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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
At an official reception launching Bristol Museum’s hosting of the Shell-sponsored wildlife photography competition, Bristol dignitaries heard a speech from ‘Derrick Leavussum’ of Shell thanking them for helping Shell to divert public attention from their anti-enviroment activites. “We prefer not to see the melting of the icecaps as a threat to human society, we see it as a business opportunity.” It took listeners a while to realise that Derrick was of course a spoof and that although everything he said was true it was not the greenwashed version of truth that Shell likes to make public.
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Local Choice Milk is on sale in Tesco’s. This is genuinely sourced from local dairy farms in South Gloucestershire, which given the pressure UK diary farmers have been under due to supermarkets driving prices down, has got to be good news. So, whilst this might be a bit of clever greenwashing for Tesco’s, if you are in the store this is definitely a good choice to consider. Maybe in due course we’ll get local milk as doorstep delivery - even better.
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
In their report published in November called Roads and Reality, the RAC forecast a 44% increase in cars and argues that road building as well as tolls and congestion charging, are needed to keep the traffic flowing swiftly. The arguments are of course built on the premise that the principle of transport is about mobility - moving people and stuff ever greater distances and ever faster. This might be good for selling cars, tyres, and petrol. But faced with the threat that runaway climate change poses to our long term security and prosperity, and with the inevitable increase in fuel prices as global demand rises, then surely we should be planning our transport so that everyone has access to what they really need - employment, education, food, recreation.
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
We live in interesting times. While mega billions of new dollars (and if you want to know where they really come from watch Paul Grignon’s animated explanation of money) are poured into banks to stave off economic recession, the underlying problems of overconsumption and imminent shortages of oil, crops, and fresh water are seldom mentioned. And the chance of achieving global agreement on binding cuts in greenhouse gas emissions look slim. What does this mean? It means it’s up to every individual to get better informed and get involved in making the necessary changes happen.
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
What will it take to make everyone wake up to the damage we are all doing to our planet? Allowing one of the worlds more irresponsible oil corporations to sponsor a wildlife photography competition is definitely a step in the wrong direction. It allows Shell, the company in question, to glow in a greenwashy appearance of caring about the environment, diverting attention from its illegal and destructive activities in Nigeria and elsewhere. BBC wildlife, the Bristol Museum, and Bristol City Council have so far ignored the protests raised. Today a polar bear visited the Broadmead Headquarters of BBC Wildlife to deliver a speech about the sad and dangerous irony of accepting a sponsorship deal with Shell. If you feel the same way do attend the peaceful protest on Saturday 15 Dec outside Bristol Museum at noon.
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
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‘How to tackle global warming and still keep the lights on’ - there will be a talk by Sir David King, Government Chief Scientist, followed by questions and a panel discussion, featuring Sarah Pugh (Transition Bristol), Vala Ragnarsdottir (Bristol Uni Earth Sciences) and Chris Preist (HP Labs Climate Futures). This is part of Bristol’s Festival of Ideas. The venue is Bristol City Council House, College Green, Bristol. Entry is free but you need to book a place by emailing ideas@businesswest.co.uk
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
In November six days of work by climate scientists meeting in Valencia culminated in a new, succinct report . International leaders are now meeting in Bali to try and agree a new way forward. In addition to news coverage in the usual channels, the editors of both the British Medical Journal and the Lancet have come together to emphasise the severity of the problems and the need for everyone to take action. Does this mean people are really waking up?
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
The Council House in Bristol was packed on Sunday 25 November, with 300 plus people up bright and early to hear Richard Hienberg’s talk which started off the packed day. Between stalls, major talks, and smaller workshop-type events there was masses to take in. A film crew from Barcelona came to Bristol for several days to chart the stories of several ordinary folk involved in the Transition movement, and to cover the event. They came and did some filming in Redland, and we got the impression that they had expected to find that Bristol was a ‘green city’. We had to explain to them that the reason we need a Transition movement is because Bristol is so far from being a green city.
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
An award winning exhibition capturing climate change in our own backyard opens on 10 November at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. For some preview photos and info click here.
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
You can now buy locally made furniture made from locally grown timber, and you can walk to the showroom at 56 Hampton Road. All furniture is handmade in the UK, ethically sourced, and the business is linked to the Forest of Avon woodland scheme
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