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  Local Links Description
  Bump  Bump: pedal power resources for Worcester
  Duckworth Worcestershire Trust  dedicated to conservation, protection & enhancement of the natural and built environments for Worcestershire
  Friends of Cripplegate Park

Encouraging and promoting community involvement in the management, development and usage of Cripplegate Park now and in the future.

  Grove Farm Residents' Voice Website of the opposition to the planned development of Grove Farm
  Mission Impossible Worcestershire and Herefordshire Waste Minimisation website
  Welcome to Our Future supporting sustainable development and Local Agenda 21 initiatives throughout Herefordshire and Worcestershire
  Worcester Freecycle  The Worcester Freecycle Network is open to all who want to "recycle" that special something rather than throw it away.
  Worcester Friends of the Earth  Worcester FoE: local green group taking action on environmental issues 
  Worcester People & Planet  University of Worcester People & Planet Group
  Worcestershire Car Share county-wide car share database
  Worcestershire County Council Find out about Choose How You Move
  Worcester Trade Justice Network  a wealth of resources about Fairtrade and how the City of Worcester  
is aiming to be endorsed a Fairtrade City
  Worcester Health Walking Group The University of Worcester is acting as a venue for folks that want to come together and do some healthy walking and socialising.
     
     
     

Alternative News 

  Links Description
World Press  Worldpress.org is a nonpartisan magazine whose mission is to foster the international exchange of perspectives and information.
George Monbiot  The UK's leading Green political writer and columnist.
Open Democracy  openDemocracy.net is an online global magazine of politics and culture. We publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. Highly recommended.
Indymedia UK  Indymedia UK is a network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues.
Common Dreams  Common Dreams; breaking news and views for the progressive community.

Background and Policy

  Links Description
Worldwatch Institute  Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends.
Transport 2000  Transport 2000 is the independent national body concerned with sustainable transport. It looks for answers to transport problems and aims to reduce the environmental and social impact of transport by encouraging less use of cars and more use of publi
UK Food Group  The UK Food Group is the leading UK network for non-governmental organisations working on global food and agriculture issues. Our vision is a world in which hunger has been banished by food security.
New Economics Foundation  NEF is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being.
Green Economics  Green economics; economics of the real world - the world of work, human needs, the Earth's materials, and how they mesh together most harmoniously.

Campaigning Organizations

  Links Description
     
  Bump  Bump: pedal power resources for Worcester
  Malvern Hills Freecycle  Malvern Hills Freecycle: part of The Freecycle Network (TM), a nonprofit organization and a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills
  Reddich Freecycle  Redditch Freecycle: open to all who want to recycle unwanted items rather than throw them away
  Redditch Friends of the Earth Redditch FoE: local green group taking action on environmental issues 
  Redditch Trade Justice  Redditch Trade Justice: bidding to make Redditch a Fairtrade town by the summer
  Redditch Vegetarians&Vegans  Redditch Vegetarians and Vegans: Socialising, support & promoting healthy, ethical lifestyles in Redditch
  Worcester Friends of the Earth  Worcester FoE:
  Worcester People & Planet  University of Worcester People & Planet Group
  Localise WestMidlands  Localise West Midlands: Local Economic Solutions For Sustainability
World Development Movement  WDM's campaigns tackle the root causes of poverty. Working together with people in the developing world, we successfully change the policies of governments and business that keep people poor.
Fairtrade Foundation  Today, there are now 19 organisations including the Fairtrade Foundation, that run the international standard setting and monitoring body Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO).
The Soil Association  The UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming.
Statewatch  Statewatch; monitoring the state and civil liberties in the European Union.
Oxfam  Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
Mast Sanity  Mast Sanity; national organisation opposing the insensitive siting of mobile phone and Tetra masts in the UK.
Liberty  Liberty; protecting civil liberties, promoting human rights.
Web Of Hope  The Web of Hope: reveals the presence of another world by sharing tools for positive change and celebrating the empowerment they bring.
Greenpeace  Greenpeace is an independent non-profit global campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and their causes. We research the solutions and alternatives to help provide a path for a gr
Friends of The Earth  Friends of the Earth inspires solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people.
Media Lens  Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media.
Corporate Watch  Corporate Watch: a small independent not-for-profit research and publishing group which undertakes research on the social and environmental impact of large corporations, particularly multinationals
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament  CND campaigns non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and to create genuine security for future generations.
Stop Urban 4x4s  Campaign to stop urban 4x4s.
National Anti-Vivisection Society  Advocates prohibition of animal experiments and, pending the achievement of this aim, support partial measures which would provide steps towards the abolition of vivisection.
Farm  A new campaigning voice, fighting for a viable future for independent and family farms.

Green Lifestyle 

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Green Electricity Supply  This website gives you details of all of the 'green' tariffs on offer to UK domestic customers. Which tariffs are the best? How do they work? Do they lead to more electricity being generated from renewable sources? And how much do they cost?
The Green Shop  The famous Bisley Green Shop. Suppliers of hundreds of eco-friendly household products, natural paints, energy saving, renewables.
Stroud Community Agriculture Scheme  Stroud Community Agriculture is a new type of sustainable farming. Built on cooperation and mutual support the risks and rewards of farming are shared between the farmers and consumers. The farm at Hawkwood has over 100 members.
Cheltenham Centre For Change  provide useful information about the Cheltenham Centre for Change (C.C.C.) and as a resource tool for researching all aspects of sustainable development; We hope it is of some use to you as an individual, student, school, or community group or business
Gloucestershire Food Links  Promoting local food and farmers' markets in Gloucestershire.
Better For Organics  Organic food and goods with box delivery scheme covering much of Gloucestershire.
Green Consumer Guide  Green news and product advice.
  Greenshop Solar  Gloucestershires only Clear Skies registered supplier and installer of solar hot water products. Also supply insulation, sun pipes and photo voltaics and Consolar thermal storage systems.
Ecotopia / Ecomania  Ecomania.co.uk is the online arm of Ecotopia, a shop based in Stroud, Gloucestershire that has been established since 2002 and is constantly striving to source green and environmentally friendly goods and gifts.
  Energyhawk.com  Energy conservation tips for home and business
     
     
     
     

Green Politics

  Links Description
Young Greens  Young Greens is a new movement harnessing the energy and ideas of young people to change the direction of our society.
Green Party of England and Wales  The National Green Party web site - latests news, policy and a whole load of other information about the Green Party.
The Greens / European Free Alliance  The Greens / Free European Alliance in the European Parliament. This group is the expression of the political will of two separate and progressive European political families to co-operate in order to strengthen their mutual political interests in th