Hello and welcome to this weeks newsletter.
We would like to hear from anyone who would like to add their articles, ideas or events to the CrowdLeaf newsletter to share their work further. Please feel free to contact myself (Vicky) or Ryan to see how we can help. Add us on Facebook by liking our page.
If you missed Thursday evenings show on Voice FM, catch up here where Amanda Smith, Rhino Conservationist joins Xan Philips.
Who’s excited for the christmas holidays to begin? I know we are here at CrowdLeaf! This will be the last newsletter for this year so we would like to wish everyone a very merry christmas to you all and a happy, healthy, green and
prosperous new year and we look forward to seeing you all in 2019.
Climate Change and Pollution
Business as usual over clean-air zone
Climate change: The massive CO2 emitter you may not know about
What was agreed at COP24 in Poland and why did it take so long?
Progress and problems as UN climate change talks end with a deal
The countdown to zero carbon requires many shades of green
How to make a carbon tax popular? Give the proceeds to the people
Energy
Big on batteries: government finally seizes on lithium-ion potential
Weather watch: How do we store surplus renewable energy?
Harvesting renewable energy from the sun and outer space at the same time
Wildlife and Conservation
Chester Zoo fire: £120,000 raised by public to be spent on conservation
How outdated tree-felling laws are putting rare woodland wildlife at risk
Cambodia seizes record three-tonne of African ivory
‘Death sentence’: butterfly sanctuary to be bulldozed for Trump’s border wall
Recycling and Sustainability
Plan for food waste to be separated
Big change to recycle black plastic
Land sec teams up with coffee retailers on industry cup recycling drive
The possibilities are endless? Our changing relationship with what we chuck out
Events
Southampton Greenpeace Monthly Meeting 18th December
Repair Cafe Portsmouth 19th January
Handy Websites
Ecological Footprint Calculator – How ecological are you? Find out here
Here is an great article with some great tips on living plastic free.
Check Out the Eco Collective who offer 100% vegan products and offer gluten free and organic produce.
Something we look to help businesses do in the future. If you are a business that is in the waste(not) business please get in touch –Mixed Plastic Banks In Southampton
Here is Southampton’s list on what to put into your blue lid recycling bin: What Can I Recycle?
Pledge Your Commitment To Improving Hampshires Recycling Habits
This brilliant website gives tips and ideas about food waste and how to reduce it.
Instead of throwing out or bagging up (to gather dust) all those clothes children quickly grow out of this is a brilliant website to buy or sell unwanted children clothes. It is run by a busy mum who also knows what it’s like with ever growing children and the endless amount of clothes children accumulate.
‘Last year a quarter of the clothing we got rid of was simply thrown away. That’s a staggering 300,000 tonnes that went into landfill. So many of those items could have been re-used and enjoyed by a another child, instead of contributing to the destruction of the planet.’
Contact us!
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We would also like to start adding a directory to our newsletter, making it more accessible for everyone to gain information, join other environmental groups or eco-friendly businesses that sell eco-friendly products. If you or someone you know are interested, please contact us. We can also help advertise and advise on any campaigns and fundraising events, with the option to advertise on our webpage, facebook and newsletters.
Equally if you have an article or blog which is relevant to the local or global cause of making the world cleaner and greener or feel there is an issue that could be part of a discussion, then feel free to send it over and we can publish it.
Contact us via our website:
Look us up on Facebook or drop us an email:
vicky@crowdleaf.org.uk
ryan@crowdleaf.org.uk
On behalf of CrowdLeaf,
Vicky & Ryan
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Pollution Tracking Tools
London Air Pollution Live Data
See you next time!