Richard Priestley
3 November 2019 by
Protests are kicking off all around the World. In Lebanon, Chile, Iraq, Hong Kong, Spain, Ecuador, Bolivia, Pakistan and Russia and in many other places there have been anti government demonstrations. The school strikes and extinction rebellion movements touched nearly every country on Earth, with their demands for action to be taken over the ecological […]
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Jeremy Milln Richard Priestley
10 July 2019 by
at 2.30 exploring Bishops Meadow and surrounding in Hereford. Meet at 53 Mill Street (Collette and Richard Priestley) Easy walking with a very informative guide. Please bring cake or other edibles for tea on your return to Mill Street. A suggested donation is £3 per head.
Big Green Conversation Richard Priestley
28 June 2019 by
7.30 pm, at De Koffie Pot in Hereford. Everything needs to change to reverse climatic and ecological breakdown. So let’s think big. Richard Priestley presents some ideas about how tens of trillions of pounds/dollars/Euros might be raised and spent globally to maximize human wellbeing and ecological restoration. 20th to 27th September the ‘Schools Strike for […]
Climate change Richard Priestley Transport
3 March 2018 by
Many countries are now setting themselves the goal of moving from petrol and diesel powered transportation systems to very much cleaner technologies. The UK, like many countries has set itself the goal of banning sales of new fossil fuelled vehicles by 2040. Norway plans to do so by 2025. Many people still don’t seem to […]
Big Green Conversation Comment Hereford & South Herefordshire Richard Priestley Topics Transport
2 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
Local activist and environmental blogger Richard Priestley presents a talk entitled: ‘Sustainable Transport, Local & Global?’ on Wednesday 10th May, 7.30pm at De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford. This is part of Left Bank’s regular Politics, Ethic’s and Ecology evenings most Wednesdays. What might ‘optimal transport’ look like? Do some people suffer from excessive mobility and others […]
Comment Richard Priestley
1 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
I’ve just posted a blog ‘A strange moment in UK Politics’ and over previous weeks a number of blogs about exponential growth of solar power and of innovation of zero emission transport technologies. www.richardpriestley.co.uk On the website we have a new MailChimp sign-up form. Please sign-up and you’ll get the each new blog direct to your […]
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17 November 2016 by Green Party Admin
Planning permission has been granted for a new cruise ship terminal in Greenwich. Ships moored in port run their diesel generators to provide power, and this creates terrible air pollution. Yesterday the Radio 4 programme ‘Costing the Earth’ investigated the situation. The answer is simple. Connect the ships to shore based electricity supply so they […]
14 November 2016 by Green Party Admin
When future historians look back at 2016, what will they see as the most significant change? In Marrakech, Morocco, the COP22 climate change talks are underway. The evidence for climate change is utterly overwhelming. Atmospheric CO2 has passed the milestone of 400ppm. Each year sees the global average temperature rise. Glaciers and permafrost are melting, […]
