On August 10th, I joined the “Reclaim Our Moors” walk on Moscar Moor near Redmires Reservoir (which was looking extremely depleted). This is an annual event which precedes the “Glorious 12th, or the Inglorious 12th as I prefer to call it, when people start again to pay £2000 each for the privilege of shooting RedContinueContinue reading “The Inglorious 12th. It’s time to Reclaim our Moors.”
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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!”
Everything is linked to everything; the backstory to your mobile phone battery.
A guest blog by Karine Nohr This column has previously written about the links between Sheffield Environmentalists and Congolese Environmentalists. This relationship started in 2021 when the UK hosted the annual global environmental COP meeting. Because the Congolese contributors were denied visas to attend the COP, some Sheffielders platformed their perspective for them, and haveContinueContinue reading “Everything is linked to everything; the backstory to your mobile phone battery.”
Glyphosate Garden Centre Action
Dressed as Bees, Sheffield Extinction Rebellion visited 4 Garden Centres in Sheffield on Saturday. They had been selected from 10 Garden Centres and Nurseries that had been previously visited and presented with a letter asking them to consider stopping the sale of Glyphosate products like Round-Up, Weedol and Resolva. The action was to highlight threeContinueContinue reading “Glyphosate Garden Centre Action”
The looming reality of Doncaster-on-Sea
A guest blog by Bryan Hopkins. A few weeks ago I picked up my grandson from school and on the way home he asked me if I knew the names of the rivers that flowed through Sheffield. “Well,” I said, “there is the Sheaf, the Porter, the Rivelin, the Loxley and they all flow intoContinueContinue reading “The looming reality of Doncaster-on-Sea”
Major changes have been the result of protest.
My reply to S Thomson in the Sheffield Star S Thomson thinks I didn’t understand his/her letter. Maybe the reverse is true. I am very aware that telling people the truth about the climate and ecological emergencies we are facing is a dangerous thing. Climate anxiety is now a recognised condition as many people areContinueContinue reading “Major changes have been the result of protest.”
