@rtfoe
Campaigning for a healthy and eco-friendly future for people in Richmond and Twickenham and beyond. Check out our guide to sustainable living in Richmond Borough here: https://greenrichmond.org.uk/
Interesting account of how the 1970s oil crisis prompted progress on reducing #FossilFuel dependency in some European countries. Hopefully we will see the UK and other countries following suit in response to the latest oil price volatility.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s great to hear that @london.gov.uk is considering action to disincentivise the use of big, heavy SUVs in London @willnorman.co.uk To your list of 3 good reasons to act we would add: they also produce more PM2.5s than lighter cars and take up a disproportionate amount of space.
Coming soon - toothpaste and tomato puree tubes will be #recyclable in the black boxes (together with drinks cartons which went in the blue box before): richmond.gov.uk/news/news_ma... Not sure it's 'simpler' but will be great to be able to recycle more.
So #NetZero would be good for the UK economy as well as the planet. Surely it's a no-brainer?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good to see #AirQuality improving in London but there's still more improvement needed to meet WHO recommended safe levels.
breathecities.org/wp-content/u...
Greenwashing at a water refill station. What it should say is "next time please bring your own metal bottle and refill it here". #recycling is better than landfill but #reuse and avoiding #plastic is far more sustainable.
Think you need to fly? This fascinating event might help change your mind. #NoThirdRunway #Don'tGrowHeathrow
We don't usually recommend companies but we were impressed with sharkclean.co.uk when we had to buy a new vacuum cleaner, and everything in the box was #PlasticFree and easily recyclable card & paper. It shouldn't be unusual but sadly it is.
Food security warnings are getting louder.
Which makes using huge areas of land for things like aviation biofuels even harder to justify.
Reminder - free #retrofitting event in Richmond on Tuesday. If you've been meaning to book but not got round to it, now's your last chance:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/richmond-s...
The #BigPlasticCount starts on Monday. You can sign up here and help to provide evidence on just how much plastic still invades our daily lives. A small but important step to help persuade the government to tackle #PlasticWaste
thebigplasticcount.com
Reminder: TODAY. A chance to get something you've been meaning to mend fixed.
www.visitrichmond.co.uk/events/the-f...
Another great batty event from local charity @barnescommon.bsky.social - this one aimed at 8-14 year olds:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eco-explor... Might be of interest to any young @batconservation.bsky.social members living locally.
This is shocking! Another industry lobby group trying to hide the truth about its product's health impacts whilst intimidating those who seek to warn us of the dangers.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We thought we were pretty good at minimising #FoodWaste but this made us think we could do more. Who knew that those onion and garlic skins and carrot tops could be useful.
A member is planning a trip to Bradford on Avon for a family party in May. The cost for 2 people by train? £156 return! By car? c. £23 in petrol. This is crazy when it's so much more eco-friendly to go by train. This should be #TheAgeOfTheTrain en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age...
And while we are on the subject of #airport expansion, it turns out that expanding #Heathrow would be bad for growth and jobs in the UK's regions, whilst further increasing the pressure on London's already creaking infrastructure. A lose-lose scenario!
#NoThirdRunway #Don'tGrowHeathrow
A shocking example of how UK's #DepartmentForTransport 's general incompetence and inability to add up is helping the Government to wrongly claim that it's possible to hit our #carbon budgets and expand airports. Well done to @theaef.bsky.social for their superb detective work. #NoThirdRunway
Let's hope the government accepts this decision and cuts VAT on public charging. It's what we need to really turbocharge #EV take up.
"More than twice as many votes went to parties determined to tackle the climate crisis than to Reform, showing the limited public appeal of Nigel Farage’s climate-denying, renewable-hating, Trump-loving platform". Let's hope this leads # Labour to rethink it's attitude to #NetZero
If you aren't angry about the lax system that's allowing #water companies to pollute our rivers and seas, watch this excellent free to air drama/documentary from @channel4.bsky.social : www.channel4.com/programmes/d... and we promise you'll be fuming.
repair cafe
It's #repair week next week. So dig out those things you've been meaning to #repair and take advantage of these many local opportunities to get them fixed: richmond.gov.uk/news/news_fe...
@greenparty.org.uk's decisive by-election win should send a strong message to all other political parties that a race to row back on environmental protections is NOT a vote winner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
A landmark day for #CleanEnergy and hopefully the first of many such plants. We find the idea of drilling down over 3 miles pretty mind-blowing.
The first magnolia flowers of the year always bring us joy. Looking forward to seeing more unfold in the next few weeks. #Nature'sAmazing
Yet again the BBC's Today programme allowed the CEO of #Heathrow to claim that expansion would bring big benefits to the UK without any challenge. It's time for more balanced reporting, including consideration of the environmental damage from #airport expansion. #NoThirdRunway #Don'tGrowHeathrow
On next week. This free online event from our friends at @theroyalparks.bsky.social will change the way you look at #weeds forever:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8b6ee6...
I think I'll stick to tea!! Doesn't sound very appetising!!.
Perhaps this warning might stir a few #ClimateChange indifferent #coffee drinkers to sit up and take notice. This is just a minor inconvenience (for the drinkers if not the growers) - far, far worse is to come as our lives change beyond recognition. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great to hear that this beautiful chapel is reopening on 7th March. It will be a #Repair&Reuse hub, as a 1 year experiment by @richmondcouncil.bsky.social offering clothes swaps & 2nd hand sales; repairs for clothes, small electronics and bikes; a cafe; & workshops on repair and reuse.