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August 5th, 2010
A local Dorset villager has taken increased heavy traffic matters into his own hands, literally.
77 year old local man Tony Fuller from Chideock in Dorset, is single handedly putting a stop to the articulated trucks and lorries that thunder through his village.
Tony and a group of local residents have come together to campaign for a bypass that was rejected back in 1990. The group take stand at a newly placed pedestrian crossing in the village where they take it in turns to press the pedestrian button, halting traffic, so they can walk across the road displaying their banners for “Re-Route large Lorries”.
The protesting button pressing has taken up to 45 minutes causing up to 7 miles of tailbacks. The small inconvenience of delayed traffic is no comparrision to the 24/7 inconvenience that the villagers experience on a daily basis. The huge trucks hammer down the A35 road through Chideock causing noise, pollution and shaking the houses to their foundations.
A major concern of the traffic is for the villagers safety. The pedestrian crossing is a very recent addition to the village and there are no barriers and very little pavement. Tony is calling for the re-instatement of the bypass project and for all lorries over 7.5 tonnes to be re-routed using the A303.
The work Tony and the local residents are doing has come under fire and is met with mixed feelings. The traffic delays and disruption to the flow of traffic has been ongoing and the group have vowed to continue their stand until something is done.
There are many who are against the plans for new roads to be made and further disruption of the countryside but in a case liek this a new road or the re-routing of heavy traffic should be considered to preserve the Dorset villages.
July 30th, 2010
Recycling is being made easier for you and your households every day. The council collect your waste every week with glass, plastic, tins and paper also being taken. And there are the many of you who recycle your clothes, shoes, books and linens.
Now, there is another option to do every bit we can to recycle and re-use products and materials. Dorset Reclaim, who started in 1998, have been tirelessly working to encourage local people to re-use, recycle and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. At Dorset Reclaim they offer a free collection service for most domestic items, and collect anything that helps to make a house into a home, from furniture,and electrical items to carpets and curtains, crockery and cutlery.
Dorset Reclaim have prevented 17,500 tonnes of waste going to landfill by helping to distribute good quality furniture, electrical and household goods to low income families. Items can be collected from the Dorset Reclaim warehouse or delivered for a small fee.
Dorset Reclaim is a registered charity project working throughout Dorset and East Hampshire areas. Buy donating unwanted furniture, household and electrical goods you are not only minimising your carbon footprint, helping the environment but there are many local families who will benefit from your unwanted items.
To help with the project or to donate any items click HEREor check out there depots in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester.
July 22nd, 2010
A recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)has produced numbers and results to show that the land and ocean surface temperatures for 2010 are the warmest on record.
The NOAA have said that, so far, 2010 is the hottest year on record with June 2010 being recorded as the hottest June on record worldwide. But this is not a one off appearance as March, April and May 2010 were also the warmest months on record. These records have now been collated and it is the 304thconsecutive month that a global temperature has been above the 20th century average.
The last month that recorded a below average temperature was February 1985.
There are some non-believers of global warming and who have publicly said that it is a political game or a scape goat for other global issues. They have commented that the second half of 2010 will be cooler and that the evidence of global warming is still cloudy. But are these factually, recorded numbers not proof that there is something warming the earth, making these months warmer than we have previously experienced?
In among the high-rising temperatures registered there have been some regions, however, that did record cooler temperatures. Spain recorded its coolest June temperature since 1997 and a town in Southern China recording is coolest June since recordings started there in 1951.
The cooler temperatures do add to the fuel that there is no such thing as global warming but just that we are having a good ’summer’. But this pattern of heating is worldwide. Arctic ice is known for expanding over the winter months and reducing over the summer, but this June showed that the sea ice was declining faster than in previous June months.
It just goes to show that the planet, according to the numbers, on a whole is warmer.
July 15th, 2010
The book, Sustainable Energy-without the hot air by David JC MacKay has brought an insightful look into how everyone can make efforts to use sustainable energy and energy sources.
To read this intuitive and informative book you can go online and read each section or download pages from the contents table.
Many have endorsed and reviewed the book, from scientists, economists and engineers to environmentalists and politicians. Robert Sansom, EDF Energy commented ’ At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining.’
Peter Ainsworth, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs mentioned ’ “Sustainable Energy-without the hot air” is engagingly written, packed with useful information and refreshingly factual. Those, like, me of a non-technical bent will find the Technical Chapters at the end daunting ; but we don’t have to read them to get the message.’
To join the mailing list and to receive information from the author add your details HERE.
July 6th, 2010
12,500 plastic bottle are currently sailing around the world in a bid to beat waste, one bottle at a time!
The sailing catamaran, Plastiki, is made up of 12,500 plastic bottles and a whole heap of other recycled and re-used materials to help bring awareness to everyone about the harmful waste degrading the health of our oceans and planet.
For marine wildlife, fish and mammals it is an ever-increasing worry that the ingestion of plastic or entanglement in plastic and waste is dwindling fish stocks and increasing the loss of life in the worlds seas and oceans.
Plastikiand her crew, are sailing the world in the hopes to reduce the usage of plastic bottles, plastic bags and such like materials while promoting the 4 R’s- Reduce, Reuse, Rethink and Recycle! Currently, Plastiki has been at sea for 2616 hours/109 days, covering 6944 nautical miles. The trip started in San Francisco and they are heading to Sydney, Australia.
