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The future of electric cars
Comment by Arnold Simanowitz of TTL
Why Everything Will Collapse
This short film made in 2017 by Le Quatrième Singe sets out the reasons why people and governments won’t respond adequately to the serious threats that face us, and that consequently everything will collapse. Well, not quite everything…
An annual sustainability fair? What would you like to see?
Following the high attendance at the ‘There’s No Planet B’ day, hosted by Plastic Free Lewes at Lewes Town Hall in June, people have asked if we can hold an annual ‘sustainability fair’. So what would you like to see at such an event?
Lewes District Council declares climate emergency
The district council (LDC) is now run by a coalition of Greens, Lib Dems, Independents and Labour councillors
OVESCo Sunny Solar Schools Community Share Offer
The need to take action to avoid dangerous climate change has never been greater – and that is according to school children in Lewes and across Europe. In response OVESCO has just launched their most recent share offer to install solar panels on local schools.
Councillor debate sees cross-party support for local climate action
Councillors from the three main political parties in Lewes District would like to see the District Council meet more frequently to address local measures to tackle climate change.
Worth reading: Bill McKibben calls on us all to find our point of maximum leverage
To fight climate change, veteren writer, activist and academic Bill McKibben calls on us all to identify our own highest leverage points of influence, working together to put pressure where it is most likely to yield big results in a short amount of time. See the...
Watch the Plastic Free Lewes Pledge film – and make your pledge!
The Plastic Free Lewes Pledge invites anyone in Lewes – individuals, shops, cafes, businesses, schools, churches and other organisations – to pledge to reduce their use of single-use plastic.
Nuclear: Energy bills ‘used to subsidise submarines’
Nuclear: Energy bills ‘used to subsidise submarines’
Neighbourhood Plan develops a following
Lewes Neighbourhood Plan’s pioneering ecosystem approach – initiated by Transition Town Lewes – is having an impact…
Now’s the time not to fly
No-fly pledge gathering momentum…
Air pollution in Lewes
By Ann Link of TTL You might not expect Lewes to have an air pollution problem except after Bonfire. But it does. There is an Air Quality Management Area covering part of the town centre, and a monitor for NO2 and PM10 particles in West Street. The county has an air...
