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Monday, May 30, 2005Scientists v EnvironmentalistsSCIENTISTS VERSUS ENVIRONMENTALISTS: WHICH IS THE BIGGER OBSTACLE TO PROGRESS ON SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF CLIMATE CHANGE?THURSDAY JUNE 9th Mark Lynas is an environmental campaigner and journalist specialising in climate change and author of the acclaimed book High Tide: News from a Warming World. Dr Myles Allen is head of the Climate Dynamics Group at the Oxford University Department of Physics and is a leading specialist in climate change modeling. Both are passionate and highly entertaining speakers and a stimulating debate is guaranteed with full audience involvement. 7-9pm THE VAULTS, rear of the University Church of St Mary’s on Oxford High Street. Seating is limited, so early arrival is recommended. Organic food and light refreshments are available from 6.30. Price £2 / £1 concessions on the door *************************************** This meeting is part of a series being organised by Oxford's Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN). Posted 10:29 AM by Matt Prescott (1) comments Saturday, May 28, 2005"Is what we know useful? And, if not what would be?"Professor Stuart PimmDoris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology, Duke University , USA and Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria , South Africa "Is what we know useful? And, if not what would be?" Thursday 2nd June @ 4.30pm Lecture Theatre A, Dept of Zoology Human actions are now driving species to extinction hundreds to thousands of times faster than geological background rates. This large and irreversible process begs our asking what we can do to prevent future losses. The novelty of the problem means that there are many solutions; some involve science. Professor Pimm will review case studies of animal conservation, including a sparrow and a panther from the Everglades of Florida, a suite of bird species in the Atlantic Coast forest of Brazil , and a congressman in Washington DC , to see if useful, general lessons can be deduced. Posted 3:02 AM by Matt Prescott (1) comments Friday, May 20, 2005Talk by Earthwatch scientists at R.G.S.Thursday 23rd June, 7.00pm – 8.30pm.Earthwatch Lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, I Kensington Gore, London. South American Forest Birds – Ecotourism, Enterprise & Extinction. Talks by Earthwatch scientists Dr. Dusti Becker & Dr. Donald Brightsmith From the stunning bird biodiversity of Ecuador’s Loma Alta cloud forests to the beautiful and highly prized macaws in the Tambopata region of Peru - how best can local communities conserve their environmental heritage? Admission is free but by ticket only. Contact Earthwatch on (01865) 318856; events@earthwatch.org.uk; www.earthwatch.org/europe/events/index.html#eee Posted 9:44 AM by Matt Prescott (0) comments Tuesday, May 17, 2005Ciclonudista : nude cycle protestThanks to James at Cyclox for passing on the following press release:2nd CICLONUDISTA (WORLD NAKED BIKE DEMONSTRATION) SATURDAY JUNE 11, 2005 NAKED BEFORE THE TRAFFIC! JUSTICE ON THE STREETS! Justice on the streets, this is what we claim with a strong conviction and in earnest, but cheerfully as well, having a good time. Cars impose their law and order on us: speed, high-handedness, fumes and violence. That is why when we move day by day on our bikes we transform our mobility into an everyday disobedience act. If, on top of that, we demonstrate naked on our bikes we turn disobedience into an exemplary protest. The Cyclenudist Group Committee (Coordinadora de Colectivos Ciclonudistas, CCC) in Aragón (Spanish State) makes a call to organize Ciclonudista (Naked Bike) demonstrations in the cities all over the world, on Saturday June 11, 2005, with an aim to extend to your home town those already held in Zaragoza in last 4 years and in 30 cities all over the world on 2004. We denounce that our streets have been kidnapped by privately used cars which collapse cities and degenerate these into a hostile and dangerous land. Cars kill and we are shocked at their impunity. If we question them, so many transnational war interests in petrol and car industry are at stake. We propose a model of a city where people get back their space, where moving needs are reduced and where there is a commitment to pedestrians (all of us are) and to less polluting and more effective means of transport. Why cycling? The bicycle is a reliable, healthy, ecological and amusing means of transport. It is an icon, a symbol of freedom and a practical instrument to transform society. It does not pay taxes, does not waste oil, does neither cooperate with a destroying development nor with global war. Why naked? Because we feel we are naked before the traffic owing to the drivers' lack of respect and the apathy of our rulers. Thus we make it visible that our bodywork is fragile. Moreover, we show our body naturally, not feeling ashamed, toppling taboos regarding our physical appearance which are imposed by fashion and the greediness of the textile transnational industry. To sum up, we face urban traffic with our naked body on our bikes as the best way of defending our dignity and of living the social struggle. Visit our website: www.ciclonudista.net Contact us for more information.: info@ciclonudista.net Visit: www.worldnakedbikeride.org Coordinadora de Colectivos Ciclonudistas de Aragón (CCC) Posted 12:21 PM by Matt Prescott (0) comments Tuesday, March 22, 2005Welcome!This shared website aims to help publicise and co-ordinate the efforts of environment and development groups in Oxford.Please get in touch, if you would like to post news, links or information about your work on this site and I will send you an online invitation. This site will work best if it is a team effort, and has content which is regularly updated. I will help to keep it moving, but your ideas and news are what will make the difference, and the idea sustainable. Abusive, libellous or illegal posts will be deleted. Posted 12:19 PM by Matt Prescott (0) comments Sunday, March 13, 2005Events advertised by Oxford EnvironmentThe Environment Change Institute have advertised the