Cambridge Labour Environment Forum (CLEF)

@plumeplotter @stoptheburnUK Some people still think it's just steam coming out of incinerator chimneys... Artistic impression of incinerator emissions, many of which are invisible to the human eye (Credit: F. Howe 2016) via @UKWIN_Network

East Rd Estate biodiversity project! Driven by two local residents, with whom it's a joy to work. Now look - Bulbs bursting out, meadow greening up. Next stage - tree planting in March, bee border planting April! @rosybeeplants @DaveGoulson @CamCanopyProj

@CamLabEF explores how to reduce consumption and waste, increase repair and move towards a circular economy in Cambridge with @ThingsCambridge Campaigners against the proposed incinerators in Wisbech and Woodhurst Thursday 17th February, 5.30-7 Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/81904574900

The scam of 'net zero by 2050' demonstrated again: 1) Bristol airport gets the go ahead for expansion. 2) Govt approves development of Abigail Oil field in the N.Sea. Just turn up the 'Negative emission' dial & all is rosy - i.e. we pass our mitigation burden on to our children.

see link for our press release on Cambridge City Council Herbicide-Free Trials and what needs to be done to make sure that a city-wide roll-out happens this year @itvanglia @BBCLookEast @CambridgeNewsUK @guardian @edp24 pesticidefreecambridge.org/post/press-rel…

@greenarteries Which is why it’s madness to build incinerators in Fenland - contaminating crops, animals and forcing food processing out of the area.@wiswinorguk They will be some of largest in Europe, importing hundreds of lorry loads of waste a day. Needs stopping.

“Agriculture underpins the entire rural economy. In some very fragile parts of the country, if you didn’t have agriculture, village schools, local community, allied trades, local veterinary practice, the auction market, are all put at risk” Minette Batters theguardian.com/business/2022/…

Revealed: Three British water companies pay NO tax. @neilcraven1 'What we have with these companies is smoke and mirrors. They have made off with £72billion and we've ended up with rivers full of sewage. They are out of control.' thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

New term introduced here: to "dewater" a region, as in "developers' business model dewaters the area it builds on". But they forget to mention if you dewater an area you de-species it too - and ultimately that will include humans #ecocide cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/4-000-new…

A subject close to my ❤️ So looking forward to this event. @FascinatingFens @PaulMagan2 @CambridgeIndy @peteraf1 @no_expressway @GeorgeMonbiot

Deadline of 8 Feb for objections to attempts to close off an ancient right of way on Ditton Meadows. Drop me a line if you are objecting. @SaveHoneyHill1 @MonicaHone

21/02265/FUL | 74 dwellings If, as @SouthCambs says, it has an adequate 5-year land supply for housing, why is the council still granting planning permissions in the open countryside outside village boundaries? …ications.greatercambridgeplanning.org/online-applica… @CPRECambs @greenarteries @MonicaHone

We're delighted to have @jamesboycebooks, author of Imperial Mud, in conversation with Friends of the River Cam (@cam_friends) later this month. Fighting for the #Fens: Commemorating 500 years of resistance to 'progress'. 🎟: eventbrite.co.uk/e/fighting-for…

This used to be trees and wildflowers 🙃

@ThingsCambridge talk to @clef about their project on Feb 17th.

@PANUKPFC talks to @CamLabEF tonight about how we need to rid Cambridge of pesticides.

Sounds like a case for @Paul powlesland and @LawForNature !

Will affect agricultural land and people’s health. This is what’s being proposed for agricultural land in an area that produces double the average food in the country. @PANUKPFC @cam_friends

Just left a meeting about proposed incinerators in Wisbech and Woodhurst. So: largest incinerator in Europe proposed which will have c360 deliveries by lorry daily, whose waste can be stored for 11 days. Food processing factories and chicken farms will have to close. @wiswinorguk

On Inequality, mental health, art and nature: “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” @CambridgeCandI @CambsLabour @CambridgeLabour