CWU activists launch climate solidarity e-group
1st July 2010
Environmentalists in the CWU are urging fellow members to join them "choosing activities and sharing experiences and ideas" in a new online campaign initiative.
With
the support of CWU project worker Maeve Kennedy,
the Climate Solidarity "e-group" aims to become a key
forum for discussion of ways to reduce waste, bring down energy use
and cut carbon emissions.
Maeve explains: "It is estimated we waste as much as 25 per cent of the food we buy, burn fuel in vehicles unnecessarily and spend as much as 20 per cent more on home heating than we need to.
"Among likely topics to be debated will be cutting back on food waste, lowering electricity usage, getting more miles per gallon from vehicles, simple DIY techniques which can help with home heating bills and setting up local action groups to start to put all these ideas into practice."
Although the initiative for this has come from the union's Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) for members under 30, all members of the union are invited to join the Climate Solidarity e-group.
"The group is open to all, so please join and feel free to encourage others to take part too," Maeve continues, adding: "We're hoping that these e-discussions can help to kick-start the creation of climate solidarity action groups in the localities and that, together, we can all really start to make a difference."
*The CWU, along with three other trade unions - NUT, PCS and UCU - and a charity called Climate Outreach Information Network have secured funding from the Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to run the Climate Solidarity project.
*For more information, ring Maeve on 07590 245269 or e-mail her mkennedy@cwu.org
