Royate Hill Community Orchard regular monthly workday
Saturday, 6th December
11am-4pm (drop-in)
Gloves and tools provided
Hot drinks available, but please dress warmly...
map to orchard: http://www.kebelecoop.org/images/flyer_permaculture_may...8.pdf read full story / add a comment

Bristol has been chosen as the only city in the UK to be short-listed for the European Green Capital Award. The city has been pre-selected alongside seven other European top environmental cities out of 35 initial applications. read full story / add a comment

The Climate Change Act will require the UK to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent (based on 1990 levels) by 2050.
A series of five year interim 'targets' will also be set - which will take the UK's share of international aviation and shipping emissions into account and ensure that the target is kept on track. The Committee on Climate Change is due to recommend the first five year 'budget' periods on 1 December 2008 read full story / add a comment

The massive annual global day of action on climate change with hundreds of thousands of people across the planet taking to the streets to demand urgent government action to stop global warming and end the red herrings being used by corporations to line their pockets.

The English contigent of this is a march on Parliament to demand that the government acts on climate now ! Part of a Global Day of Action - see www.globalclimatecampaign.org - last year 70+ countries were involved !
We'll be running transport from Bristol with two coches heading down on the day so that as many of us as possible can get involved with what is sure to be an exciting and inspirational day of action. Join us.
Speakers include Nick Clegg (leader Liberal Democrat Party), Caroline Lucas (leader, Green party), Michael Meacher (ex-Environment Minister) and George Monbiot (Honorary President, Campaign against Climate Change). read full story / add a comment

One week public Inquiry

Bristol City Council and the developers Deeley Freed are still intent on building on our green space. In a bid to stop this, Castle Park User Group submitted an application to the council to register Castle Park as a Town Green. If successful, the green space will be permanently protected from development. The council and the developers constitute the main objectors to the proposal and the issue is going to a public inquiry.
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Shut Oldbury campaigners are angry with Government plans to sell off land at Oldbury to build a second nuclear reactor. The state-owned Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) today set in motion the auction of land adjacent to Oldbury and two other UK nuclear power stations. read full story / add a comment

The Public Consultation on the submission to designate Castle Park is about to be heard.

PLEASE come to the hearing and tell the Council you don't want more shops and offices built on the last remaining green space in central Bristol.

WHY? WHO NEEDS IT?

BCC, the Morley Management Fund and Strand Properties, who want to make money out of the site and bury the archaeology and ecology oft he place under armoured cement and glass.
George Ferguson wants it, to further his own ego and line his own pockets,
Shopping-crazed visitors who can't get enough of impermeable surfaces, instead of grass, artificial lights, instead of sunshine and the sound of Muzzak, instead of birdsong.

DO YOU WANT IT?

If not, come and speak out, get Castle Park designated as a Town Green, to protect it for all time.
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After three months of transport crisis at the University of the West of England, its “green” credentials are in question. read full story / add a comment

Organising meeting at Kebele, Robertson Rd, Easton at 7.30 pm Monday 24th November read full story / add a comment

Immigration has topped the list of factors most likely to influence how people will vote

Immigration biggest issue for voters despite credit crunch and global warming read full story / add a comment

A group of us are trying to form a People and Planet society in Falmouth. Although it will be affiliated with Falmouth and Exeter Students' Union, everyone regardless of whether they are a student are welcome to join. read full story / add a comment

I just got myself a ‘new’ old bike, well recycled actually, but I am scared shitless about mixing it again on the car-clogged streets of Bristol with all those fossil-fuel burning, oxygen consuming, atmosphere polluting climate-changing heavy lumps of metal driven by dangerously unthinking drivers! read full story / add a comment

Notice to Bristol indymedia volunteers.
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Come join us at
Royate Hill Community Orchard
15th November, 11am-4pm
Tools and gardening gloves provided
Please bring snacks to share
Map to orchard: http://www.kebelecoop.org/images/flyer_permaculture_may...8.pdf read full story / add a comment

The latest carbon dinosaur is about to have an opening ceremony maybe next month or early in the new year. It is the Centrica (they were called British Gas PLC) £400 million development at Langage, just off the A38 between Ivybridge and Plympton in Devon. It would be good if people got together to educate and demonstrate the public's anger at yet another carbon monster being opened - The First in Britain for 5 years and the biggest one in Devon or Cornwall for 30+ years.

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Sick, Sick, Sick read full story / add a comment

Be part of history in London! Be part of the biggest ever mobilisation of vegetarians and vegans on environmental grounds!! Veg*nism is the solution to many of the catastrophes facing the planet - it`s time to tell the world!!

Join the Veg*n Climate March - Sat 6 Dec 2008 http://www.ecoveggie.org.uk read full story / add a comment

The long awaited Bristol Airport expansions plans were finally unveiled last month, but time waits for no body and the continued economic decline and other global and national factors is making plans look like they are built on shaky ground. read full story / add a comment

Ecojam.org, a new one-stop website for Bristol's growing green and ethical scene, is taking a fresh approach to local environmentalism. Launched by researchers at the University of Bristol, it is a place for Bristolians to discover local green businesses and initiatives, search for ethical jobs, trade free stuff and tune into local news, events and discussions.
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The application for development of the walkway at Bristol International Airport using a certificate of legality (i.e., not going through proper planning permission process and not evaluating environmental impacts) is to be decided at a meeting of North Somerset Council next Wednesday 12th November at 6pm at the council house in Weston super Mare. read full story / add a comment