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LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

THE LINCOLN MINI WAVE

Join us to campaign to stop climtae chaos.

Friday 27th November at 4pm at Lincoln Cathedral

Wear Blue and/or white.  Bring a blue flag, blue balloon or solar torch.  We will provide a placard and flyers.  The critical mass group will walk around the cathedral and if there is enough of us form a 'mili-band'.  The event is aimed to raise awareness abou the UN conference in Copenhagen and launch the new exhibition at the Cathedral about climate chaos.  We will also be telling people about the Wave in London on the 5th December.   If you would be interested in a coach trip to London please contact Andrew Harrison

THE BIGGER PICTURE FILM NIGHT

The next film to be shown is...

The 11th Hour

Wednesday 4th November

Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room

Time: 7pm
Tickets: £1.50 (limited spaces)

Produced and presented by Leonardo DiCaprio, The Eleventh Hour is a powerful and inspiring environmental documentary, motivating audiences to take personal action against global warming and informing them about practical ways of doing so.

LINCOLN'S CRITICAL MASS CYCLE RIDE

On Friday 28th August the Transition Lincoln transport group organised a critical mass cycle ride through central Lincoln.  Over 30 cyclists, (including two yound children) cycled en mass starting at Lincoln County Hall.  There was a great atmosphere with support from other cyclists, pedestrains and car drivers!

The point of critical mass is to promote cycling in Lincoln, highlight some of the problems regarding cycle provision in the city as well as support and encourage less confident cyclists to enjoy cycling on Lincoln's roads.

The event will be the mini wave, see above for more info or contact Andrew Harrison

 

STAY SOLVENT, SANE AND SUSTAINABLE AND BEAT THE CREDIT CRUNCH

On the 19th of September the Transition Lincoln group and the Lincoln volunteer centre organised a skills share event.  This was all about encouraging reskilling in Lincoln.  There were a wide variety of workshops, stalls and demonstrations on skills such as baking bread, making jams, jellies and preserves, growing your own food and lots more.  More photos of the skills share event here.

The skills share event was all about reskilling the people of Lincoln to be able to adapt to peak oil and climate change. Following this event the transition Lincoln group would like to help coordinate skills share courses throughout the city.  If you have a skill you would like to share or if you would be interested to learn more about crochet, knitting or growing your own fruit and veg contact Linda Wells to find out how you can go about this.

AN INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE

                       
On the 27th and 28th of September the Transition Lincoln group organised a weekend introductory course on Permaculture. From the ethics and philosophy to the principles and design, with inspiring examples of Permaculture in practice, this course provided a good basic understanding of what Permaculture means.

Due to the popularity of this course and a growing interest in growing your own fruit and veg another course will take place in Spring 2010. To book a place on the course or for more information please contact Kate Bell on 01522 873311 or email kate.bell@lincoln.gov.uk

LANDSHARE

Fine out more about the landshare sheme in Lincolnshire here.

TRANSITION CITY LINCOLN

The transition network is sweeping the country with transition groups popping all over the place. The transition movement is about local communities coming together to address peak oil and climate change. A seed group has formed in Lincoln to look at how Lincoln can become a Transition City.  The group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Workskills building on Mint Lane between 5:30pm and 7pm.  Contact Kate Bell for more details.  For more information about the transition network click here

 

Visit the Lincolnshire Echo Environment page for local news, or select stories from the following Earthwire UK news-feed.

Chinese zoo closed after tigers starve to death It is the Chinese Year of the Tiger but it has been far from auspicious. China's Shenyang Zoo has closed after 11 Siberian tigers died of starvation or were shot this year amid murky tales of body parts being used for traditional medicinal remedies. Nissan electric car to boost jobs in Sunderland Nissan has announced plans to build new zero emissions electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in SunderlandNissan announced today it will build its new electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in Sunderland. Production will begin in 2013 and forms part of a £420m investment in electric cars by the Japanese firm.The m Country diary: Warkworth, Northumberland Warkworth, NorthumberlandArmed with the British Bryological Society's new field guide to mosses and accompanied by the song of skylarks, we set out to explore the moss flora of the sand dune hummocks and hollows behind the beach. Here, mosses are the first plants to produce new growth in March, and Prescribed burns may help reduce US carbon footprint The use of prescribed burns to manage Western forests may help the United States reduce its carbon footprint. A new study finds that such burns, often used by forest managers to reduce underbrush and protect bigger trees, release substantially less carbon dioxide emissions than wildfires of the same size. Local Air Quality Management Review Released Review details the findings and recommendations of Defra's report on LAQM. National Young Professionals Competition 2010 SW Division launches National Young Professionals Competition 2010. Reminder of Need to Review Wind Turbine Guidance We have written to Lord Hunt requesting a response to our letter of 26th November Marine energy projects approved for Scotland The seabed off the north coast of Scotland could be transformed into the "Saudi Arabia of marine energy" after seven power firms were awarded contracts for a landmark project designed to harness the area's potential for tidal energy and power up to 750,000 homes by 2020. Letters: We depend on a diversity of species A letter from Professor Martin Wolfe highlighting the importance of losses of English species, and a letter from Dr Mark Avery who stresses that more more is needed to conserve and restore the wealth of species in England. Wanted: more people to graze animals in New Forest Conservationists earmark £16m to encourage a new generation of people whose ponies, pigs and cattle will preserve The New Forest's rich biodiversity through grazing. 100,000 carbon capture jobs likely The UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector will be able to sustain 100,000 jobs by 2030 and generate up to £6. Policymakers to get hotline to climate experts Developing countries will be able to solicit expert advice on meeting climate change challenges through a UK-funded network. Dolphins are stressed out by tourist boats Wild dolphins are suffering at the hands of well-meaning tourists, say British experts. Advert overstates climate risks, says watchdog Two Government adverts which used nursery rhymes to raise awareness of climate change have been banned for overstating the risks, a watchdog announced today. Miliband unveils industrial drive for carbon capture Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could sustain 100,000 jobs by 2030 and be worth £6.5 billion to the UK economy, energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband claimed today. Manchester eco-flats 'first in UK' A block of flats to be built in Manchester will be the first to integrate certain energy-saving technologies. UK will experience 'long-term transition towards cleaner fuels' The UK's minister for energy and climate change has suggested that cleaner power supplies will be needed by the country in the future. Government plans to make use of marine energy The UK government has released a plan to make use of the marine energy available to Britain. EU 'could surpass renewable targets' Research sent to the European Commission suggests that the European Union will surpass its renewable energy targets. Wales plans 'low carbon revolution' Wales has announced its intentions to create a 'low carbon revolution'.

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