Oppose Luton Airport Expansion: 2021 posts 31 December 2021 / 27 November 2024 by daveeldervass London Luton Airport expansion Over the last few years London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) have submitted a number of proposals to significantly and aggressively expand the airport. Aviation is the fastest growing producer of greenhouse gasses. North Hertfordshire District Council, the British Parliament, leading scientists and environmental organisations worldwide agree that we live in a […] Read more »
Local Recycling Opportunities 31 December 2021 / 27 November 2024 by nhandsgp An article prepared by Deolinda Eltringham and Kruna Vukmirovic Once Christmas and New Year celebrations are behind us and clearing out and tidying-up comes to all homes, we have some suggestions to help you recycle unwanted items. Recycling real Christmas trees Sign up to the Letchworth Garden City Hospice Christmas Treecycling service today! Book your […] Read more »
Ecotips from November and December 2021 26 December 2021 / 31 March 2024 by daveeldervass 26th December 2021: “Think about taking a year off flying to reduce carbon emissions and create a movement away from air travel. At a time when we need to slash our emissions, flying less is the quickest and easiest way to reduce our carbon footprint. For more information see Flight Free 2022.” 20th December 2021: […] Read more »
Free Trees still available from NHDC 22 December 2021 / 1 December 2024 by nhandsgp NHDC still has 2,000 trees left Plant a tree before February 2022! March 2022 update: the NHDC trees have all been taken now. However, other organisations also offer free trees for schools and communities, including the Woodland Trust. Read more »
Condolences for Councillor Clark 11 December 2021 / 1 December 2024 by The members of North Herts & Stevenage Green Party are saddened to learn of the passing of Cllr Paul Clark, North Herts Council member for Hitchin Highbury and Leader of the local Liberal Democrat Group, from Covid on Tuesday night (7 December) at the age of 65. Councillor Clark had been working for Hitchin and its people […] Read more »
Fight Climate Change by Planting Trees 27 November 2021 / 1 December 2024 by Fight Climate Change by Planting Trees Article submitted by Kruna Vukmirovic There is always an opportunity to do more for the environment and planting trees is one such activity that will benefit the generations to come. Trees fight climate change by capturing carbon through photosynthesis and the entire woodland ecosystem including the living wood, roots, […] Read more »
Recycle Medicine Packets 18 November 2021 / 1 December 2024 by Support a petition to fund recycling programmes for medicine packets We invite you to sign a petition to fund a recycling scheme for medicine packets at https://bit.ly/30sojzw. TerraCycle have announced the closure of their medicine packet recycling scheme because they were overwhelmed with billions of medicine packets that people wanted to recycle. The scheme, that […] Read more »
Tomorrow! Post COP Climate Cafe 18 November 2021 / 1 December 2024 by Post-COP Climate Café – THIS FRIDAY! 19th Nov. 18.30-20.00: Edwinstree School, Buntingford: Now that the COP in Glasgow is all over, are you any clearer about what happened there? Do you know whether to feel positive or depressed? Come to Edwinstree on Friday at 18.30 and find out! Hear from the Buntingford Ambassadors to the […] Read more »
Greens call for a Carbon Tax at COP26 27 October 2021 / 1 December 2024 by Greens call on government to bring in carbon tax at COP26 Article submitted by Kruna Vukmirovic The Green Party is calling on the government to make ambitious plans to tackle the climate emergency by announcing a carbon tax at COP26. Under the Green Party’s proposal, the tax should start at £100 per tonne of carbon […] Read more »
Local Events during COP26 26 October 2021 / 1 December 2024 by North Herts and Stevenage Green Party encourage our Members to participate in the local events taking place during COP26. Date: Saturday 30th October from 10:00 to 15:00 Organiser: Baldock Beats Waste Title of event: Baldock EcoFest Description of event: Stalls from a range of local environmental groups and businesses, including North Herts Friends of Earth. […] Read more »