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31st January 2024 by Susan Fenton
With the mainstream media filtering, misinterpreting, downplaying or even ignoring news about the environment, how much can we trust what we read in the papers? Honest and full coverage of issues like climate change is never going to sit well with the interests of corporate media owners. Much reporting is not grounded in research or […]
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14th September 2023 by Susan Fenton
The Green Party campaign to stop the government from scrapping vital water pollution rules has saved Stroud’s MP from having to choose between supporting her government or saving our rivers, says Pete Kennedy, Green parliamentary candidate for Stroud. The Conservative government threatened to remove legislation (known as the nutrient neutrality rules) that protects waterways from pollution created by new […]
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21st July 2023 / 22nd July 2023 by Susan Fenton
Stroud District Council is to introduce a raft of new measures to protect nature and biodiversity, thanks to a Green Party motion that aims to make the district and the wider county a better place for wildlife, as well as a greener and healthier place for residents. The motion, unanimously approved at the full council […]
5th February 2023 / 5th February 2023 by Susan Fenton
How can creativity and artistic practice be used to document the losses and damages caused by climate change? That’s the question that will be explored at the next of Stroud District Green Party’s Cloud Café online debates, on Wednesday February 8 from 7.30pm to 9pm. Elizabeth Lee, organiser of the event, held in conjunction with […]
30th September 2022 / 30th September 2022 by Susan Fenton
In an open letter sent to the MPs and councillors, the Greens have described the plans as a “three-pronged assault on nature”. Last Friday’s ‘mini-budget’ included plans for ‘investment zones’, which would make it easier to get planning permission, even when the proposed developments will destroy nature. The government has also published plans to abolish […]
