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What David & Polly consider
to be The Important Stuff...
CLIMATE WEEK
Climate Week is a national UK event, running from 21 to 27 March
2011, aiming to inspire action to combat climate change
by highlighting real practical examples across society.
Thousands of events run by businesses, charities, schools,
councils and many others are promised. Climate Week
has the backing of over 180 organisations that represent
a further 850,000 associations, eight political leaders
across the spectrum, and many individuals including
Kofi Annan, Paul McCartney, Lord Nick Stern (author
of the Stern Report), Al Gore, Michael Palin, and Philip
Pullman. It is also supported by countless bodies drawn
from the sectors of Education, Science, Sport, Business
and Local Government. Please click here
for more details.
THE AGE OF STUPID
  From
the people that brought you McLibel comes a new
film, an eco-documentary fusing fact, fiction and animation,
called The Age of Stupid. It's about climate
change, oil, greed and ignorance – and is certainly
something that everyone should see.
You can find out more by visiting the film's Website,
and then joining the discussion at The
Blog.
A GLOBAL STANDARD
On An Island was the first Columbia Records release
to be manufactured under CarbonNeutral guidelines.
The CarbonNeutral Company works to measure,
reduce and offset CO2 emissions around the world.
EMERGENCY
The objectives of Emergency
are to bring medical and surgical assistance to the
victims of armed conflict, to enforce the respect of
human rights for those suffering the social consequences
of war, hunger, poverty and marginalisation, and to
promote a culture of peace and solidarity.
Emergency's head office is in Milan, Italy.
ASK YOURSELF...
The Big Ask campaign is about tackling the biggest
question the world faces – how do we stop dangerous
climate change?
It is about helping you get answers to this difficult
question. The most important part of the question is
– Is the UK Government doing enough about climate
change? We think they should do a lot more. And 70%
of you agree.
Are you ready to get the Government to tackle the big
question? It's a huge obstacle to climb – but together
we can do it.
The Big Ask is run by Friends of the Earth –
an environmental campaign group.
HIGH TIDE: NEWS FROM A WARMING
WORLD by Mark Lynas
Climate change is no longer a concern for the future.
It's happening right now, and in this book the author
takes us around the world to show that the impacts of
global warming are already having a tangible effect
on people's lives.
This is an issue that is only going to be more and more
present to more and more of us. And this is that issue's
indispensable book.
You can find out more about Mark, and purchase his books,
by visiting his Web
site.
GEORGE MONBIOT
George Monbiot is a journalist, author, academic,
and environmental and political activist in the United
Kingdom who writes a weekly column for The
Guardian newspaper.
In 1995, Nelson Mandela presented him with a
United Nations Global 500 Award for outstanding
environmental achievement. He has also won the Lloyds
National Screenwriting Prize for his screenplay
The Norwegian, a Sony Award for radio
production, the Sir Peter Kent Award, and the
OneWorld National Press Award.
You can learn more about George by visiting his Website.
BAKED ALASKA, DROWNED OUT, and
McLIBEL by Spanner Films
Spanner Films is a small London-based documentary
company founded by film director Franny Armstrong in
1997.
Notable productions include Baked Alaska (2002),
which posed the question: "America's coldest, richest
State is warming ten times faster than the rest of the
world, so why does Bush want to drill for more oil?".
Drowned Out (2002) followed an Indian family
who decided to stay at home and drown rather than make
way for the Narmada Dam.
In the no-budget epic McLibel (1997/2005), a
postman and a gardener took on McDonald's and won!
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