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Extinction Rebellion
Approximately 200 people joined the Extinction Rebellion (XR) funeral march in Lewes on 16th March. XR is a movement with the aim of averting climate disaster. The week starting 15th April 2019 is International Extinction Rebellion Week. More on the XR website
Questions for council candidates
1. Will they go public about the need for rapid action on climate change? 2. Will they say this requires big changes in our lives and a change in direction for the country as if it were at war? 3. What kind of actions would they take? 4. For advice on other issues,...
Ask your MP to sign Early Day Motion (EDM) 2177
Caroline Lucas has put forward a motion to Parliament calling for a UK-wide climate emergency, and recognising that solutions to this climate crisis are widely available. EDM
Storing renewable energy
For a 100% renewable electricity system to work, we need reliable storage to cover days when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. Paul Allen from Centre for Alternative Technology looks at how power-to-gas back-up could transform the energy grid. Factories...
Plastic Free Lewes – a year in review
Juliet Oxborrow and Sue Fleming, co-ordinators of Plastic Free Lewes, look back at its first year of plastic action and what’s happening in 2019.
Shoppers urged to unpack the plastic
Following on from the success of Lewes' first Unpack the Plastic event outside Waitrose in May 2018, shoppers in town are being urged to take back their plastic packaging to supermarkets on every first Saturday of the month as part of a national campaign spearheaded...
Jill’s talking rubbish
Jill Goulder shares her findings following a tour of the Hollingdean Materials Recycling Facility, operated by Veolia as are the Newhaven and Whitesmith sites.
Lobbying for onshore wind
Two Lewes constituents went to Parliament to lobby Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, about allowing more wind turbines on land.
Still time to star in the Plastic Free Lewes Pledge Film!
This spring, Plastic Free Lewes will be inviting individuals, businesses and organisations across Lewes to sign up to the Plastic Free Lewes Pledge – a promise to cut down on single-use plastic, a big culprit behind global plastic pollution. To inspire people to sign...
A stable climate
Most people who read TTL News already take the climate crisis seriously. But amid much other stuff occupying bandwidth, we need to see things that make it easier to take action and talk to others…
Keep on Donating a Drink at the Depot
When you order a drink or a meal at the Depot ask to also Donate a Drink and an extra £3 will be added to your bill.
Can Being Vegan Save the Planet?
By Sue Fleming of TTL Feedback on our talk at the Elephant & Castle at the end of January often started with 'this wasn’t what I was expecting, but it is far more interesting & complex than I’d previously thought.’ Fertile ground was laid for more talks...
