Issues and debates
Debates are extremely important. We need to explore differences and learn from each other. If you don’t know where to go, use this forum. The Campaign against Climate Change holds the view that sometimes there will be passionate differences amongst people who care about global warming, for example nuclear power.
Guildford Borough Council (GBC), seems to be on the verge of taking a stand against solar panels in this area. Every other local authority in the country is treating large arrays of solar panels as falling within permitted development rights (i.e.
It seems great that the government has signed up to 10 by 10. And it is good. But also I think we have to cut through the greenwash.
We have a lot to learn from the experience with Derby City Council.
A Message For The Masses
Please take a moment to view these environmental awareness videos.
SAVE THE MOTHER & THE RUSH
One version is 4 min 47 second with a music backing track, the other is a 60 second rush
We (in Swindon) are thinking of sending some questions to all the candidates who want to be our next MP, about their views on climate change, and publicising the answers as widely as possible within the constituency in order to enable the voters who are concerned about climate change to make an informed choice at the ballot box.
My question is, what questions do you think we should ask?
Please post them here, so that other local groups can ask those questions of the candidates in their own constituencies if they so choose.
I would like to suggest the following:
- Ban Domestic Flights
- 55 mph Speed Limit
- 1 Million Green Jobs
Are the Measures by which we aim to achieve the goal of 10% Cuts by end of 2010, instead of having the 10% Cuts as one of the Measures, and there being no overall goal.
On so many radio talk shows these days VIPs tell us again and again that climate change is real and is man made. Then when someone else pipes up in agreement and goes on to wax lyrical about some inspirational group or other who are doing their “bit” by recycling they are immediately shot down in flames by said VIP who states that the problem needs government intervention and putting off a few lights off isn’t going to save us. And every time this has happened they have not been challenged.
