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The Green Pages
Bullet point Latest Green Column - Kiljoy was here
Bullet point On Labour Uncut - Nuclear power is the lesser of two evils
Bullet point Follow ffinlo on Twitter - Click here

Flourish or Flounder - Castle Rushen High School hosted this climate change & peak oil debate. Panelists were ministers Phil Gawne & John Shimmin, Ocean Electric Power CEO, Chris Bale, MEA Chair, Quintin Gill, and environmentalist, ffinlo Costain.
Bullet point Listen Again to the edited debate, broadcast on Manx Radio. (N.B. Contrary to the introduction, ffinlo was never leader of the Green Party.)
Bullet point Download WMA file
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Flourish or Flounder debate

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debate on Manx Radio Click here for MP3 file
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Bullet point Films on ManxTube: Climate change, food & farming - Click here
Bullet point Feeding a world of 9bn. Read the CIWF/FoE report - Click here

Bullet point Wind farm films - Click here
Bullet point 10:10 campaign - Cut your CO2 by 10% in 2010 - Click here
Bullet point Isle of Man Friends of the Earth - Click here

Bullet point The truth behind tabloid headlines on Tabloid Watch - Click here
Bullet point Racism on the IoM - Click here 

Are wind farms noisy?


What's behind Manx Fair Trade?
The simple answer is 'nothing'. Although Shoprite's brand mirrors the international Fairtrade logo it delivers nothing extra to 'Manx family producers'.
International Fairtrade has mountains of policy to ensure a fair deal for farmers in the developing world. Their work is as important as the work of Oxfam or Comic Relief.
But according to Shoprite's own boss there are no policies (written or unwritten) to back up Shoprite's Manx Fair Trade claim. There's also no evidence that Shoprite's contracts with Manx farmers are any fairer than the contracts they get from other supermarkets.

Bullet point Lots of us think Shoprite's branding is very cynical. If you agree, please complain to Shoprite & the IoM Office of Fair Trading.
Bullet point For more info about the fantastic international Fairtrade brand, please visit the Fairtrade Foundation.
Fair Trade logos


Still a climate change denier?

Eight of the hottest years on record have occurred since 2001 - but if you still don't believe in climate change, why not read the information on the Met Office website. This is written in plain English by people who know what they're talking about - not by journalists and newspaper editors!

Bullet point Skeptical Science is a great website that helps re-butt anti-climate science arguments - Click here
Bullet point For the Met Office climate change pages - Click here
Bullet point For Met Office leaflet, Climate Change: the facts - Click here
Chineys smoking cartoon


Support the Robin Hood Tax

A tiny tax on bankers that would give billions to tackle poverty and climate change, here and abroad. It sounds complicated, but actually it isn’t. A tiny tax on bankers has the power to raise hundreds of billions every year, giving a vital boost to the fight against child poverty in Britain – as well as tackling poverty & climate change around the world. Not complicated. Just brilliant.

More info - & short film at: http://robinhoodtax.org.uk
Support the Robin Hood Tax


Green Column links

Bullet point Tipping Points: Wake Up, Freak Out - An excellent short film by Leo Murray, which shows the urgent need for action to stop climate catastrophe. Click here
Bullet point For random and funky eco-shorts - Click here
Bullet point For listings of feature length films at the Java Cafe - Click here

Bullet point For Isle of Man Friends of the Earth - Click here
Bullet point Videos - To watch films on Manx Tube, please click here, or click the video players (below left) to watch them on YouTube.

SIGN UP:
Bullet point To the 10:10 campaign (pledge to cut your emissions by 10% in the year 2010 next year) - Click here
Bullet point To the Prince's Rainforests Project - Click here
Yoga for climate change deniers No. 1: The Ostrich


Fact sheets

Rainforests
Bullet point Why rainforests matter - Click here
Bullet point What's happening to rainforests? - Click here

Go Greener
Bullet point Quick guide to a greener home - Click here
Bullet point Quick guide to greener gardening - Click here
Bullet point Quick guide to greener shopping - Click here
Bullet point Quick guide to greener travel - Click here
Bullet point Quick guide to greening your waste - Click here
Bullet point Recycling stats to blow the mind! - Click here
Bullet point Carbon (CO2) calculator - Click here
Fact sheets


Manx websites

Bullet point Isle of Man Friends of the Earth - Click here
Bullet point The Green Mann Directory - Info about local growers, suppliers, shops and manufacturers on the Isle of Man who're helping people to reduce their impact on the environment - Click here




Other websites
Bullet point Interested in going greener? Better Generation makes micro- generation easy & affordable. http://www.bettergeneration.com
Bullet point Want to offset your carbon emissions responsibly?
Visit http://www.climatecare.org
Bullet point Mike Glanfield, low carbon consultant on the Isle of Man.
Visit http://www.mgce.co.uk







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