Local Events
Vote In - Another Europe is Possible: Sheffield event
When: Friday, 3rd June from 18:00 to 20:00
Where: Sheffield Hallam Students' Union - 6 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2QQ
FREE
Join the growing movement that says 'stay in Europe to change Europe' for the Sheffield event on our nation-wide speaker tour on Friday 3rd June.
Speakers include:
- Owen Jones, author, activist and Guardian columnist
- Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
- Clive Lewis, MP, Shadow Environment Secretary
- Louse Haigh, MP for Sheffield Heeley
- Christy McMorrow, Sheffield Students' Union President
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Belper Goes Green Eco-Festival
Time: 4th and 5th June
Place: Rugby Club, Strutts Playing Field, Belper
Organised by: Transition Belper
FREE
Music, stalls and inspiration
http://bit.ly/1VU29rW
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Feeling the Heat: Wildlife and Climate Change”. Public Meeting.
When: June 8th, 19:00
Where: St Peter's Church Hall, St Peters Street, Derby
Organised by Derby Climate Coalition
FREE
The illustrated talk by Tim Birch – Conservation Manager for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will examine the threats to our wildlife in Derbyshire and the UK from climate change and what can be done to help it cope and survive as the heat gets turned up. He will also explore the implications for wildlife and climate legislation if we decide to pull-out of the European Union
Contact: reg_hand@yahoo.co.uk
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Hemlock Happening
When: Saturday 11th June 2016, starting at 1pm and ends with a firework display finale at 10pm.
Where: Bramcote Hills Park field
Organised by: Broxtowe Events in conjunction with The Bramcote & Stapleford Golden Jubilee Group.
Hemlock Happening, Broxtowe Borough's entertaining and FREE community event is back! A FREE fun packed day with a great variety of live music, singing, dance, art & craft activities, sports, dozens of local groups and schools providing interactive entertainment for all the family.
http://bit.ly/1WwMUtc
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Derbyshire Eco Centre Summer Fair
When: Saturday 18th June. 11.00 -16.00
Where: Derbyshire Eco Centre, Porter Lane, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, DE4 4LS.
Organised by: Derbyshire Eco Centre
Tickets: See website.
A celebration of Green Living and Green Learning including a wide range of demonstrations, have-a-go activities, stalls and entertainment. There will be catering and a bar selling local beer and the evening will be a fancy dress ball.
N.B. CCAN’s Energy Exhibition will be there!
Contact T: 01629 533038 E: ecocentre@derbyshire.gov.uk |
Swadlincote Festival of Leisure
When: Sat 25th and Sun 26th June
Where: Maurice Lea Memorial Park,York Road
Swadlincote, DE11 9QG
Organised by: South Derbyshire District Council
FREE
Something for everyone with everything from stunt shows to a farmers' market, bandstand entertainment to sporting taster sessions, fairground rides, tea parties, an assault course, crafts, exhibitions, drumming session and a huge variety of trade stands.
N.B. CCAN’s Energy Exhibition will be there!
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Local News
Fracking at Sherwood unites new rebel band
Campaigners fear a Swiss-based petro-chemical company could sink up to 500 wells in the area famed for Robin Hood and his band of merry men. After fracking was given the go-ahead near Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire, opponents of shale gas extraction are wondering, “Where’s next?”
A prime candidate is Sherwood Forest, among several huge areas licensed to Ineos for shale gas extraction by the Government. Exploration work could begin within the next 12 months. Although the ancient woodland around Robin Hood’s Major Oak is protected from surface activities under new laws, fracking is allowed, as long as drilling is done outside its borders.
A group has been formed to fight the plans, while Ineos has held public meetings in a bid to calm fears. Greg Hewitt, of Frack Free Nottinghamshire, said: “Robin Hood would have defended Sherwood Forest. So must the people of Nottinghamshire.”
