A guest blog by Jenni Crisp “This is a call to revolution; our earth is under threat” These words, written by the then Prince Charles in 2010 in his book, Harmony, were projected onto the walls of Windsor Castle earlier this month at the start of a 3-day camp and protest by Extinction Rebellion, withContinueContinue reading “This is a call to revolution; our earth is under threat.”
Category Archives: Nature Emergency
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.”
South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.
A guest blog by Ci Davis One hundred people, selected as a representative cross-section of the South Yorkshire population, met between October and December 2023 as members of the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change; I was one of the members. We were asked “to consider how we might respond to climate change andContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.”
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”
John Bunting’s garden may be safe from sea level rise, but East Anglia isn’t!
A letter to the Sheffield Star and Telegraph John Bunting (Sheffield Telegraph 01/08/24) hasn’t noticed the effects of climate change in his garden or in the Peak District. He should count himself lucky, as many people in the global south have experienced drought, storms and flooding making it increasingly difficult to survive. However, the PeakContinueContinue reading “John Bunting’s garden may be safe from sea level rise, but East Anglia isn’t!”
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.”
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”
Tories come first and second in the Election Whopper poll!
Congratulations to Miriam Cates, the Conservative candidate in the Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency, for topping the poll to find Sheffield’s biggest Election Whopper. She is reported to have said at the hustings that “Israel isn’t killing civilians, they are killing terrorists.” According to Save the Children “Nearly 15,000 children in Gaza have been killed sinceContinueContinue reading “Tories come first and second in the Election Whopper poll!”
Vote for the biggest whopper of the Sheffield Election Campaign
There have been lots of whoppers told in this Election campaign in Sheffield. The following are all in the running for the Tell the Truth Sheffield Pinocchio Award. Vote today to help decide who should win the Pinocchio Award! Giorgio Scapinelli, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Scap_-_Pinocchio.jpg Sheffield Conservative Federation Chairman Steven WinstoneContinueContinue reading “Vote for the biggest whopper of the Sheffield Election Campaign”
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”
