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Next meeting 7.30pm, Weds 18th August - Visit to Phil Gawne's straw-built house, for more info - Click here |
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| Campaign:
Emissions-based road tax The Isle of Man has
introduced an emissions-based
vehicle duty (road tax), but it only applies to vehicles
registered after April 2010.
A similar system exists in the UK, but applies to all
vehicles registered after 1st April
2001.
We think the Isle of Man should have a system that rewards people with low emission vehicles - and penalises people with massive gas guzzlers. * The Dept of Infrastructure is running a road tax consultation now. Help us persuade them to do the right thing. Click here |
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| Appeal: DEC - Pakistan
Floods Collections for the
Disasters Emergency Committee
Pakistan Floods Appeal will be happening across the Island this
weekend: Friday 13th & Saturday 14th August (& Sunday 15th in
Port Erin). CAN
YOU HELP?
* To get involved in the south call Ian Costain on 837 059. * Or call the One World Centre by the end of Thrusday 12th (& leave your contact details if there's no reply), 800 464. * To donate on-line now - Click here & visit the DEC website |
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| Press: Kiljoy was here Balloon
races are bright, colourful and lots of fun. In the old days when
no-one thought about the marine environment everyone could enjoy them,
no questions asked. But we've now realised that if we release a
thousand balloons into the air they're going to come down again
somewhere. The majority come down in the sea.
* To read this moth's Green Column on-line - Click here |
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Press:
Flourish
or Flounder, climate change debate
Castle
Rushen High
School hosted this climate
change & peak oil debate. Panelists were ministers Phil Gawne &
John Shimmin, Ocean Electric Power CEO, Chris
Bale, MEA Chair, Quintin Gill, and environmentalist,
ffinlo
Costain.* Listen Again to the edited debate, broadcast on Manx Radio. (N.B. Contrary to the intro, ffinlo was never leader of the Green Party.) * Download WMA file * Download MP3 file |
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| Campaign: Microgeneration campaign wins
award
Microgeneration (small
scale electricity generation) is great. It helps cut CO2 emissions,
reduces pressure on the
Grid, makes people more aware of their energy use, & helps
protect our children's
future.
* But, nothing's simple! To find out about two key problems & help us campaign - Click here * This campaign won first prize at the Friends of the Earth Campaign Awards for the North West Region. |
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| Campaign: Help us sign the Rio
Convention 2010 is the
UN's International Year of Biodiversity. We want the Isle
of Man to sign the Convention of Biological Diversity. Known as the Rio
Convention, it's the most important wildlife convention that exists.
DAFF is now consulting on whether or not to sign up to Rio.
* Help us ensure wildlife on the Isle of Man is protected - Click here |
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| Press: Maughold joins 10:10 Campaign Maughold Commissioners
are the first Board of Commissioners to show enthusiastic
support for the 10:10 Campaign. Minutes from their Feb 1st meeting
said, 'The clerk presented research from the FoE IoM website which
identified how individuals & businesses could reduce their CO2
emissions. Members advised that they supported this initiative &
encouraged all residents to support the 10:10 campaign.'
* More on this story - Click here * More about 10:10 - Click here * To visit the Maughold Commissioners website - Click here |
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| Information: Oceans in peril The world's oceans cover
over two-thirds of our planet's surface and support a rich web of life.
Without them, life on earth would not be possible. They
also absorb around half of the world's CO2. To find out more - Click here
* To visit our updated Biodiversity pages - Click
here* To visit our new improved campaigns section - Click here |
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| Information: Age of Stupid film clips The Age of Stupid was 2009's climate change box office smash. These are a few clips from the film. The Cap & Trade clip is particularly useful: it's spin-free and explains the system in simple terms * Cap & Trade: the 'big idea' to save the planet - Click here * War for resources - Click here * The film's conclusion - Click here * Bad futures to extinction - Click here |
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