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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
How many banks send you delicious recipes in their newsletters and invite you to inspiring events where you hear from Organic Farmers, The Soil Association, The Transition Movement, It’s not Easy Being Green and watch comic spoof films like Store Wars? Over four hundred people gave up their Saturday to pack the passenger shed at Temple Meads for the annual meeting of Triodos, which has members rather than customers, and depository receipt holders rather than shareholders. With the current oil crisis, food crisis, water crisis and credit crisis then a Triodos bank that has reconnected money with our real wealth - which is the earth’s resources - is likely to get very fashionable very soon.
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
We recently posted a link so you could say positive things to the Council about their wind turbine proposals, but this is another negative thing unfortunately. The proposals for a mass burn incinerator will be bad for the environment and better options exist. If you would like to add your voice then you can find out more here and you can find the epetition here.
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
There are riots in Haiti, Cameroon and the Philippines caused by sharp increases in the price of staple foods. What’s the cause of the problems? The Economist says it is partly demand from countries like China and India switching to more meat, plus the use of crops for biofuels. The article describes the forces that create a time-lag in stimulating greater production, because subsidies have softened the market signals. The Asia times says it is because of the Federal Reserves printing more dollars and the impact that has had on international prices. Neither article addresses the question of the plateauing of the supply of cheap oil and the further inexorable impact this will bring. The Economist article, even has a nicely placed Maserati advertisement to show that even with this crisis the hope of ‘business as usual’ prevails.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
During May there is an amazing programme of films, talks and panel discussions happening in Bristol, organised by The Festival of Ideas. Topics cover war, planet, food, peak oil, religion, and more. Check out the programme here, and details of a few highlights are on our events list below.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
| April 24, 2008 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Everyone is welcome to the launch of Sustainable Westbury on Trym (SusWot), at Westbury Primary School Channells Hill BS9. Find out about the local eco team at the school, hear energy saving tips from the Energy Saving Trust, and join in a brainstorm. Entry free but donations to cover room hire are welcome. Visit the suswot website for a downloadable poster or to contact the team.
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
| April 30, 2008 |
| 8:30 am | to | 2:30 pm |
Bristol’s Energy Efficiency Advice Centre is holding ‘The Big Bulb Swap’ at St Nicholas Market in the Old City Quarter in Bristol City Centre (between St Nicholas Street and Corn Street). Just bring along an old incandescent light bulb and exchange it free for a new energy saving version. Advisors will be on hand to give tips about where to get efficient light bulbs and how to dispose of old light bulbs safely and responsibly. And you can do your shopping at the Corn Street Farmers’ Market at the same time.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
We are told repeatedly that the only problem with oil is a lack of investment in exploration, and that tar sands and arctic reserves will keep us going indefinitely. But the economic facts of the matter tell a different story. This current rise is called a ‘peak’, but with demand growing inexorably and the supply of cheap easy oil leveled off it seems likely that the price will go on rising. So the sooner we learn how to manage with less fossil fuels the better.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
You can, if you are quick, comment on Bristol City Council’s proposals for two large wind turbines at Avonmouth, which we think are a very good idea. It takes five minutes, but they need comments by 11 April.
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Sustainable Bishopston and Sustainable Redland met with our local MP Stephen Williams on College Green today for the signing of the i count pledge. This is a nationwide campaign to make sure the House of Commons strengthens the Climate Change Bill. Were our local newspapers interested? Not really. As the Climate Change News Digest says, you have to do some rooting around in the science pages and on the internet to discover stuff that ought to be front page headlines.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Charlie Bolton, Green Party Bristol City Councillor, proposed that the railway path should be protected for non-motorised transport, thus securing its use for walking and cycling now and for future generations. This was debated at a full Council meeting on tuesday evening 1 April. The Lib Dems supported and strengthened the proposal, but the Labour and Conservative groups voted an amendment which just ‘recognises’ the need to not undermine walking and cycling. You can see how the whole debate went here.
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