Greener Teign

A Devon community group dedicated to action on climate change

 

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere must be reduced to 350 parts per million to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change

Government announces start of feed-in tariffs for small scale electricity generation

See how these generous tariffs will affect you.

The EcoTeam concept has been devised by Global Action Plan (GAP).  A small group of 10-15 people meet regularly to challenge each other to reduce their usage of energy and water and to minimize rubbish under the guidance of GAP.  Various resources are available to help with the process and make it a fun exercise (see the website below).  We are indebted to Tom Kennard from GAP and one our members for agreeing to run the first of these teams.  As he puts it:

"I'm a member of an EcoTeam, why not join me?  On average people taking part reduce:

• Their energy and water bills by £170
• The rubbish they throw away by 20%
• The water they use by 15%

Visit http://ecoteams.org.uk/og/subscribe/505 to join my team Teign Team now!”

Weather History Project

The Community Council of Devon is providing funding for this project which aims to document local residents' experience of severe weather events in the past and to learn from those experiences.  Shane Edgar and Maggie Bonnell are leading the project.  Have a look at the weather history project webpage.

Doddi School 350 flag taken to The Wave, London on 5th Dec

1000's of protesters, including some from Greener Teign, attended this event which started at Grosvenor Square and culminated in the surrounding of Parliament using Lambeth and Westminster bridges, a distance of 1.5 miles.  By the time the head of the 15 deep procession had completed the circuit, the tail was still some way away from starting.