Act now against climate change
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Become a member of ecodyfi We want everybody in the Valley to join, so it only costs £1. Drop into Ty Bro Dyfi or send some stamps. The information centre is open Monday to Friday between 10.00 and 3.00. You might even like to get involved in staffing it or in helping to run a project. Please come and see us!
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Local climate change campaigners are urging people to act now instead of waiting for governments to do it for them.They contrast the locally-organised opportunity to buy a community wind turbine with the procrastination of the G8 politicians. The G8 declared the increase in environmental greenhouse gases to be a "serious long-term challenge" for the entire planet but failed to set any targets for reducing the emissions. Tom O£Kane, waste minimisation officer for local regeneration group ecodyfi, pointed out that in rural Mid Wales around 65% of non-transport energy is used in the home. "This means we all share a high responsibility to cut the climate-changing pollution that results from energy use," he said. "A very easy thing we can all do is change our light bulbs to long-life energy-efficient ones." Tom explained that ecodyfi gives a free bulb to any Mid Wales resident who fills in a simple energy questionnaire about their house. ecodyfi sends the form to the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre in Newport, who then send a report to the householder. This contains recommendations for how to save money by using energy more efficiently and cutting down on wastage. The forms and bulbs are available from Ty Bro Ddyfi at 52 Maengwyn Street, Machynlleth. The energy-saving bulbs have been bought by the Community Energy Fund for the Dyfi Valley, partly funded by British Gas and partly by an annual income from the community wind turbine at Cilgwyn, Pantperthog. This was made possible by an investment in the turbine from the Energy Saving Trust. John Williams, Chair of turbine owners Bro Dyfi Community Renewables Ltd, said that they are now raising money for their second turbine - which will provide an additional annual income to ecodyfi because the group had secured European money for the project through Mid Wales Energy Agency. The new turbine is expected to generate the same amount of electricity in a year as is used by about one third of the houses in Machynlleth. It will replace the redundant prototype turbine on Mynydd Glandulas. "Our electricity is free of the environmental damage caused by fossil fuels," he said, "and the project is an opportunity for ethical investment in a local project that will help community regeneration." He explained that interested people will need to join the Renewable Energy Investment Club to get full details of the share offer, either by getting a form from ecodyfi on 01654 703965 or by joining on-line at www.reic.co.uk. Further information:
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15/7/2005