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November 2009
  • USA pledged to contribute $275m to a forest protection fund in 2010, 19 November [1] topic
  • Coastal ‘carbon sinks’ - such as tidal salt marshes, seagrass meadows, kelp forests and mangroves – shrinking faster than Amazon forests, 17 November [2] topic
  • Grid fails in Brazil. Massive power cuts in several Latin American counties highlight the dangers of relying on centralised power production, November 12 [3] topic

References

  1. Greenpeace, 19 November 2009
  2. Natural England, 17 November 2009
  3. off-grid.net, November 12, 2009


  • We only have months, not years, to save civilisation from climate change. International agreements take too long, we need a swift mobilisation not seen since the second world war, Lester Brown, 3 November [1] topic
  • Bolivia: water shortages due to melting glaciers. The disappearance of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes Mountains is causing a concern because the future water shortages will affect the availability of suitable drinking water for a vulnerable migrant population. November 2 [2]
  • Transition towns or Bright Green Cities? Article looking at "The Dark Side of Transition Thinking" and "What We Need Instead: Bright Green Citizens", Alex Steffen, 27 Oct [3]

References

  1. guardian.co.uk, 3 November 2009
  2. globalvoicesonline.org, November 2, 2009
  3. www.worldchanging.com, 27 Oct 09


November 2009


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Open local carbon accounts - Request & campaign

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Today's random fact
  • Studies show that people at farmers’ markets have as many as 10 times more conversations, greetings, and other social interactions than people in supermarkets. Source: Worldwatch Institute / Local needs met locally


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News UK 2009
  • Government to consult on proposals to make data from Ordnance Survey freely available so it can be used for digital innovation and to support democratic accountability, 17 November [2] topic
  • Government announces consultation "Removing red tape in move towards a low-carbon future", 17 November [3] topic
  • 98.3 per cent of England’s bathing waters met the EC’s minimum water quality standards in 2009, up from 96% in 2008, 17 November [4] topic

References

  1. Press announcement
  2. Communities and Local Government, 17 November 2009
  3. Communities and Local Government, 17 November 2009
  4. defra, 17 November 2009


  • Fraud and error in the benefits system – where DWP are going wrong. Will Horwitz, November 16 [1] topic
  • Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons probably twice as bad as figures suggest, says the government's new chief energy scientist, September 30 [2] Reductions since 1990 "an illusion". topic

References

  1. linksUK, November 16, 2009
  2. news.bbc.co.uk, September 30, 2009


Featured petitions
  • We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Encourage the Royal Mail to offer a free postcode database to non-profit and community websites. Submitted by Stuart Harrison – Deadline to sign up by: 06 January 2010 Sign the petition


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An Open Declaration on European Public Services. 31 October 2009. About 3 mins.


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