The aim is to raise 12,500 pledges to help beat waste by the time Plastiki reaches Sydney, Australia. You too can join in and help beat waste by going to the site and making your pledge. Click HEREto pledge. Just think- every plastic bottle ever made still exists today!
BEATING WASTE ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME!
July 1st, 2010
Tis the season of the bicycle! With all the great weather Britain has been having recently it is a perfect time to get on the bike.
With the Bike 2 Work scheme there are now more reasons to embrace your two wheels for healthy and environmental benefits. Through the governments Green Transport Plan, it is possible for everyone to benefit by being able to save up to 50% on brand new bicycles and cycling equipment.
There are benefits for everyone joing the Bike 2 Work scheme. As an employer you can join the scheme to make savings on employers NI contributions (up to 12%, reduce your business carbon footprint and your company will be added to the Green Achiever Business Directory. Your staff will be healthier, fitter, have more energy and your car parks will be less congested. As an employee there are the advantages of better health, becoming fitter, reducing your carbon footprint, saving money and gaining advice and help from selected bike shops.
There are many bike shops all over the country covering the scheme and willing to support everyone wanting to get on their bikes and ride! Whatever your size, ability and budget there is a bike to suit everyone.
Hundreds of thousands of workers all across the country commute to work in some way or another whether it be by their own car, car share, or public transport. By taking part in this new scheme will not only reduce everyone’s personal carbon footprint and save money but will help to reduce the overall carbon footprint of Britain.
The Bike 2 Work scheme website hosts a handy savings calculator that will estimate how much you can save using the scheme and a form to register your interest. Go now to the site to become a Green Achiever and find out more, click HERE
June 28th, 2010
Freedom of speech and freewill was the agenda of the 1,000 plus protesters who marched through the streets of Toronto to protest the gathering of the G20 summit.
The 2010 Toronto summit is the fourth meeting of the G20 talks, where heads of government discuss global, environmental, financial and economical issues. The theme of the Toronto summit was Recovery and New Beginnings, which refers to the state the world is in financially, the recession and ways to tackle the economic financial crisis.
Some reports have shown that the protests were mostly peaceful with not one person being seriously injured. However there are several other reports that have the protester numbers exceeding 5,000 with many getting extremely violent and leading to the arrests of over 500 protesters.
Before marches were due to start, protesters met in a near by park, but were disturbed by the police who searched and handed out warnings. It has been said that the police also raided a university building, rounding up more protesters in, it was said, an effort to suppress any further violence.
June 24th, 2010
Team Green Britain is the organisation that has been put together to bring awareness and education to everyone in Britain to inspire further moves towards doing everything possible to reduce Britain’s carbon footprint.
All of this week from Saturday 19th June to Sunday 27th June is Team Green Britain Bike Week. Team Green Britain Bike Week has been brought to the nation to provide awareness of how cycling can be a part of everyone’s lives and will benefit everyone physically for health benefits and environmentally by cutting down on the carbon footprint. Cycling is a healthy, practical and convenient lifestyle choice which can help to look after Britain and eveone individually.
Team Green Britain’s ongoing support has alreadybenefitted many across the nation by providing and funding 13 workshops and publishing cycling guides. You can visit www.bikeweek.org.uk
Team Green Britain have not only produced Bike Week and Green Britain Day but are constantly working towards combining a team that will work together to reduce the carbon footprint, use less energy, live healthier lives, save money and have fun doing it. Everyone has the opportunity to join the team and make a difference.
Join Team Green Britain now by clicking HERE!
June 21st, 2010
There has been a lot of press recently concerning the UK wind farms and the need for more wind turbines in the aim to tackle global warming and to increase the use of green energy.
Harnessing the winds power can and does ganerate a huge amount of useable energy. However, it has now been reported that there could be an overload of energy onto the National Grid if it gets too windy.
Too windy? Surely, this would be a good condition considering how unstable and infrequent the weather can be. To store up lots of wind-generate electricity cant harm us can it? Apparently, according to those at the National grid, too much wind and too much wind-generated electricity is not a good thing.
Owners of wind farms are now going to be awarded a payment to switch off thier turbines if it does become ‘too windy’. This seems all well and good in the grand scheme of helping the country to use more sustainable energy sources but this payment to the wind farm owners is going to come from the tax payers.
The National Grid is constantly working to match the need for electricity with supply and this can often be determined by weather predictions and TV schedules. Plant failures and erratic weather changes are also a factor when the National Grid juggles electricity use across the nation. They feel that the balance between using the wind famrs and deciding to turn them off in adverse weather conditions will prevent the network from being overloaded.
June 17th, 2010
With the disaster that is currently happening in the gulf coast to the waters, fish, sealife and beaches, it is a great move forward in the protection of the world’s seas and oceans with the new initiative Green Blue.
The Green Blue is the joint environment initiative created by the British Marine Federation(BMF) and Royal Yachting Association(RYA) for anyone whose livlihoods depends on the oceans or for anyone who loves to be out, on or in the water. Boat users, boating businesses, sailing clubs and training centres are given information and help to reduce their impact on coastal and inland waters.
The Green Blue projects aims are to raises awareness, conduct scientific research, identify environmentally friendly products and offer the best practice advice to anyone keeen to make boating in the UK as sustainable as possible. The project will cover a wide variety of topics from waste management, fuel efficiency and marine paints to effects on wildlife and efficiency resources on board boats.
Projects withing the Green Blue programme are taking place across the country and are already making a difference to the nations surrounding seas. For full information on the Green Blue project visit http://www.thegreenblue.org.uk/