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Heatwave is a wake up call

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 SOSWatkins
The Shropshire Star published an article based on comments from Richard Watkins that the heatwave is a wake up call for us to begin to take action on climate change. If we had just had a heart attack, we would be calling 999 and getting into hospital. We feel we (more…) Read More
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Shropshire Magazine

July 5, 2022July 12, 2022 SOSWatkins
Matthew Panter from the Shropshire Magazine interviewed Allan Wilson and Richard Watkins about how and why they founded Save Our Shropshire, and how we can al live well for the planet. The article describes our belief that the required behaviour change needs education to give people the desire to change (more…) Read More
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Learn to “Live well for the planet”

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 SOSWatkins
Our article in Shropshire Live – the dedicated online magazine for Shropshire households – illustrates some of the ley areas where can start to make a difference through our actions that can overcome the impact of the Climate emergency. We look at heating, eating, travelling, and our carbon footprint in (more…) Read More
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Queen’s Green Canopy

November 4, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. Everyone from individuals to Scout and Girlguiding groups, villages, cities, counties, schools and corporates will be encouraged to (more…) Read More
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Plant a tree in Shropshire

October 12, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
Community Tree Scheme back open for business! Shropshire council are pleased to announce that their Community Tree Scheme, in conjunction with Defra’s Trees Outside Woods Project, is running once again, supplying transplant trees and hedgerow stock for planting during the coming season (autumn/winter 2021/22). They are focusing on planting groups (more…) Read More
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Carbon literacy training pushes climate to the fore – Guardian

October 5, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
The Guardian newspaper highlights the fact that the Carbon Literacy Project has trained 21,000 people on the Climate Crisis, making it part of the culture for organisations as diverse as Coronation Street to car manufacturers. Save Our Shropshire is piloting a new course – based on the CLP toolkit – (more…) Read More
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Solar Farm in Shropshire

July 27, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
The “Shropshire Star” reports that Shropshire Council is now planning to build its first ever solar farm to power local businesses with clean energy. The scheme would see a major solar farm built on a former landfill site in Oswestry.  The scheme, which would generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 500 homes, would first require planning approval (more…) Read More
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UK transport plan

July 15, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
The UK Government has published its plan for the decarbonisation of transport. It is a comprehensive plan which describes the UK Government’s approach to car, train, air travel and so on, and how to reduce carbon emissions in pursuit of the UK Government’s target of net zero by 2050. CLICK (more…) Read More
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Soaring Temperatures in California

July 12, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
The BBC reports extreme heat is building in the western United States, with forecasts of record-breaking temperatures in the states of California and Nevada. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57788118 It comes just weeks after another dangerous heatwave hit North America, and the region has experienced the hottest June on record. California’s Death Valley on (more…) Read More
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Climate Change Inaction

June 24, 2021November 24, 2021 SOSWatkins
The Climate Change Committee reported back to the government on climate change inaction today, 24th June 2021. One of their key conclusions was “The Government has made historic climate promises in the past year, for which it deserves credit. However, it has been too slow to follow these with delivery. (more…) Read More
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