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XR Rebels – More News
Extinction Rebellion (XR)’s local group in Hastings and St Leonard’s built a large traditional fishing boat and carried it down to the beach on Pirate ; PICTURE: David Bruce XR…
Tackling Fishing Industry Litter
Lara Quinn who runs the monthly beach clean on behalf of the Marine Conservation Society writes: Single use plastics get a lot of media attention and we do find discarded…
Youth Strike 4 Climate
By Mima Bone Young people gathered in Hastings once again on Friday 24th May to mark the 4th UK and 2nd international Youth Strike 4 Climate. Inspired by activist Greta…
Rewilding To Avert Catastrophe?
Richard Price argues politicians are criminally negligent in ignoring climate change. Doom is coming to the world. No, I don’t think that’s too strong. I sincerely worry for the future…
Sustainability on Sea
Helping you help the environment The last fortnight has seen an onslaught of apocalyptic news, catastrophic climate change on the horizon and one million species at risk of extinction. Things…
Blame The Cows
Cows are getting a really bad press again. Dramatic rises in levels of methane gas have put ‘farting cow stories’ back in the news. Methane is a big problem in…
RISING TIDE – Youth Climate Protest in Hastings
By Mima Bone “What does democracy look like? This is what democracy looks like!” So went one of the vocal and impassioned chants at Hastings’ second Youth Strike for Climate…
If The Climate Can Change, So Should Our Attitudes!
By Safiya Young Last Friday 15th February, children in over 60 UK towns and cities took to the streets to call for climate action. And this national demonstration is only…
‘No Smoke’ Makes A Perfect Fire
How to reduce air pollution and save money by keeping your stove-handling skills bright and shiny Though wood and coal are time-honoured materials for fires, they can still cause pollution…
The Green Transformation
By Josie Demuth The Labour Party is driving forward a set of environmental policies that link social issues like housing, jobs and transport into a large array of progressive green…
Carbon Neutral By 2030?
Only if the Government allows, say Labour In response to the threat of climate change, Hastings Borough Council passed unanimously a motion brought by leader Peter Chowney last Wednesday that…
Local Greens Seek Climate Emergency Action
Over 750 businesses and individuals in Hastings and Rye have signed up to the contents of a letter circulated by the constituency Green Party calling for Hastings Borough Council (HBC)…
What’s Red, Green and Hairy?
Peter Chowney Climate Change is the most serious issue facing humankind. This was endorsed in a recent report by the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change which said that…
Residents Deliver “wake-up-call” UN Climate Report to Council
Members of local campaign group Divest East Sussex recently delivered the latest UN report on climate change to a meeting of East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and urged the ESCC…
Climate Change – Or Just A Good Summer?
We check the data with Hastings Met Office The official figures are in. If summer is defined as the three months of June, July and August, the 2018 season has…
Oh…The Water
Without drinking water we’d die within a week, but Susan McFie argues that some of our water supplies may be seriously bad for health Water is everywhere. It falls from…
Campaigners Call On County Council To Divest Local Pensions From Fossil Fuels As Value Of Funds Divested Globally Passes $5 Trillion
Divest East Sussex Pension funds that fail to consider climate risk could face legal challenges say leading UK barristers. Campaigners from around East Sussex have hailed a new report, showing…