Torridge Green Party
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9 September 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
The Green Party of England and Wales has expressed sincere condolences to the entire Royal Family following the extremely sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: “This is a moment of great sadness for our nation. “The Queen served this country tirelessly over her 70-year reign, bearing witness to the fall […]
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26 August 2022 / 26 August 2022 by colinjones
From our Green councillor Peter Christie: As I write this we are all sweltering in the high temperatures though this is merely a continuation of the worrying trend where the last eight years have been the hottest ever recorded – with consequent problems of water shortages etc. It is, therefore, rather timely that South West […]
29 July 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
1 July 2022 / 18 April 2024 by North Devon Green Party
Max Callaghan, University of Leeds Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels requires reaching net zero emissions by the middle of this century. This means that, in less than three decades, we need to reverse more than a century of rising emissions and bring annual emissions down to near zero, while balancing out all […]
16 June 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
From the pen of Councillor Peter Christie Several weeks ago I mentioned how Torridge councillor Claire Hodson had put forward a ‘Motion for the Ocean’ which was designed to both clarify the council’s attitude to clean seas and to integrate these views into the new Local Plan. It came up for ratification last week where […]
11 June 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
Over the years many letters have appeared in the Journal opposing renewable energy. Ranging in tone from hysterical to the serious they were all written at a time when energy supplies were taken for granted. This, of course, is no longer true and the South West now faces a real crisis in that EDF, the […]
