Search This Blog

Saturday, September 15, 2007

News from a local Climate Action Group

The following is a copy of an email we received from the South Somerset Climate Action Group. I have shown it here for information


Email from the Climate Action Group.


To visit our new website click: www.southsomersetclimateaction.org.uk

Sun 16 Sep 2.30pm Al Gore’s "An Inconvenient Truth"
To be followed by a discussion led by David Gordon, former County Councillor and Chairman of Ecos Trust, the award-winning builders of zero carbon homes.
Sat 22 Sep 2.30pm Al Gore’s Update on An inconvenient Truth
plus The GREENPEACE film "A Convenient Solution"
Discussion to be led by Catherine Le Grice Mack, former County Councillor, Organic farmer, Representative of environmental organisations at the Regional Assembly.
Call Joe Or just turn up at the theatre. — Donations requested

Global warming and related issues – Dr John Baxter
Workers Educational Association – Ilminster
This course will present planet Earth as a dynamic structure, constantly changing over eons of time. It will look at what affects our atmosphere and climate and how lifestyle changes and technology might come to our rescue.
6 Classes – Tuesday evenings 7.30 – 9 pm from 9 October 2007. Fee £30
www.wea.org.uk

AMONGST OTHER THINGS, ON OUR WEBSITE YOU CAN FIND:

Organisation
Evidence / document
Date / Comment

House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Climate Change: the citizens agenda Evidence submitted in January 2007, published on 13 September 2007

South Somerset Together
The Proposed Sustainable Community Strategy for South Somerset August 24th, 2007

Ilminster Town Council
Town Plan 1 June 2007

(soon to be updated)

Somerset Wildlife Trust (which has 20,000 members)
Planning Policy Briefing prepared for South Somerset Climate Action 1 Jul 2007


Joe Burlington
Chairman
SOUTH SOMERSET CLIMATE ACTION