14 December 2010 Environment Show

Brighton & Hove Green Pages, World Development Movement and Fairtrade Cotton at Gossypium On The Environment Show - Tuesday at 5pm & with repeats at 11pm on 14 December 2010 and 6am on 15 December 2010: Hear Sarah Lewis talking about Brighton & Hove Green Pages - an online guide to green and ethical shopping, groups and services in out city. Also hear Paul Hutchins and Stephanie Lalmp from Brighton and Hove World Development Movement branch talking about their group and the issues they campaign on. The country’s first Green MP, Caroline Lucas, has demonstrated 100% support for WDM’s climate debt campaign. In a meeting with WDM Brighton & Hove members she said: “I completely support WDM’s campaign to urge the government to provide sufficient resources as grants, not loans, to developing countries in order to help them adapt to climate change, especially as we in the West are the primary cause of global warming. It is absolutely wrong to saddle developing countries with more debt.” And also hear Emma Jeffries talking about fairtrade and organic cotton products available at Gossypium shop in Brighton, and about the work they do in India to help farmers there to be more organic Plus music from Prakepara, Blu3, Sharon Lewis, The Half Sisters, Chukin and The Stars Down to Earth