Welcome to Three Seas!

Climate change is the biggest single threat to life as we know it on this planet. Scientists have now proven, beyond all reasonable doubt, that recent changes in the Earth's climate are due to the activities of human beings. We now need to do all we can to stop the climate changing for the worse. Everyone will have an interest in this issue. You might care about people in the developing world who will lose livelihoods and homes if the climate changes dramatically. You might want to prevent the extinction of endangered species such as the polar bear. Or you might simply want to leave a world that your children and grandchildren can live in. Three Seas aims to help everyone take action to combat climate change.

New to climate change? Read our beginner's action list!

Green Life

Posted: Tuesday 22 January 2008, 4:25PM

Green Life was the major publication of Three Seas last year. In combination with Cambridge University Green Week, Three Seas designed and wrote much of the booklet.

This year we are planning to branch out on our own, with a fully fledged Green Life of our own. Something you too can be a part of.

greenlifeprinted.pdf

Pete

Imaging the Arctic

Posted: Friday 18 January 2008, 7:20PM

A slideshow by photographer Nick Cobbing

Nick's work focuses on landscape and ecology, with a particular concentration on the Arctic.

Monday 28th January, 5-6.30pm
Main Seminar Room, CRASSH, 17 Mill Lane

More Info
Poster

www.tommedley.com

Grist- the green news roundup

Posted: Wednesday 09 January 2008, 3:30PM

Go to Grist.org for one of the most in-depth and frequent analysis of environmental happenings across the world.

Their light-hearted weekly newsletter ontains everything you need to keep up to date, and delivered straignt to your inbox every Thursday.

www.grist.org

Three Seas past actions

Posted: Wednesday 09 January 2008, 3:24PM

Last year Three Seas was making waves across Cambridge to fight global warming. If you missed it, here is "Green Life" designed, edited and written by our members.

This term we are designing a poster campaign. When finished, it will be published by Cambridge university and distributed across campus.

Come along to the first meeting on Saturday January 14th, Kings College Cambridge Bar, 2-3pm.

Every term we run a Stuff Swap. Reducing consumption the old fashioned way, by giving our old stuff to new people. They wanted it more than we did anyway.

The next stuff swap is on Saturday March 8th at 2pm in the Kings Munby room.

The Spring Timetable

Posted: Wednesday 09 January 2008, 3:12PM

All events are at Kings college Bar, Cambridge at 2-3pm on Saturday afternoon, unless otherwise stated.

19th January- "Welcome back and poster campaigning".
Meet the rest of Three Seas and get on our new campaign

23rd January-"Environmental societies squash". 4pm-6pm Cambridge Law faculty.
Displaying our plans for the rest of this year, and some other societies are there too.

2nd February - "Want to write for the Three Seas Blog?"
The website is running, now we need writers and content

9th February- "Poster Campaigning 2"
Creating new ideas for the big lent operation

16th February- "Green Clinic"
Got carbon flu? The Three seas eco-doctors can help

23rd February-"Environmental filmmaking"
New ways to spread the word, without sounding like Tw@t$

1st March- "Green Clinic"
Repeat prescription required? The eco-doctors are back.

8th March- "Stuff swap",
Kings Munby room, 2-3pm
Get rid of term's leftover books, belts and even bongo's for free!

-Pete

Climate March

Posted: Saturday 01 December 2007, 10:58PM

Action on Climate Change before it's too late!

Saturday 8th December

It would be great to see as many Three Seas members as possible next weekend at the march. If you want to march with us, just email me via the homepage and I'll let you know where we are meeting. Here is the official info from Campaign Against Climate Change:

Join people all around the world to demand that world leaders take the urgent action we need to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate. The National Demo in London will be one of many demonstrations on climate taking place all around the world on the same day, midway through the UN Climate Talks in Bali.

Timetable (more detail with route description & map):

10.00 am Cycle Protest assembles at Lincoln's Inn Fields.

11.00 am Service at St Matthews Church, 20 Great Peter Street (coffee from 10).

12 noon Assemble Millbank for main march [Westminster Tube]

2.30 pm Rally at US embassy.

Speakers include Chris Huhne MP, Michael Meacher MP, Caroline Lucas MEP and George Monbiot.

5.00pm to 8.00 am. After party and Fund-raiser at the Synergy Centre.

See you there,

Tess xx

www.campaigncc.org

Google Launches UK Carbon Footprint Project

Posted: Saturday 01 December 2007, 2:18AM

The UK's carbon footprint is over 500* million tonnes of CO2 per year. Individuals account for 45% of this. Find out how you can reduce your footprint.

Use the calculator to measure your carbon footprint and find out what practical steps you can take to make it smaller. On a personalised page, you can track your progress, update your carbon-reducing actions and see a Google Map featuring the footprints and actions of everyone taking part. To share ideas, ask advice or find people in your local area to collaborate with, join the UK Carbon Footprint discussion group.

www.google.co.uk

Question Time Comes to Cambridge

Posted: Friday 30 November 2007, 10:50PM

QT is coming to Cambridge on 6 Dec. Let's do it. For more information go to The Zero Carbon Society.

news.bbc.co.uk

The Carbon Gym - Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

Posted: Friday 30 November 2007, 10:25PM

Find out what your carbon footprint is and get tailored advice on how to reduce it.

carbongym.cat.org.uk

Petition to reduce college carbon footprint - Cambridge Earth First

Posted: Friday 30 November 2007, 10:21PM

Sign this petition to put pressure on the bursar of your college to reduce its college carbon footprint in three ways,

1. Actively work to reduce energy wastage in college, through the encouragement of staff and students and through good site maintenance.
2. To support the purchase of electricity from renewable energy suppliers.
3. To commit to look into the production of renewable energy on site.

www.srcf.ucam.org

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