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How a Nottinghamshire hamlet wages quiet battle against fracking
After North Yorkshire allows test drilling, villagers in Misson are determined to stop the same happening in former bomber pilot testing ground
When councillors in North Yorkshire ignored widespread public opposition and granted planning permission for the fracking company Third Energy to carry out test drilling, there were groans around the Nottinghamshire village of Misson.
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IGas submits Tinker Lane shale gas application
IGas has confirmed it has applied for planning permission to drill for shale gas at Tinker Lane, in Bassetlaw, north Nottinghamshire. This is the company’s second application for shale gas exploration in the area. Later this summer, councillors are expected to decide on proposals for two wells at Springs Lane, Misson.
The Misson application does not include fracking and IGas has said the Tinker Lane application will not either. But the company has said it may apply later to hydraulically fracture at the sites in future.
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National
NEWS: North Yorkshire fracking operation approved
The first fracking operation in England since a ban was lifted in 2012 has been approved. Hundreds of protesters attended a meeting in Northallerton to voice anger at the project, which had been recommended for approval.
North Yorkshire County Council considered a bid by Third Energy to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. The council's planning committee voted seven to four in favour.
http://bbc.in/1TJxwUz
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NEWS: You’ve Got Power. Take Charge.
If your energy supplier probably supports fracking more than you do. Use your power. Take charge now.
http://unfrack.me/ |
PETITION: Say no to fracking.
North Yorkshire County Council have said Yes to dangerous fracking. This is despite the opposition of thousands of local residents, businesses and Ryedale District Council.
Fracking poses unacceptable risks to people’s health, homes and goes against everything we need to do to tackle dangerous climate change. The people of Yorkshire want to make it clear that this decision is not in their name, and they will continue the fight against fracking. Will you stand with them?
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RESOURCE: Fracking's Air Pollution Puts Infants and Children at Risk of Developing Heart, Lung Problems
A newly published peer-reviewed study concludes that air pollution from fracking puts people's lungs, hearts, and immune systems at risk – and that the health risks are particularly pointed for young children and infants.
The study — the first to specifically focus on how shale oil and gas drilling affects children ability to breathe — concludes that starting in the womb, children's developing respiratory systems are particularly at risk from five airborne pollutants associated with fracking and drilling.
http://bit.ly/1RMOqzv |
RESOURCE: Shale gas: an updated assessment of environmental and climate change impacts
A report by researchers at the Tyndall Centre University of Manchester. Commissioned by The Cooperative
http://bit.ly/24iukUT |
RESOURCE: ‘Disobedience’ is a new film about a new phase of the climate movement
Courageous action is being taken on the front lines of the climate crisis on every continent, led by regular people fed up with the power and pollution of the fossil fuel industry.
http://watchdisobedience.com/ |
NEWS: Break Free … In May, 2016: On six continents, thousands of people took bold action to Break Free from Fossil Fuels.
‘We're starting to process some of the lessons from Break Free and thinking about what happens next and where this moment leads our movement. Here are a just 5 of our early reflections ……..’
http://bit.ly/1RDRylE |
RESOURCE: 10 Years After An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore May Actually Be Winning
WIRED interview with Al Gore and link to new TED talk.
http://bit.ly/1ZdcYHR |
FUNDING: Big Energy Saving Network
Giving Affordable Warmth advice in your community
DECC invites applications for grant funding under the Big Energy Saving Network programme 2016/17 from eligible third sector organisations and community groups across Great Britain. For the revised guidance and application form see:
http://bit.ly/1P5qO9p |
RESOURCE: New digital report: Syria, climate change and the media
Our new acclaimed digital report uses interactive maps, video and infographics to explore a complex and controversial issue: did climate change play a role in sparking the crisis in Syria and the flow of refugees out of the country? and how did the media report the issue?
http://bit.ly/25AXVia |
France upholds fracking ban
A law prohibiting fracking for shale gas has been upheld by France's constitutional court, citing environmental protection.
France's constitutional court has upheld a ban on hydraulic fracturing, ruling that the law against the energy exploration technique known as "fracking" is a valid means of protecting the environment.
http://bit.ly/1spLyns |
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