Category Archives: Media

Time for a Fossil Fuel Treaty, or will they CoP out?

A guest blog by Stephen Pennels The coming of Storm Ashley this week is chicken feed compared to the recent problems across the world with cars washed down streets, in country after country.  Sheffield has had its share of floods over the years, in 1991 the Sheaf left a branch on platform 5 of theContinueContinue reading “Time for a Fossil Fuel Treaty, or will they CoP out?”

Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!

We must talk to the kids about the birds and the bees say a couple in a cartoon. The next panel shows a desolate landscape and the parents saying “Birds and bees used to fly in the sky…”.  It’s not easy talking to young people about the many crises our planet is facing and thatContinueContinue reading “Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!”

Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040

On Monday 7th October climate scientist, vulcanologist and author Bill Mcguire came to speak to a packed meeting hosted by Sheffield Green Party. Bill is an Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London and has been in the news recently presenting evidence to courts in trials of Just Stop Oil protesters.ContinueContinue reading “Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040”

Restore Nature Now march in Sheffield

A small but significant group of environmental activists gathered in Norfolk Park on Saturday. Led by Dave Dickinson of Sheffield Environmental we walked through Claywood to the Cholera Monument, South Street Park to the Canal Basin and the Grey to Green area by the Castle grounds, through the city centre to Devonshire Green. Along theContinueContinue reading “Restore Nature Now march in Sheffield”

Why would a climate assembly endorse an airport?

A guest blog by Sam Wakeling Citizens’ Assemblies offer a hopeful, better way of doing politics as Ci Davis recently described in this blog. They can give a vital rebalancing of power, giving control back to citizens. Ours showed where South Yorkshire citizens are ahead of our politicians. For example, we don’t need to beContinueContinue reading “Why would a climate assembly endorse an airport?”

Imprisoning political prisoners is nothing new. But do we need to do that today?

Friday’s important Defend Our Juries protest outside Southwark Crown Court calling for political prisoners to be released from jail got little press coverage. It is shameful that the media does not cover things like this, which is why this blog was set up in the first place. 320 people occupied the road outside Southwark CrownContinueContinue reading “Imprisoning political prisoners is nothing new. But do we need to do that today?”

Shanshula

A letter to the Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph Dear Editor Yesterday I went to see the film Shanshula which Sheffield Palestinian Musheir El-Farra produced, at the Broomhall Centre. The film gives a voice to the fishermen and fisherwomen of Gaza. The film begins before the horrors of October 7th. The fishermen and women describeContinueContinue reading “Shanshula”

Earth’s dashboard is full of red flashing lights.

Photo by Erik Mclean.  https://www.pexels.com/photo/pictographs-on-dashboard-16341417/  “I’ve passed my driving test!” shouts Charlie as he jumps into his second-hand Porsche and heads for the M1. He wants to put his foot down and see how fast it can go. Soon Charlie notices a red light on the dashboard, but he has no idea what it means not havingContinueContinue reading “Earth’s dashboard is full of red flashing lights.”

Tell the Truth Conference in London

Last weekend there was an important conference in London of the Tell the Truth Community. Here are some of the videos of the various talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDL9rcTL9nk&ab_channel=JonFuller Jon Fuller, the organiser of the conference, gives a quick summary of the 5 core truths that the media refuse to cover. You can find details of the ClimateContinueContinue reading “Tell the Truth Conference in London”