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From our homes in Dulwich and neighbouring
areas it feels as if the problems
of global warming are a long way off. We notice the milder winters, put up with some
spells of more extreme weather– hotter summers, more intense rain, occasional flash floods – and grumble about
hosepipe bans. But compared with the impact in other parts of the world, it’s all very mild – so far.
It’s easy to forget that Dulwich is on a planet whose ice caps are melting.
Beyond our lively, leafy, beautiful little corner of London the world is undergoing dramatic changes. In historical terms
these changes are happening very quickly, the outcome is uncertain, and looking into the future (rising sea levels, heatwaves,
increasing competition for limited natural resources) we may have more cause
to worry. The more we do to plan ahead,
and to reduce our impact on the environment, the better.
Why are
we reminding you about this when surely you’ve already heard about it? Because your choices and actions matter. They will make a difference. As you may be aware, Dulwich Going Greener is a registered
local charity, set up
to encourage everyone in Dulwich to make more energy-efficient lifestyle choices. If you are interested
(and we hope that you are), there are two things we’d like to encourage you to do:
- Firstly, keep taking global warming seriously – keep your eyes and ears open, listen to the
news, talk to your friends about it, don’t get bored and tell yourself that it will go away.
- Secondly, start making a few positive changes to reduce your energy waste. Make changes
that you can keep going with, which will become part of your everyday routine. Turn off unnecessary appliances; stop using
throw-away carrier bags; walk or cycle sometimes instead of driving; don’t fill up the kettle when you make just one
cup of tea (tip: to filter out the ‘chalky’ bits at the bottom, use a tea strainer or buy a kettle fur collector!).
Make
the change - cut out plastic bags with our local Dulwich shops! Want to do something quick and easy to reduce waste? Switch to our reusable shopping bags. Not only
environmentally friendly, but stylish too. These are now on sale in many Dulwich shops
(see the list below). Each bag costs £2, is strong and well made, and can be used many
times. Every time you use a throw-away plastic bag
you are making a small but real contribution to both global warming and land-fill. Add up the bags that we use every year
as a nation and you have a totally uneccessary pollution problem! Visit these
shops and become part of the solution instead... LOCAL
SHOPS SUPPORTING OUR RE-USABLE BAG CAMPAIGN Mrs Robinson Lordship lane
Pretty Traditional North Cross Road LATEST NEWS...Now at SMBS Foods, 75 Lordship
Lane
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