following lectures on their Oxford Environment website.Friday 18th March @ 4.00pm Brood parasites and their host's parent-offspring communication systems Dr Joah Madden (University of Cambridge) Department of Zoology EGI Seminars, Lecture Theatre C Department of Zoology University of Oxford *********************************************** Wednesday 20th April @ 5pm Geopolitics of environment Alain Lipietz, (Les Verts MEP) Main Lecture Theatre, School of Geography and the Environment Environmental futures lecture series *********************************************** Wednesday 27th April @ 5pm New practices of deliberation in environmental politics Maarten Hajer (Amsterdam University) Main Lecture Theatre, Gypsy Lane Campus, Oxford Brookes University Environmental futures lecture series *********************************************** Wednesday 27th April @ 7.00-8.30pm Grey Whales & Orca – Feeding Habits & Health Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London Earthwatch Lecture Admission is free but by ticket only. Contact Earthwatch on (01865) 318856; events@earthwatch.org.uk *********************************************** 28th April @ 6.30pm 'Greenwashing' Andy Rowell (Freelance Journalist) SG03, Gypsy Lane Campus, Oxford Brookes University Contemporary Ideology Forum: Brainwashing seminar series *********************************************** Wednesday 4th May @ 5pm Politicising the environment in practice Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP Main Lecture Theatre, School of Geography and the Environment Environmental futures lecture series *********************************************** Wednesday 11th May @ 5pm What environmental futures do we want? George Monbiot, Journalist and campaigner Lloyd Lecture Theatre, Gypsy Lane Campus, Oxford Brookes University Environmental futures lecture series Posted 9:58 AM by Matt Prescott (0) comments Tuesday, March 08, 2005Cyclox: Bicycle User SurveyCyclists in Oxford and Cambridge are being invited to take part in a survey of their experience, skills and ability. The cycle survey only takes 5 minutes, and the answers will be completely anonymous and confidential.To take part, go to the Cycling Survey homepage. PRIZE DRAW - WIN A £20 HMV TOKEN When you complete your questionnaire, fill in your name and address in the space provided. At the end of the survey Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will draw 5 names at random for each city and those people will win a £20 HMV token. Don't worry about your privacy: As soon as your questionnaire is received OCC will remove your name and address and will use it only for the prize draw. The questionnaire itself is completely anonymous. OCC will only use this information for the prize draw. OCC will not otherwise contact you or pass your details on to others. TECHNICAL HELP The online survey works on Windows and Linux computers. Mac users can fill in the survey using the Mozilla Firefox web browser but not using Safari or Internet Explorer, due to circumstances beyond our control. If you experience problems with the online survey, please email cyclingsurvey@oxfordshire.gov.uk MORE ABOUT THE SURVEY Researchers from Bath University are conducting the survey for the Oxford and Cambridge Cycle / Bus Project, which aims to help bus drivers and cyclists get on better together on the roads by finding out more about both groups' needs. They will also be doing some workshops with bus drivers. The cycle survey and bus driver workshops will complement existing research: * A study of road users in Oxford which was carried out by Brookes University found that the top concerns cyclists have with buses are being passed too close, and being tailgated. Bus drivers' top concerns with cyclists are near-misses at junctions, and being undertaken. * Accident data from Oxfordshire reveals that male and female cyclists have different accident patterns. Women's cycle accidents seem to be more likely to involve a bus. The survey may help explain this and other findings. * Local, national and international research reveals which types of accidents are most likely to result in serious injuries. The information will be used to design messages for bus drivers and cyclists. The messages will be tested in Oxford, using Cambridge as a control, to see if bus drivers and cyclists find them useful. THANK YOU Posted 2:20 PM by Matt Prescott (0) comments London Marathon 2005: Ed Davey seeks sponsorshipA friend of this site, Ed Davey is running in this years London Marathon and looking for sponsorship which will go to Médecins Sans Frontières, The Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign and The (Tibetan) Hope Centre.1) Médecins Sans Frontières are at the forefront of the humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Sudan at the moment. 2) The Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign / The Oxford - León Link. Ed has been actively involved with these two charities since visiting Nicaragua in 2000; they are as always very short of funds, and it is thanks to NSC that he is running the Marathon again, as they had a spare charity place for the run. 3) The Hope Centre (translated from the Tibetan), Lhasa, Tibet. One of Ed's very best Tibetan students from India, Sonam Dolma, is now working as a trainee doctor with a small medical centre for Lhasa's poor and homeless people. She is Ed's guarantee that every penny of your donation would go directly towards the centre's work. Ed will send money to her via Western Union, and pay for the cost of that himself. ************************************************* Ed proposes that 50% of your donation goes to MSF, 30% to NSC and 20% to the Hope Centre. However, as last year, the choice is of course up to you, and you are very welcome to specify what percentage of your donation you would like to go to which charity. Last year Ed and his brother raised £4300 - is £5000 too ambitious a target this year?! Contact Ed directly if you would like to sponsor him. His email address is: edward.davey@brasenose-oxford.com 66 Tennyson Street, London SW8 3SU. Posted 2:07 PM by Matt Prescott (0) comments
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