Here is the official reply to the Glyphosate petition. We still await a decision from the Cooperative Executive. dav
Category Archives: Politics and Campaigning Groups
Glyphosate Memes
Please share one of these each day on your social media to get the message out!
Sheffield Council declares a Nature Emergency
Following a strong campaign organised by the Wildlife Trusts, Friends of the Earth, The Diocese of Sheffield, Owlthorpe Fields Action Group and Sheffield Green Parents, Sheffield City Council unanimously declared a Nature Emergency at the last full Council meeting. They have recognised our country is one of the most nature-depleted in the world. All partiesContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Council declares a Nature Emergency”
Rally to Ban Glyphosate
On Wednesday July 7th I am going to take the “Stop using Glyphosate” petition to the Sheffield Full Council meeting at Ponds Forge. As more than 5000 Sheffield citizens have signed the petition, this will force a debate. Please join me before the meeting for a rally outside Ponds Forge from 1 to 1.45pm. BringContinueContinue reading “Rally to Ban Glyphosate”
The Council declaring a Nature Emergency should be on the front page!
A letter to the Sheffield Star Dear Editor Sometimes I am perplexed by your choice of front-page story. Today you lead on another revamp of Fargate, but on reading the article there are few details of the plan apart from the Council takeover of one shop. On page 16 in a single column, you hideContinueContinue reading “The Council declaring a Nature Emergency should be on the front page!”
COP26 Coalition Rally, Sheffield Town Hall, 12th June 2021
Many different groups joined together in Sheffield City Centre to send a clear message to the G7 leaders meeting in Cornwall and those preparing to go to COP in Glasgow in November. ACT NOW! I was particularly pleased to hear the Extinction Rebellion Justice Group “pass the mic” to the global south, by reading messagesContinueContinue reading “COP26 Coalition Rally, Sheffield Town Hall, 12th June 2021”
Can we fit 200,000 heat pumps in Sheffield homes by 2030?
In my last column I wrote about the report Pathways to Zero Carbon Sheffield, commissioned by Sheffield Council from Arup. The final part of the report is due soon. I have been gauging opinions about it. Does it go far enough? Will it be possible to meet its targets? One of the most significant changesContinueContinue reading “Can we fit 200,000 heat pumps in Sheffield homes by 2030?”
Pathways to Zero Carbon Sheffield
The report “Pathways to Zero Carbon Sheffield” is a detailed document showing how Sheffield can dramatically reduce its carbon footprint. Following protests and petitions by Extinction Rebellion, the Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019. At last there is now a plan to achieve big cuts in our carbon emissions. This report is going toContinueContinue reading “Pathways to Zero Carbon Sheffield”
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.”
I declare a Nature Emergency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCVNpZSEDqQ Today I am declaring a Nature Emergency. More than 1 in 10 of over 8,000 species are at risk of extinction – with 1 in 4 UK mammal species at threat of being lost. The planet is experiencing the 6th mass extinction of species. Globally, populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles haveContinueContinue reading “I declare a Nature Emergency”
