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Green Action magazine

Green Action / Gweithredu Gwyrdd covers the environmental campaigns, actions and issues happening all around Wales.

Green Action '11

 Green Action 2011

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In this issue:
Our director looks back - and forward - at the challenges of helping make Wales and the world greener. And can serious campaigning be fun? Sometimes acting silly is the best way to win important green action.

Also:

  • Monster incinerator
    Communities in Merthyr unite against a waste management disaster
  • Power station breaks the law?
    The European Commission looks at new Pembrokeshire power station
  • No new nuclear
    Energy efficiency and renewable power way forward for Wales
  • Warm homes
    Taking households out of fuel poverty is good for jobs and health
  • Inside the Assembly
    New government, new powers. More action?
  • Community energy
    A guide to generating power and earning money in your area

Green Action '10

Green Action magazine 2010

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English language (PDF format 1.4MB)
Welsh language (PDF format 1.4MB)

In this issue:
Sir John Houghton, one of the world's leading climate scientists, talks about scientific rigour, hope, denial, and how the world can be a better place.

Contents

  • Qualified to say
    World-renowned Welsh climate scientist speaks out
  • Green energy
    The good, the bad, and the maybe
  • Inside the Assembly
    It's been all change in Welsh politics
  • Councils go green
    Encouraging our councils to Get Serious about CO2
  • Climate myths
    And the facts that counter them
  • Justice for Merythr
    Our lawyers help one of Wales' most deprived communities

Green Action '09

Green Action magazine 2009

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Welsh language (PDF format 2MB)

In this issue:
Could a green new deal mean more jobs for Wales? How Welsh farmers can benefit if we break the link between intensive livestock production and rainforest destruction.

Contents

  • Fix the food chain
    What's feeding your food?
  • Green jobs
    'Now is the time to act on green jobs'
  • Greener energy
    Is energy in Wales getting greener?
  • Inside the Assembly
    There's been a lot of green talk, now where's the action?
  • Welsh emissions
    At a glance graphics help you make sense of the figures

Green Action '08

Green Action magazine 2008

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Welsh language (PDF format 2.4MB)

In this issue:
What must the Welsh Assembly do to lead Wales to a greener future? Bust some of the myths about wind power. Find out how to get involved with a Friends of the Earth local group in your area.

Contents

  • Severn tidal power
    Barrage not the only option
  • What to do about waste
    Why sending our rubbish up in smoke is not the answer
  • The path to three per cent
    How the Welsh Assembly Government can lead us to the carbon emission cuts we need
  • Motorway madness
    The campaign to stop the motorway proposed through important habitat
  • Wind myths
    Discover the truth about our most advanced renewable technology

 

Green Action magazine 2011