21 February 2025 / 21 February 2025 by jennhuygen
Hertfordshire County Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has committed to working with partners and residents to tackle climate change and its impacts across the county. They have opened a new consultation to get residents’ views on sustainability and climate change ambitions. All Hertfordshire residents are invited to fill out their online survey […]
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10 December 2024 / 10 December 2024 by daveeldervass
Will you be in Stevenage Town Centre this coming Sat?Could you spare 30min in support of Greenpeace’s: **Mass Climate and Nature Bill Photoshoot**? Phil Skone of Greenpeace shared this appeal: “At our recent local Greenpeace meeting we discussed the idea of a photoshoot involving as many members of local groups as possible holding […]
17 November 2024 by daveeldervass
In the midst of the COP29 United Nations climate talks, why not have your own conversations about climate change? You could talk with someone about how extreme weather events are getting more common and how they are linked to rising temperatures. Those rising temperatures are caused by continued burning of fossil fuels releasing huge amounts […]
3 September 2024 / 3 September 2024 by daveeldervass
Luton Rising, the owner of Luton Airport, wants to almost double capacity to 32 million passengers a year. Thousands of people across this whole rural area objected to the proposal. They objected to noise blight and logjams on road and rail services, as well as hugely increased carbon emissions. A decision on this controversial and […]
8 October 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Hertfordshire County Council has published its strategy for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, including the provision of more charging points. They say “The strategy sets out a plan to provide more chargepoints so residents and businesses will be able to recharge their electric vehicles conveniently and appropriately in the future. It’s forecast that by 2030, […]
13 August 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has launched the Green Party’s Earth Overshoot action plan. Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year, fell on 2nd August this year. However, the UK’s overshoot day has already passed – it […]
11 July 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Reacting to comments Keir Starmer allegedly made at a shadow cabinet meeting that he “hates tree-huggers,” Green peer Jenny Jones promptly posted a tweet of herself hugging a tree! As she pointed out, the tree-huggers of the Green Party also support teachers and doctors getting a decent pay rise, tax the rich, repeal nasty legislation […]
4 June 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Don’t worry if you missed our talks in May – you can still see the talks in our videos below! The first was from Dr Richard Randle-Boggis, on Agrivoltaics = Farming + Solar Panels. He has an MSc in Clean Technology and a PhD in Biology, and his current research focus is on agrivoltaics – […]
7 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Deolinda is featured in an article in this month’s Hertfordshire Life magazine to mark International Women’s Day – 8th March 2023. The article highlights her work with Terracycle which has led to over 22 tonnes of material being recycled. If you’d like to increase your recycling beyond the standard kerbside collections, have a look at […]
6 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Friends of the Earth are campaigning for the government to provide better home insulation. Their campaign page explains why there is an energy crisis, and explains the solution: Insulating our energy-inefficient homes, supporting those most at risk and moving to cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. They have also put together energy-saving tips that you can act […]