This week’s meeting of Nether Edge and Sharrow Sustainable Transformation concentrated on the issue of the effects on human health of Glyphosate. Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world, widely used in farms, gardens and streets as a weedkiller. It is readily available in many different brands and formulations, the most wellContinueContinue reading “New research shows Glyphosate is carcinogenic, even in small quantities, previously thought to be safe.”
Category Archives: Ecological emergency
Biodiversity Loss and Shifting Baseline Syndrome
By Darcy White Over the course of my life, I’ve had several stark wakeup calls about the profound loss of biodiversity we are facing. One was about 25 years ago whilst on holiday on the remote Llyn Peninsular in north Wales. Another was this summer whilst holidaying in Dumfries and Galloway, on the south-west coastContinueContinue reading “Biodiversity Loss and Shifting Baseline Syndrome”
Singing for Clean Water
Sheffield Climate Choir made a splash as they gathered in Millhouses Park on Sunday on the banks of the River Sheaf. They were there to celebrate our rivers in song and to get an important message out to Yorkshire Water and the public. We can’t tolerate dirty rivers any more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2qOJFbG7Sc&ab_channel=GrahamWroe Choir member Izzy PriceContinueContinue reading “Singing for Clean Water”
Beware wild animals in the Winter Gardens!
Members of Sheffield Friends of the Earth appeared as endangered animals in the Winter Garden on Saturday 24 May to help launch a new campaign to protect forests and wildlife across the world that are under threat from the global supply chains of UK companies. Using a variety of props, face masks and placards, theContinueContinue reading “Beware wild animals in the Winter Gardens!”
Shame on Syngenta
Activists from Extinction Rebellion, Friends of the Earth and other groups around the North of England, many from Sheffield, gathered in Huddersfield on Saturday, November 9th, to raise awareness about Syngenta’s shameful operations. The company exports dangerous pesticides banned for use in this country to other countries worldwide. Campaigners visited three city centre locations, startingContinueContinue reading “Shame on Syngenta “
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.”
Green Party Conference calls for an end to Genocide and Apartheid in Palestine.
Last weekend, the Green Party Conference was in Manchester. I wasn’t able to attend, but was delighted that the motion I co-proposed on Palestine was overwhelmingly supported. Here is Kate Usoff proposing the motion. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_qubiFoObN/ Here’s Cllr Mothin Ali seconding the motion. https://twitter.com/MothinAli/status/1832891158927938007 The full text of the motion is as follows. Insert the followingContinueContinue reading “Green Party Conference calls for an end to Genocide and Apartheid in Palestine.”
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”
General Election Hustings
I’ve attended three hustings for the General Election. Thursday’s hustings were by far the most interesting as it was attended by a good cross-section of the candidates from Hallam, Heeley and Central Constituencies. On the panel were Olivia Blake (Labour Hallam), Mick Suter (TUSC Heeley), Alison Teal (Independent, Central), Shaffaq Mohammed (Lib Dem Hallam), IsaacContinueContinue reading “General Election Hustings”
Restore Nature Now!
Many Sheffielders joined 80,000 protesters in Central London on Saturday to demand politicians Restore Nature Now. The event remarkably united traditional conservation groups like the National Trust, Wildlife Trust and the RSPB with more radical groups like Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil and something like 300 other organisations, all crying out for policy changesContinueContinue reading “Restore Nature Now!”
