Heard the news? Ken has dumped Barbie! He’s discovered that his long time lover is destroying Indonesia’s forests for those pretty pink boxes she likes to wrap herself in. You can’t blame Ken. As you can see in the , he’s just seen the results of the latest Greenpeace investigation which shows how Barbie is threatening [...]
Archive for the ‘Wildlife’ category
Stop Mattel destroying rainforests for toy packaging
Posted June 10th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
Cycling through Upottery this morning
Posted November 16th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (2).
Dartmoor and Exmoor Low Carbon Festival 2010
Posted September 17th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
6th – 10th October – Exmoor
9th – 10th October – Dartmoor
Family fun days, a food festival, an eco-fashion event, a variety of guided walks and tours plus a series of free community events are on offer at this year’s Low Carbon Festival on Exmoor and Dartmoor.
The Festival follows on from the success [...]
Endorsed by PAD
Posted May 2nd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
This is an email I received this morning. PAD (Protecting Animals in Democracy) have endorsed me as THE candidate to vote for in East Devon on Thursday if you want to protect millions of animals from the cruelty of bloodsports, intensive farming and experiments.
Brilliant news!
Dear Sharon
Thank you very much for responding to the Protecting [...]
Save The Foxes
Posted April 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Use your vote on May 6th to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place, more carefully monitored, legally tightened up, and fully enforced. I’ve signed up to show my support to Brian May’s website http://www.save-me.org.uk and you can do too – if you like me, do not want to [...]
Have you seen the new Greenpeace video about Nestle?
Posted March 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Have you seen the new Greenpeace video about Nestle? Click here if not.
Woodland Trust Election Campaign
Posted March 21st, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
As a candidate at the general election I believe that creating new woods and planting trees is a priority if we are to tackle challenges such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, wildlife loss, improving public health – both physical and mental – and shaping places where people want to live, work and spend their [...]
Did anyone see….’The End of the Line’ last night?
Posted March 7th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (4).
Thanks to Geoff (East Devon Greens) for suggesting watching The End of the Line last night. I was happily having my usual Saturday night veggie curry when the blood started flowing or should I say literally gushing. As an ex vet nurse I’m not squeamish in the slightest, but I was shocked by the way [...]
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Posted February 18th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I read a letter in the Sidmouth Herald last week from a Mr Tony Dustan-Smith of Manor Road, Sidmouth urging candidates to support the Campaign to Protect Rural England manifesto. Mr Dustan-Smith asks “With the General Election fast approaching, now is the time to ask those who aspire to be our MPs in the future [...]
Winter Walk to Stockland
Posted January 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Natasha, Aleck, Chilli (our Gordon Setter) and I walked to Stockland and back yesterday. It took us two whole hours but it’s the first time we’ve walked that way and the four of us encounted many obstacles along the way! The fields were quite boggy but we weaved our way through them, and I taught [...]