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Isle of Wight Wonderfuel Event

Nov 26th, 2008 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Advertising, Business, Community, Eco Island, Environment, Events, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News

A great event to visit if your getting hot under the collar about energy? a 2 day exhibition is taking place (November 28th and 29th) at Newport Football Club, so you can see how woodfuel can work for you…



Marine Current Turbines Lecture @ Quay Arts

Nov 17th, 2008 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Citizen Media, Environment, Island Views, Isle of Wight Event News, Lifestyle, Review

Islanders showed increased interest in the recent Marine Turbine Lecture at the Quay Arts. Organised by the IET Isle of Wight Section the lecture was open to the public, and had the largest turnout for an IET lecture for 5 years!..



Wood Warming - It’s Wonderfuel

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Advertising, Business, Eco Island, Environment, Events, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News

A great event to visit if your getting hot under the collar about energy, organised by Island 2000, a 2 day exhibition (November 28th and 29th) on the Isle of Wight. To show members of the public and local businesses how they can heat their homes using biomass fuel - that is logs, woodchip, pellets…



Future Energy Days

Oct 27th, 2008 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Advertising, Business, Environment, Islandwide, News

Just a reminder that the Footprint Trust is holding its Future Energy events this week: If you’re confused about all the different information regarding fuel efficiency and renewable energy then Future Energy events during this October half term week is the place to be…



Climate Change Bill: Vote Of Confidence

Oct 25th, 2008 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Appeal, Citizen Media, Government, Island Views, Isle of Wight, News, People

The Climate Change Bill has its Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday 28th October. Please join me in contacting Andrew Turner MP asking him if he will please speak and vote in favour of the higher target of 80% and for the inclusion of emissions from international aviation and shipping within the target…



Island Action On Climate Change

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Citizen Media, Community, Eco Island, Environment, Isle of Wight

At our last meeting in early May on the subject of recycling. Ray Harington-Vail of the Footprint Trust was the speaker and there was discussion of the issues involved.
The meeting was less well attended than earlier meetings, some six to eight people, and it was the view of those present that, unless a particular issue [...]



Isle of Wight Group Says: Local Food Miles Better

Aug 13th, 2007 | By Chris Wakeley | Category: Citizen Media, Environment, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News

The IW Action on Climate Change group is to hold an open evening to look at local and regional food and its impact on the local environment.  Some ninety five per cent of fruit is imported into the UK along with around fifty per cent of vegetables*. On a positive side there is a growing [...]