islington
GREEN ISSUES
 This group
will discuss contemporary issues that confront our
modern lives.Group Coordinator: Howard Stone (click to contact) Supported by: Hilary Stone |
| When The group will meet on the morning of the second Thursday in the month from 2.00pm to 3.30pm |
| Where Usually in an accessible room in a public building in Islington. |
This group considers issues that affect sustainable modern life. The scope is broad, varies according to members’ interests, and considers environmental, sustainability and ecology issues affecting life here or elsewhere. See our future and past Programme below. Group members or other speakers lead discussions, or guide visits at locations of interest. A brief introduction to the next topic/visit may be circulated to Green Issues group members in advance. iU3A members are invited to join Green Issues through 'Beacon' (the members’ communication system) or by emailing the Group Coordinator via the email link above.
Meetings in 2020 will include:
| DATE |
SUBJECT TITLE |
| Thursday 14 May |
To be confirmed |
| Thursday 11
June |
To be confirmed |
| Thursday 9 July |
To be confirmed |
| August |
No Meeting |
| Thursday 10
September |
To be confirmed |
| Thursday 8
October |
To be confirmed |
| Thursday 12
November |
To be confirmed |
| Thursday 10
December |
To be confirmed |
The Green Issues group (Hilary Stone) recently spoke to the full iU3A membership at the June Monthly Meeting. You can read her presentation here.
Presentations and Discussions:
- LBI’s plans to tackle Air Pollution by Jo Corrall,
Environmental Project Officer. Presentation here.
- Pedal Me — a London bicycle taxi
and delivery company here
- The
Circular Economy here
- Eco-refurbishment of a London Victorian house
- Is China really going green? here
- A member’s home in Iowa, USA, powered by renewables
- LBI’s Zero Energy Network See here 1 here 2
- Renewable technologies: prospects & costs. See more details here.
- Packaging
waste here
- SHINE: small changes to help home water & energy efficiency here
- Vehicle idling & training
- LB Islington recycling & rubbish. See the presentation here
- Plastic
pollution here 1 here
2
- Members’ green tips and tricks. See more details here
- GIG Green Directory
(produced by this Group) here
Visits to:
- The recycling
sorting
company is Bywaters, details here They
are responsible for sorting &
recycling Islington's waste. We
visited October 2018. (fyi it's
powered by 4000 solar panels!)
- A member’s modern Certified Passivhaus home in London
- North London sustainable energy recycling and resource management company here