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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:59 pm
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Global Village News and Resources Issue 119 - February, 2007
http://www.gvnr.com/119/5.htm
Taking the Global Local
An initiative to make climate-related issues come alive in local
communities around the UK has just been launched. Tomorrow's
England is a project to turn major global issues into 'garden fence
talk' where the likely impacts of climate change can be investigated,
region by region or even town by town.
Networks of local groups will high-light the need to tackle climate
change by working with their communities and exploring changing
patterns of weather, landscapes, wild animals, plants, land use,
population movements, lifestyles, and health and well being. The
project is a joint initiative involving organisations, Beyond Green,
the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Groundwork UK, National
Federation of Women's Institutes, National Trust, RSPB, Transport
2000, the Woodland Trust and WWF-UK and it is part of a scheme
launched by the Department of Environmental, Food and Rural
Affairs. This wide network of groups has the potential for reaching
diverse audiences who are all vital in creating change.
"Tomorrow's England will attempt to address the key question on
people's minds that is yet to be answered: How will climate change
effect me? It will paint a vivid picture of future England in terms of
what we might see from our windows and how we might lead our
lives," exclaims Stephen Hounsham of Green Engage
Communications, who are working to deliver the project. "It aims to
make climate change something we want to talk about and deal with."
If climate change becomes an issue that every individual in each
community feels confident and motivated to try and prevent, then
positive changes in our lifestyle will become a realistic goal.
Contact: Green Engage Communications, Beyond Green,
1 Albemarle Way, London, EC1V 4JB
Tel: 020 7608 0484 or 07772 886213
Website: www.climatechangeandme.net
Buckden, in North Yorkshire
Photo: © Green Engage Communications
by Nicole Vosper
First published in Positive News Issue 50
This is one of many stories available from Positive News newspaper.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:05 pm
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"pearl" <tea.RemoveThis@signguestbook.ie> wrote in message
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> Global Village News and Resources Issue 119 - February, 2007
> http://www.gvnr.com/119/5.htm
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> Taking the Global Local
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> An initiative to make climate-related issues come alive in local
> communities around the UK has just been launched. Tomorrow's
> England is a project to turn major global issues into 'garden fence
> talk' where the likely impacts of climate change can be investigated,
> region by region or even town by town.
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> Networks of local groups will high-light the need to tackle climate
> change by working with their communities and exploring changing
> patterns of weather, landscapes, wild animals, plants, land use,
> population movements, lifestyles, and health and well being.
I'd love to see what they come up with within the M25
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:47 pm
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"Jim Webster" <jim.DeleteThis@websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I'd love to see what they come up with within the M25
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> Jim Webster
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I wonder what they did all those years ago over the Ice Age coming/going?
Or maybe because the press wasn't around then with their stories of doom and
gloom, people just 'got on with it' :-))
Ho hum, it will be another 'scare' next month :-))
And the public will fall for it hook line and stinker ;-))
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:51 pm
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On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 18:05:29 -0000, "Jim Webster"
<jim.DeleteThis@websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote:
>I'd love to see what they come up with within the M25
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>Jim Webster
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I might start looking at my consumption when those 'at the helm', begin to curb
their needlessly extravagent lifestyles. e.g. Blair's 5 homes and numerous
foreign holidays ! As usual, it's do as I say, not as I do. Meanwhile.....
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:01 pm
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"Andy Cap" <Andy_Cap DeleteThis @nosuch.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 18:05:29 -0000, "Jim Webster"
> <jim DeleteThis @websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote:
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>>I'd love to see what they come up with within the M25
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>>Jim Webster
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> I might start looking at my consumption when those 'at the helm', begin to
> curb
> their needlessly extravagent lifestyles. e.g. Blair's 5 homes and numerous
> foreign holidays ! As usual, it's do as I say, not as I do. Meanwhile.....
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> Andy
While I can see that things are changing, I will believe that the
politicians are doing more than spout hot air when I see them doing serious
and meaningful things
Given that the Thames will probably flood London in the next twenty five
years, (the Thames Barrier is getting less and less useful against a new
predicted extreme event) and at some point they are going to find the London
Underground filled with river water, why are government still investing in
London, rather than starting the long slow process of quietly moving
everyone out?
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:02 pm
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"Andy Cap" <Andy_Cap RemoveThis @nosuch.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 18:05:29 -0000, "Jim Webster"
> <jim RemoveThis @websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote:
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>>I'd love to see what they come up with within the M25
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>>Jim Webster
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> I might start looking at my consumption when those 'at the helm', begin to
> curb
> their needlessly extravagent lifestyles. e.g. Blair's 5 homes and numerous
> foreign holidays ! As usual, it's do as I say, not as I do. Meanwhile.....
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> Andy
:-))
Exactly. And the tree huggers think that by them going on the bus and not
taking a paper bag when the shop offers one, it will 'save the world' :-((
There's a mug born every minute who believes that if it's in the newspaper
'it must be true' :-((
Doom and gloom sells newspapers!!!!!
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:05 pm
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"'Mike'" <3d&6d RemoveThis @woolies.com> wrote in message
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> "Andy Cap" <Andy_Cap RemoveThis @nosuch.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:j2m9s25m9v8ffs4d55o6ikliene859kbsa@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 18:05:29 -0000, "Jim Webster"
>> <jim RemoveThis @websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote:
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>>>I'd love to see what they come up with within the M25
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>>>Jim Webster
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>> I might start looking at my consumption when those 'at the helm', begin
>> to curb
>> their needlessly extravagent lifestyles. e.g. Blair's 5 homes and
>> numerous
>> foreign holidays ! As usual, it's do as I say, not as I do.
