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Welcome to Herefordshire Friends of the Earth
We hold regular public meetings in Hereford on the first Wednesday of the month (except in January and August). Our meetings alternate talks on environmental topics with campaigning evenings, working on current local or national campaigns. These are held at the Canal Road Day Centre, Canal Road, Hereford HR1 2EA. For a map, click here .
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Wednesday, 2nd May 2012
Our next Herefordshire FOE meeting is at Canal Road Day Centre, Hereford, and is open to all.
David Olivier will discuss the recent report LESS IS MORE: Energy Security After Oil (from the AECB - the Sustainable Buildings Association) and its implications for UK energy policy.
Less is More offers an alternative to the emerging orthodoxy of large-scale electrification of heat and road transport as a way to achieve or beat the UK's 2050 CO2 emissions target.
Less is More highlights key areas for technology, product and supply chain development
Less is More does not offer the prospect of an easy path to energy independence and decarbonisation. It makes it very clear that all options pose acute difficulties. But it warns policy-makers not to reject technologies just because they appear difficult without sober comparisons with the reality of the other technologies under consideration. *
*Extracts from Foreword by Prof Robert Lowe, Deputy Director
Come early to meet and be social and enjoy a homemade vegetarian meal. Doors open at 6.30, pre-booked food available from 7 to 7.30 when the talk will start.
Wednesday, 4th April 2012
Meeting CANCELLED
Wednesday, 7th March 2012
Tim Atkinson of West Midlands Friends of the Earth:-
FoE Energy Campaign
Food as usual at 6.30, Talk at 7.15. All welcome.
See you there....
Wednesday, 1st.February
Video:- Roger Doiron: My subversive (garden) plot
An inspirational short film on growing your own food in your garden at home. Not exactly news to FOE members, but still inspiring as we look forward to Spring.
This is one of the films of the TED talk series which is a very interesting site for those of you who don't know it.
The short film of the talk will be followed with a discussion.
Food as usual at 6.30, Film at 7.30. All welcome.
Wednesday, 7th December at Canal Road Day Centre.
(The last meeting of the year.)
Leominster Community Solar Roof Project
by Eithne George & Jon Halle
The Leominster Community Solar project will supply clean, solar electricity to the sports centre, where the array of panels will be located, saving approximately 22 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year for 25 years.
This is just the kind of community endeavour that Pete Linnell was talking about in his very inspiring talk to us earlier in the year. So even if you yourself are not in the position to participate personally, I think it will be a very interesting project to hear about.
"Two weeks to the day after Leominster Community Solar Co-op launched its share offer for the first community solar array in Herefordshire and one of the first in the UK, the government threatened to force the project to fold, due to publishing a consultation, which, if implemented would mean the Feed in Tariff would be slashed by over half from 12th December. However, with local installers Southern Solar committed to help make community solar projects happen, it has been agreed that this scheme will go ahead with a fast track installation, so that it is installed before the proposed cut off date. "
Come and hear the next exciting chapters of this story......
Wednesday, 2nd November at Canal Road Day Centre.
It’s APPLE SEASON and we have decided to dedicate our next meeting to Herefordshire’s celebrated fruit by discussing its future. Frank Hemming will be leading the discussion by asking “IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE TRADITIONAL ORCHARD”
WEDNESDAY, October 5th 2011 * Short, quick AGM to include annual report, annual accounts and election of officers
* Presentation by New Leaf (Kate, Dave and possibly Rob) of what will be covered by h.energy (15-23 Oct)
* Questions and discussion on our energy use in general
* Hopefully some details on FOE’s new energy campaign WEDNESDAY, 7th September 2011 NO FoE meeting because:- We have been asked by our local Amnesty group to support an event they have organised to take place at the Courtyard on 7th September. This date had been planned for our first FOE meeting after the Summer break.
So instead of our usual meeting, we would ask you all to go to the Courtyard in Hereford. Amnesty has hired the studio for the showing of a film called "This prison where I live", about an imprisoned Burmese comedian.
There will be a free buffet from 7.30 and the film will be shown at 8.30. (Tickets cost £6.50). * *********** * *********** * * * * * *********** * *********** *
Old meeting info now available from the Files page.
AT CANAL ROAD DAY CENTRE