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 Editorial
By Alex Rankin
Changing attitudes towards climate change are sweeping the globe as we write. Global warming is steadily moving from a prediction to a reality and an international effort is emerging to tackle it. Local grass-roots action
keeps growing, but it is the attitudes of the mainstream media, governments and industry that are now changing and really causing a stir.
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 America in Action
Cities and states all across America are taking on the challenge of climate change by signing an agreement on carbon emissions.
To date, 224 mayors, representing 44 million US citizens have signed the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, pledging to reduce greenhouse
emissions in their cities to levels laid out in the Kyoto Protocol.
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Cities Collaborate on Climate Change
 Climate Change was high on the
Agenda at the State of London Debate, organised by the Mayor's office and attended by several thousand London citizens.
Ecologist and Alternative Nobel Prize winner Dr. Vandana Shiva, on the platform alongside Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron and Greenpeace Director Stephen Tindale,
congratulated the London Authority, saying,"This is what democracy should look like. And if decisions about our energy use, our food systems, our transport systems
were made all of the time in this way, we would not be having the problem of climate change.
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 A ‘One Planet’ Games
The London Olympics in 2012 will be a massive global event- bringing together athletes and sports enthusiasts from around the world. Those who
don’t attend the games will watch their televisions, listen to their radios and search for results on the internet. New technologies mean that this could be the
most watched games in history.
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 Solar Cities
Conference 2006The concept of a Solar City is one of an urban area, heated lighted and generally powered by renewable energy sources,
particularly through energy from the sun. Though this concept is yet to be realised significant steps were made towards it during the oxford solar cities conference
held this April. The conference brought together leading policy makers, scientists, businesses and community groups to discuss practical measures for the application
of solar and renewable energy in cities around the world.
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 Earthship Brighton
The concept of an ‘Earthship’ is one of complete sustainability, an independent building that is able to produce it’s own energy and clean
water. Pioneered by Michael Reynolds, author and builder of self-sufficient homes the ‘Earthships’ are built using recycled materials and can be constructed
without any specialist expertise. These low impact buildings have already been built in the U.S and Scotland but for the first time an ‘Earthship’ is being built
in Brighton.
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Tesco Turned Away
 The town of Sheringham in Norfolk has a thriving community of local and
independent businesses. It has one of the last ironmongers in England and is one of the few towns in Britain not to have a supermarket.
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Cutting Chainstores
 Residents of Nantucket, a resort island off the coast of
Massachusetts, have passed a vote to ban chain stores from opening in their town. Wendy Hudson, a local bookstore owner, proposed the ban at a town meeting and it
was met with unanimous agreement from the 480 residents who attended.
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Global Resources
Websites devoted to Positive Planetary Transformation
Build It Green
builditgreen.org
Build It Green is a professional non-profit membership organisation whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings in California.
Supported by a solid foundation of outreach and education, Build It Green connects consumers and building professionals with the tools and technical expertise they
need to build quality green buildings.
Computer and Electrical Recycling US
computerrecyclingusa.com
Businesses today have more challenges with respect to electronics recycling than ever before, new technologies mean that rely on an increasing number of gadgets, all
of which have a life span and afterwards need recycling. The organisation Computer Recycling USA has developed a process that manages the pollution and data security
risks and minimises the logistics costs of recycling.
United for Peace and Justice
unitedforpeace.org
United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 1300 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest against
the Iraq War and oppose the American government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building. They welcome the participation of any and all national, regional and
local groups who share their goals.
Energy Saving Trust
est.org.uk
The Energy Saving Trust encourage energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy sources into the economic fabric of our society. To achieve this they
promote the use of cleaner fuels for transport and better insulation and heating efficiency for buildings and homes and champion small-scale renewable energy, such as
solar and wind power.
Ethical Career
ethical-jobs.com
ethical-jobs.co.uk
Choosing an ethical career does not mean sacrificing a well paid and exciting position in the corporate sector for an underpaid, under appreciated one. It means doing
something that serves our practical needs, our personal values and our interests in a way that positively impacts upon the world.
Ethical-jobs.com and ethical-jobs.co.uk provide a comprehensive list of job-seekers and employees
within the ethical sector.
The Zero Waste Alliance
zwallianceuk.org
The Zero Waste Alliance’s aims include the promotion and development of sustainable waste strategies, minimisation of waste, producer responsibility, best practice,
education and support to encourage communities to embark on the successful zero waste policies already adopted in various parts of the world, such as New Zealand,
California and certain parts of Canada and Australia, with tentative first steps begun in the UK.
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