The Green Party will stand four candidates in Derbyshire in the forthcoming General Election.
Peter Allen, 49, of Glossop will represent the Green Party in the High Peak constituency. Peter says:
I am delighted that voters in High Peak will now have the chance to vote Green. This election will be the most important in recent times: Britain [...]
In case anyone believes David Cameron’s greenwash, we suggest they take a look at the attached letter by Patrick McLoughlin MP, objecting to the proposed Carsington wind farm.
Patrick McLoughlin letter of objection 18th August 2009
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The Derbyshire Times published a letter from John Riddall, a representative of the Ramblers Association, claiming the proposed wind farm at Carsington would destroy the peace and tranquillity that existed at Carsington reservoir. He also went on to criticise the High Court for upholding the Planning Inspector’s grant of permission to go ahead with the scheme. [...]
The Green Party believes that the following should be taken into account when considering the application to develop a new superstore in Belper. The Development Brief should:
Explicitly require a Retail Impact Assessment to be carried out
Require that this Assessment be independently checked, including the use of information gained from reviews of Retail Impact Assessments used to [...]
With percentage shares ranging from 10.1% to 18.5%, we can be very pleased with the results. It’s really good to have achieved 3rd place in Chapel & Hope Valley and in Holymoorside & Wingerworth, pushing the Lib Dems and Labour into 4th places. Congratulations to all the candidates and thanks to those who helped in the [...]
by John Youatt, a member of the Green Party in Derbyshire.
I advocate voting not abstaining, despite or rather because of the unacceptable behaviour of many senior politicians – some of whom are apologising, but always conditionally and only after being found out!
Reasons To Vote Green
The Green Party would never do cash for luxuries
The Green Party advises [...]
Derbyshire voters will be invited to vote for a greener future next month (June 4th) as a new party makes its first significant appearance in the county council elections. The Green Party have nominated five candidates to inject some fresh blood and forward thinking into County Hall.
The five are local people who want to introduce environmental [...]
It is right to draw attention to the possibilities of water power as a source of renewable energy. Both water and wind power have been used for millenia to take the manual labour out of simple tasks such as grinding. The suggestion that water power should be used before we resort to large windmills results from [...]