Scoop August 2010

==Saturday 31 July The Taste of African Allotments, ==

==Saturday 31 July The Taste of African Allotments, ==

Food is by ticket at £5 per dish.

Food is by ticket at £5 per dish.

Admission is free. Please come with your family and friends.

Admission is free. Please come with your family and friends.

  NACA, FOSTERING SOCIAL COHESION IN NORFOLK.

  NACA, FOSTERING SOCIAL COHESION IN NORFOLK.

  47 WINCHESTER TOWER' VAUXHALL STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2SE.

  47 WINCHESTER TOWER' VAUXHALL STREET, NORWICH, NR2 2SE.

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www.Art-of-Norwich.co.uk for information on the "Art of Norwich"

www.Art-of-Norwich.co.uk for information on the "Art of Norwich"

www.Church-of-Art.co.uk for information about events at St Margarets - The Church of Art.

www.Church-of-Art.co.uk for information about events at St Margarets - The Church of Art.

Speaker '''Sarah Colborne''' is the director of campaigns and operations at the  

Speaker '''Sarah Colborne''' is the director of campaigns and operations at the  

Palestine Solidarity Campaign. She was a passenger on the Mavi Marmara, the ship which was  

Palestine Solidarity Campaign. She was a passenger on the Mavi Marmara, the ship which was  

Sarah will give an eye-witness account of the attack which killed at least nine people and  

Sarah will give an eye-witness account of the attack which killed at least nine people and  

will also show a short film with footage smuggled from the boat.

will also show a short film with footage smuggled from the boat.

Organised by Norwich Stop the War Coalition & Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Organised by Norwich Stop the War Coalition & Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

=Other info=

=Other info=

Even as the scientists are telling us action on climate change is becoming ever more urgent the politicians are dithering again – no climate treaty was produced at the last UN talks in Copenhagen, and every year we waste brings us closer to a tipping point beyond which climate change becomes unstoppable.

Even as the scientists are telling us action on climate change is becoming ever more urgent the politicians are dithering again – no climate treaty was produced at the last UN talks in Copenhagen, and every year we waste brings us closer to a tipping point beyond which climate change becomes unstoppable.

So now is the time for everyone to act together for the sake of our children's future, by joining in the zero carbon world concert for a zero carbon world on 27/28 November, just before the next UN climate summit, to show the politicians that a zero carbon world is possible.

So now is the time for everyone to act together for the sake of our children's future, by joining in the zero carbon world concert for a zero carbon world on 27/28 November, just before the next UN climate summit, to show the politicians that a zero carbon world is possible.

And enlist everyone else too by forwarding on this email – the vested interests opposing action on climate change are immensely powerful but those of us who will suffer from inaction are far more numerous, and if we act now, and act together, we can defeat them.

And enlist everyone else too by forwarding on this email – the vested interests opposing action on climate change are immensely powerful but those of us who will suffer from inaction are far more numerous, and if we act now, and act together, we can defeat them.

The main ground for the Council's decision to reject the application was their concern about the wider impacts of the biofuels which the company  intends to burn - largely palm oil from South-east Asia.  However, the Planning Inspector has so far stated that the Council's main reasons for originally rejecting the application will not even be heard! Instead, it is claimed that wier impacts of biofuels are not  planning matters - because of one sentence in an outdated technical annex to planning guidance.  Weymouth & Portland Council previously cited that same document and sentence when approving another palm oil power station by W4B.

The main ground for the Council's decision to reject the application was their concern about the wider impacts of the biofuels which the company  intends to burn - largely palm oil from South-east Asia.  However, the Planning Inspector has so far stated that the Council's main reasons for originally rejecting the application will not even be heard! Instead, it is claimed that wier impacts of biofuels are not  planning matters - because of one sentence in an outdated technical annex to planning guidance.  Weymouth & Portland Council previously cited that same document and sentence when approving another palm oil power station by W4B.

The new Government has promised to devolve more planning powers to local governments and to strengthen local democracy; Bristol City Council's decision against W4B is a test case for this commitment.  

The new Government has promised to devolve more planning powers to local governments and to strengthen local democracy; Bristol City Council's decision against W4B is a test case for this commitment.  

Please let your friends and family know about this email action. Many thanks.

Please let your friends and family know about this email action. Many thanks.

Best regards,

Best regards,

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