ensure they do!
Recent climate statistics have been alarming, even for hardy climate campaigners. Last weekend for the first time, the world temporarily breached 2°C of warming showing worldwide temperatures are continuing to rocket. https://twitter.com/ClimateDefiance/status/1726465576032453089?s=20 Greenpeace pointed out that If you made $20 million per year since Jesus was born you would still not make the profit ShellContinueContinue reading “Will COP 28 begin to tackle the planetary crisis? We must do our best to ensure they do!”
COP28. Please share the details of the march on December 9th on your social media.
Here are 3 templates for social media to advertise the march on December 9th, organised by the Climate Justice Coalition. Please share these everywhere and make this massive! Template Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn Template TwitterPosts Template Whatsappmessage
Storm Babet has been renamed Storm BP
It’s heartbreaking to see photos of people’s possessions thrown out in the street following the recent floods and to hear of those who lost their lives. As clearing up after the storm continues in Catcliffe, Retford and other local areas Climate Campaigners are drawing attention to who is responsible for the flooding. They have renamedContinueContinue reading “Storm Babet has been renamed Storm BP”
Stop the War on Gaza. Stop the Genocide.
There was an amazing rally in Sheffield today calling for a stop to the war on Gaza and an end to the Genocide. The press unfortunately were noticeable by their absence, so here are the highlights. https://youtu.be/1IlpTHy3wxo The Tadhamon Singers sing Justice for Palestine https://youtu.be/Xci6tRCsVao Leni, Jewish supporter of Palestine https://youtu.be/V4yc2HKWwg8 Nada talks about whatContinueContinue reading “Stop the War on Gaza. Stop the Genocide.”
South Yorkshire Pension Authority is fuelling the climate crisis
Here in South Yorkshire, nearly £500 million of your money is invested in fossil fuels by South Yorkshire Pension Authority (SYPA). Nationally, £16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is invested in the fossil fuel industry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth. Despite clear guidance that investors shouldContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Pension Authority is fuelling the climate crisis “
Local hero has massive impact on a great African Lake and its people.
A guest blog by Karine Nohr Last month, a young Sheffield resident, Justin Espoir Machongo, flew to Burundi, to start an Environmental Project, that was to lead to an immediate and fantastic impact on a very beautiful part of the World; Lake Tanganyika. Lake Tanganyika, West Africa is one of the great African Lakes, theContinueContinue reading “Local hero has massive impact on a great African Lake and its people.”
South Yorkshire needs Better Buses
Better Buses Rally 7th October 2023. Top Left, Act Now. Bottom Right Mayor Oliver Coppard If politicians are ever going to reverse the trend of more and more cars on our roads, causing road deaths and injuries, pollution from both tyres and exhaust, congestion, pavement parking and global heating, they urgently need to improve ourContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire needs Better Buses”
Now is not the time for flag-flying. We must protect all civilians.
I usually restrict posts on this blog to the Climate and Nature Emergency, but the current crisis in the Middle East can’t be ignored. I was horrified that the Israeli flag was flown at both Sheffield and Rotherham Town Halls. I thought it showed a very poor understanding of the situation from those in chargeContinueContinue reading “Now is not the time for flag-flying. We must protect all civilians.”
No More Coal!
Bryan Hopkins has written to the Star. Rod Hutchinson’s letter advocating more coal mines (Star 10/10/23 see below) is at best wrong and at worst dangerously misleading. He claims scrubbers in coal power stations mean emissions are 0.01% pure but he does not say pure what! These scrubbers actually just remove sulphur dioxide from theContinueContinue reading “No More Coal!”
