tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523187630006791166.post6767620406974814195..comments2024-03-26T17:03:03.877+00:00Comments on Climate Lessons: Schools' Low Carbon Day - illegal here, illegal in Germany, illegal everywhere?JShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08534451304039918947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523187630006791166.post-64209902214169292272010-08-13T10:40:45.333+01:002010-08-13T10:40:45.333+01:00Picked up a copy of our local free rag (The Crosby...Picked up a copy of our local free rag (The Crosby and Litherland Champion)this week and was perhaps not that surprised to find a piece on 'School's Low Carbon Day' at St Mary's College, Crosby.<br /><br />Vol 17, Issue 33 dae 11 August 2010<br /><br />"St Mary's College in Crosby have backed a natinwide project bringing children together to tacle climate change.<br /><br />The college recently took in a national Schools Low carbon day which putthe spotlight on ways pupils and their families can reduce their impact in the environment.<br /><br />Around 1,500 schools across the country with almost 600,000 pupils in total, wre involved in the campaign which was organised by Cool the World, a voluntary organisation formed by a group of young parents.<br /><br />St Mary's head of science, Bob Johnston, said: 'The aim was to set aside a day to teach children about the importance of energy conservation and climate chnage. As part of this exercise, we also aske staff, students and their families to pledge to do somethimg to reduce their carbon emissions'<br /><br />On Low Carnon day people were asked to walk or cycle to St Mary's rather than use a car. The lights and computers att he school were used as little as possible, and only cold fodd was available at lunchtime.<br /><br />In addition, pupils were encouraged to have ab 'earth hour' when they returned home, trying not to switch anything on or use any energy for at least 60 minutes.<br /><br />'We were delighted at the response to this event' said Bob Johnston, 'It was a very useful way of highlighting the practical steps we can all take to reduce our carbon footprint'"<br /><br />For thos ewho don't know St Mary's College is a fee-paying Catholic School that is the bain of local residents in Kimberley Drive, Crosby who have to suffer all the 4x4s and other gas guzzling cars that block their access to their homes during the school run. Most pupils who attend the school are not local to Crosby but instead are driven in (a few are bused in) and so are very unlikely to have walked to cycled to school on Schools Low Carbon Day.<br /><br />Clearly this was a 'feel good' day for the teaching staff and not in any way a serious attempt at tackling climate change.<br /><br />I suspect none of science teaching staff bothered to do do any research to find out who was behind the organisation of this event (as I and other did) namely a business woman and her friends and family who clearly are just 'greenwashing' their business that amongst other things sells 'patio heaters'. The organisers of this event are also so concerned about future climate change and its dire consequences that they choose to live in a house built on a former flood plain yards from the River Thames.KevinShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729892229565722299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523187630006791166.post-89888843507531605552010-07-02T21:43:29.910+01:002010-07-02T21:43:29.910+01:00They were claiming to be a Registered Charity, but...They were claiming to be a Registered Charity, but this was quietly changed to "Voluntary organisation with charitable status" shortly before the close down. Presumably due to the numerous enquiries being carried out into their activities....dave wardnoreply@blogger.com