>> Meanwhile.....
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>> Andy
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> :-))
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> Exactly. And the tree huggers think that by them going on the bus and not
> taking a paper bag when the shop offers one, it will 'save the world' :-((
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> There's a mug born every minute who believes that if it's in the newspaper
> 'it must be true' :-((
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> Doom and gloom sells newspapers!!!!!
>
> Mike
I think there is a balance here.
Yes, there is a lot of unthinking hype
But do we need all those blasted carrier bags?
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:14 pm
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"Jim Webster" <jim.RemoveThis@websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I think there is a balance here.
> Yes, there is a lot of unthinking hype
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> But do we need all those blasted carrier bags?
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> Jim Webster
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No, neither do we need a lot of the packaging we are presented with. We
reuse our carrier bags even though the supermarket we use does not push the
'recycle' theme and then use them in the pedal bins and waste paper baskets.
I raised the question about buying greeting cards and being presented with a
bag to put it in. World War III broke out because of the security and
shoplifting heads were raised.
I ask again, do we need so much packaging? I bought some ink cartridges the
other day, the stack of packaging was higher than the stack of cartridges
when unpacked :-(( Would it not be better for the tree hugging save the
worlders to tackle this subject before lecturing on the newsgroups? Or are
'they' "do as I say not as I do"?
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:14 pm
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Jim Webster wrote:
> Given that the Thames will probably flood London in the next twenty five
> years, (the Thames Barrier is getting less and less useful against a new
> predicted extreme event) and at some point they are going to find the London
> Underground filled with river water, why are government still investing in
> London, rather than starting the long slow process of quietly moving
> everyone out?
No, please leave them there. :-)
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:24 pm
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In article <52k4ocF1p1v3rU1 DeleteThis @mid.individual.net>,
Jim Webster <jim DeleteThis @websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote:
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> > Doom and gloom sells newspapers!!!!!
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> > Mike
So dooes the denial the daily mail printed a few years ago.
> I think there is a balance here.
> Yes, there is a lot of unthinking hype
I agree, and I for one as a physicist can't see how the quantity of CO2,
the highest concentration the atmosphere has had in the quaternary period
can not be causing a significant warming effect.
While it may be that the natural cycles which brought glacials and
interglacials are poorly understood, the effect of CO2 and other emissions
are clearer.
Are you a scintist who has some other reasons to believe the assertions
you make Mike?
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:26 pm
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On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:14:41 +0000, Howard Neil
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>Jim Webster wrote:
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>> Given that the Thames will probably flood London in the next twenty five
>> years, (the Thames Barrier is getting less and less useful against a new
>> predicted extreme event) and at some point they are going to find the London
>> Underground filled with river water, why are government still investing in
>> London, rather than starting the long slow process of quietly moving
>> everyone out?
>
>No, please leave them there. :-)
Some of us are moving to Wales. Any nice boozers around there?
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:39 pm
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On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 19:01:45 -0000, "Jim Webster"
<jim RemoveThis @websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> wrote:
>While I can see that things are changing, I will believe that the
>politicians are doing more than spout hot air when I see them doing serious
>and meaningful things
>Given that the Thames will probably flood London in the next twenty five
>years, (the Thames Barrier is getting less and less useful against a new
>predicted extreme event) and at some point they are going to find the London
>Underground filled with river water, why are government still investing in
>London, rather than starting the long slow process of quietly moving
>everyone out?
>
>Jim Webster
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Not to mention today's further news that scientists are closer than ever to
conquering ageing ! Added to that incalculable increase in population, if the
third world want anything approaching the standard of living of the west, the
planet is doomed.
Make hay whilst the sun shines ! ;-)
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Jim Webster <jim.DeleteThis@websterpagebank.freeswerve.co.uk> writes
>Given that the Thames will probably flood London in the next twenty five
>years, (the Thames Barrier is getting less and less useful against a new
>predicted extreme event) and at some point they are going to find the London
>Underground filled with river water, why are government still investing in
>London, rather than starting the long slow process of quietly moving
>everyone out?
discussed this with her, herself over lunch today.
We both cam to the conclusion that if holland can afford to keep the
north sea out of a bunch of low-value polders then London can afford to
keep it out of london.
If a few windmills is all it takes ....
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Howard Neil <hneil DeleteThis @REMOVETOREPLY.co.uk> writes
>Jim Webster wrote:
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>> Given that the Thames will probably flood London in the next twenty five
>> years, (the Thames Barrier is getting less and less useful against a new
>> predicted extreme event) and at some point they are going to find the London
>> Underground filled with river water, why are government still investing in
>> London, rather than starting the long slow process of quietly moving
>> everyone out?
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>No, please leave them there. :-)
Quite!
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Andy Cap <Andy_Cap RemoveThis @nosuch.co.uk> writes
>Not to mention today's further news that scientists are closer than ever to
>conquering ageing ! Added to that incalculable increase in population, if the
>third world want anything approaching the standard of living of the west, the
>planet is doomed.
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>Make hay whilst the sun shines ! ;-)
No, no, please don't, we need a population REDUCTION!!
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