December 12th, 2011 | Climate Change, Government Action, International Action
Estimates vary, but the consensus is that last week’s Climate Summit in South Africa finally reached agreement to a legally binding framework that will consign our children’s children to an increase in global temperature of between 2 and 4 degrees.
In a strange example of truthful despair, the politicians trumpeted the …
June 2nd, 2011 | Climate Change, Events
Despite the lowest water levels since we started, this year’s Duck Race was again a splendid success, with thousands (well dozens) of excited children of all ages cheering on their ducks as they proceeded at a stately pace down …
May 3rd, 2011 | Climate Change, Events, Locals Taking Action
Left High and Dry?
The Duck Race, Stretton’s most popular annual Bank Holiday event, may not be able to take place on May 28th – because there’s no water in Carding Mill Valley!
So far 2011 has been one of …
January 31st, 2011 | Climate Change, Interviews, Uncategorized
October 22nd, 2010 | Climate Change, Energy Saving Tips
Neil MacGregor’s History of the World in 100 Objects ended today – and its climax was a solar powered lamp and charger. The lamp works for 100 hours on eight hours of sunlight and the 15-minute programme explores how it is already changing millions of lives.
We get as …
September 21st, 2010 | Climate Change, International Action
In a brutally honest article in today’s Guardian George Monbiot suggests that the forthcoming climate talks in Mexico are already doomed. “Everyone blames everyone else for the failure at Copenhagen” he writes, “Everyone insists that everyone else should move. But no one cares enough to make a fight …
July 20th, 2010 | Climate Change, Energy Saving Tips, Locals Taking Action
Why re-invent the wheel? We’ve been there, done it and got the T – shirt*
We are a small charity in South Shropshire, run by volunteers to help the local community become more aware of issues to do with energy saving …
June 25th, 2010 | Climate Change, Events, International Action
The 10:10 people have got an anonymous donor who will give them £2 for every £1 they can raise in the next two weeks! Those of us who support 10:10 will know that they are finding money a bit hard to come by at the moment, so this is a …
June 7th, 2010 | Climate Change, Events, Locals Taking Action, Personal
Class of 2010
Did you enter our Quiz on Duck Race Day? If you did (and frankly, even if you didn’t) here as promised are the answers – give yourself 2 points for a correct answer, 1 …
April 26th, 2010 | Climate Change
Remember the claims a few months ago that global temperatures are on the way down? We wish! Here’s the latest data from the Climatic Research Unit and the Met Office.
2009 was the sixth warmest on record. Average global temperatures do vary quite …
IT’S A RUNAWAY BESTSELLER! AND NOW EVEN CHEAPER!!
Our very own Jon Cooke’s amazingly helpful book has been reprinted and is now once more available at the bargain price of £5.00. Order one here or drop in at Burway Books
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