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Here you can read and comment on articles from our Planet Shaftesbury bloggers. These include notes made after significant meetings, all in reverse chronological order.
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Rachel Bodle
May 1, 2022
STOPPWI Campaign Support
A follow up from the campaign We had a stall at the TUC Dorchester Event that was rained off yesterday leaving us with a well prepared...
Rachel Bodle
Feb 10, 2022
When net zero means not zero
This latest 'Fix the Planet' newsletter from Adam Vaughan at New Scientist seems worth sharing ... Hi. Have you ever wondered if...
Rachel Bodle
Jan 23, 2022
Planet Shaftesbury: 20-01-2022
This was a small online session which barely scratched the surface of our meeting theme - Permaculture, Transition & Planet Shaftesbury....
Rachel Bodle
Jan 3, 2022
Planet Shaftesbury: 16-12-21
This last meeting of 2021 followed meetings where we'd talked about ways of being more of a 'presence' in the town, considered the UN...
Rachel Bodle
Nov 17, 2021
New Scientist assesses outcomes from COP26
I'm sharing the latest and last in New Scientist's COP26 newsletters from Adam Vaughan. Adam ends by quoting Greta Thunberg in what could...
Rachel Bodle
Oct 24, 2021
Extract New Scientist: Countdown to COP26
I don't share every one of these New Scientist newsletters - but thought I'd share this one. It had the sub-title 'Is the UK net zero...
Richard Foreman
Sep 16, 2021
Rupert Read suggests development of a 'moderate flank' to climate/ecological activism.
In an article written for the Green House Think Tank, Extinction Rebellion founder member and frequent spokesperson Rupert Read suggests...
Richard Foreman
Aug 31, 2021
Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show, 18/19-8
Struggling to complete the construction of our gazebo in strong winds, an intrepid team from Planet Shaftesbury, Greener Gillingham and...
Richard Foreman
Aug 23, 2021
Planet Shaftesbury: 19-8-21
Photo from recent Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show display. It has been strange, this cautious and careful return to meeting in person...
Rachel Bodle
Aug 12, 2021
New Scientist comment on latest from the IPCC
Adam Vaughan of New Scientist publishes a periodic climate change newsletter 'Fix the Planet'. This week his newsletter follows Monday’s...
Rachel Bodle
Aug 11, 2021
Ecosystem Collapse, what is it and what does it mean for Dorset?
This online talk (15th July) from Professor Adrian Newton of Bournemouth University did not attract a large crowd. That was a shame....
Richard Foreman
Jun 21, 2021
Zooming with Bees
Once again, our thanks to Brigit Strawbridge Howard for her series of monthly Zoom talks for Planet Shaftesbury. The series began in...
Rachel Bodle
May 21, 2021
Is this the right path to net zero?
This newsletter from the New Scientist popped into my inbox whilst I was wrapping up the May newsletter. I found I wanted to share it in...
Richard Foreman
Apr 19, 2021
HS2 Ecocide - Campaign Video
Thanks to Jocelyn Elson-Riggins for passing this on (and apologies for delay). She writes: Blaize O'Callahan has been campaigning to...
Ed Bersey
Mar 22, 2021
Our Collective Response to Dorset Council's Strategy for the Climate and Ecological Emergency
Here (thanks to David Brown) is a document that summarises the views collected from participants in Planet Shaftesbury weekly Zoom...
Richard Foreman
Mar 20, 2021
Welcoming the Swifts
Thanks again to Catherine Simmonds for passing on the link below. ‘Derbyshire swift group have made available a recent webinar by Edward...
Richard Foreman
Mar 4, 2021
Climate Change - The Technological Response
Thanks to Arthur for bringing this to our attention. It's the blurb for a talk given at Messums in Tisbury on 3rd March. It's quite...
Ed Bersey
Jan 26, 2021
Disinvestment by banks from fossil fuel company shares – does it make a difference?
In a recent conversation with a good friend, we turned to the subject of the high street banks and their involvement in fossil fuels. My...
Richard Foreman
Dec 16, 2020
Rivers Action 12-12-20
Limited once again by current restrictions, Planet Shaftesbury and XR supporters participated in a cross-country action on the degraded...
Maude Chappell
Aug 20, 2019
Planet Shaftesbury Meeting 15/08/19
Thank you to Christina for the summary below of last weeks meeting! The monthly Planet Shaftesbury meeting on 15th August was joyfully...
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