Had a busy day Saturday with the East Devon Green Party meeting in the morning in Axminster followed by my first South West Green Party committee meeting in Exeter in the afternoon. After a lovely early morning bike ride into Axminster, the East Devon Green Party meeting at the Methodist Church hall went really well [...]
Busy Saturday
Posted July 20th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Cutting emissions at the flick of a switch
Posted July 18th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Simple measures such as turning electrical appliances off at the mains and installing energy-efficient lightbulbs could slash the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions by about 40 megatonnes a year, or up to one third, according to new research which says that cutting electricity consumption is up to 60 per cent more effective than previously thought. Such [...]
Help Avaaz Stop Brutal Stoning
Posted July 10th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Dear Friends,
Yesterday an Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, was saved by global protests from being stoned to death.
But she may still be hanged — and, meanwhile, execution by stoning continues. Right now fifteen more people are on death row awaiting stoning in which victims are buried up to their necks in the ground and then large rocks [...]
Food Foraging in Ottery
Posted July 4th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
The herbs and natural food forage event is taking place at an organic farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon on Saturday 10th July 2010. There will be a two-hour walk around the farm during which two experts will guide people on what wild foods and herbs can be collected and eaten.
See http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/news/join_the_food_forage_1_489722