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28.04.10: Hackney Green Hustings
Hackney Green Hustings was held on Tuesday 27th April, 7pm - 8pm, at Millfields Community School. Around 120 people turned up to hear the parliamentary candidates for Hackney North and Stoke Newington debate green issues, in a hustings chaired by Martyn Williams, Senior Parliamentary Campaigner at Friends of the Earth. On the panel were:
- Diane Abbott, Labour
- Darren Caplan, Conservative
- Keith Angus, Liberal Democrat
- Matt Sellwood, Green Party
The panellists answered questions on: their personal carbon footprint; tackling the environmental, as well as the financial deficits; green housing and fuel poverty; businesses' carbon footprints; a target of 40% carbon emissions cuts by 2020; Royal Bank of Scotland's investments in tar sands; nuclear energy; and the proposed wind turbine for Hackney's East Marshes.
The hustings was hosted by Hackney Environment Network and Hackney and Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth.
You can read local coverage of the event in the Hackney Citizen, the Hackney Gazette and the Stoke Newington Gazette.
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