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”
Category Archives: Climate emergency
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!”
If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal.
Robert Smith asks why we shouldn’t develop the UK’s remaining coal reserves (Sheffield Star 3/10/23). He is right to wish for an energy policy where we become far less reliant on other countries to keep our lights turned on. But we can have that by investing in renewable technologies that will be cheaper and farContinueContinue reading “If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal.”
Better Buses for South Yorkshire Rally
There was a great rally in Sheffield today demanding Better Buses for South Yorkshire. Thanks to Eamonn Ward for the photo. Please sign the petition which is here. https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/take-south-yorkshire-s-buses-into-public-control Here are a selection of the highlights. Act Now https://youtu.be/soeeXO_OFEg Janice speaking for Extinction Rebellion https://youtu.be/d5YrfJusTag Kim Perry speaking for Sheffield Green Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY6Su9YVm20&ab_channel=SheffieldGreenParty Five RiversContinueContinue reading “Better Buses for South Yorkshire Rally”
Sheffielders brave rain to oppose Rosebank Oil drilling
It was encouraging to see a big turnout at the Stop Rosebank demonstration in Sheffield on Saturday, called at short notice following the Government’s announcement. Organised by Climbers for Climate, the rain didn’t put people off joining in songs and chants and listening to four speakers. Jemima, from Climbers for Climate said “At a timeContinueContinue reading “Sheffielders brave rain to oppose Rosebank Oil drilling”
Let me show you a global conspiracy magic trick
A guest blog by Bryan Hopkins Bryan Hopkins Hands up if you would like clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, clean seawater to swim in or a climate which is not too hot, not too cold, not too dry, not too wet. That seems like something reasonable to ask for. So why hasContinueContinue reading “Let me show you a global conspiracy magic trick”
Fourteen brave protesters risk arrest at Sheffield Court to defend juries.
Fourteen very brave protestors risked arrest outside Sheffield Crown Court on Monday, September 25th. It was part of a national campaign to defend our juries. (see defendourjuries.org for more information). They all held signs reading ‘The right of juries: to give their verdict according to their convictions’. What’s it all about? In the past, someContinueContinue reading “Fourteen brave protesters risk arrest at Sheffield Court to defend juries.”
As the climate crisis accelerates, politicians are leading us in the wrong direction. What can we do about it?
So much has happened on the climate front since my last column. Disasters related to the climate crisis are increasing at an alarming rate. In Libya for example, the Red Crescent estimates that 11,300 people were killed directly by the cataclysmic flooding, and the UN say 9000 are still missing. Survivors face multiple problems, with disease, homelessness andContinueContinue reading “As the climate crisis accelerates, politicians are leading us in the wrong direction. What can we do about it?”
Sheffielders join global call: imagine an alternative to planned obsolescence
A guest blog by Karine Nohr I still have my Dad’s watch, which saw him through from young manhood to his deathbed, and I only need to see it to feel nostalgic about my Dad. In that era, a watch was a very long term possession. With the occasional visit to the watch repairer,ContinueContinue reading “Sheffielders join global call: imagine an alternative to planned obsolescence”
