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U116: Block1:part1:activity1.1 - Environmental concerns

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Edited by Tim Jackson, Saturday, 14 Sep 2019, 12:04

  • Three or four environmental concerns I’m interested in?
  1. I live less than 100m away from the banks of the upper Ure, a river that becomes the Ouse and flows through York. Flooding, and what can be done about it is an interest to me
  2. I have 2 teenage boys, the world in which they grow up in is very different and faster changing than mine. I want to understand near future issues like climate change so I can guide and advise them through this period and maybe (if the accept I’m not a decrepit old hasbeen by then) into their 20’s
  3. I n appealed that climate change will affect the people that did the least to contribute to it and want to know what part I can play to redress that balance.

I am mainly influenced by the news, but I do like to dig deeper and to challenge superficial reports.  I consider myself to be more interested in the truth and pragmatism  than ideology. That in itself can bring me into conflict with some of my peers...

I am concerned about the current state of affairs. If some people are prepared to say goodby to everything they know and embark on a dangerous journey to start a new life in a hostile environment, then I want to know the driving force.  And how I can help. 

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