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Comment on What does fuel poverty mean to you: feedback from members by Judith

Judith — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:58:25 +0000

I’m not elderly or unemployed, I don’t have any children and I am not ill, but I am a low paid care worker. It’s not a depressing story of penury (although I fully realise it is for many) but for people who are on low wages the decision between eating and heating is just part of day to day budgeting. My partner is currently looking for work and we have only yesterday, for the first time this winter, put the heating on. We are environmentally conscious and will always put on another jumper before putting on heating, and we don’t expect to walk around in shorts in winter, but for pure financial reasons we waited until it was really, really cold and the washing wasn’t drying before finally caving in and firing the boiler up. We are also renting a very badly insulated flat and are two of the of millions who are paying high energy bills and who couldn’t possibly financially justify making someone eles’s property more efficient. The landlord doesn’t care. So don’t forget those in low paid work in badly insulated houses who have no choice but to accept that the heating only goes on in extreme cold for short bursts. A definite yes to WEN looking at campaigning on this, it’s disgusting that so many of us are in hock to the monopolised energy market.

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The Real Price of Beauty » DrAxe.com — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:58:28 +0000

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Comment on Resources by Cloth pads anyone? - Page 2

Cloth pads anyone? - Page 2 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:22:52 +0000

[...] there any websites links in the uk? http://weenotions.co.uk/index.php?ma…index&cPath=40 http://www.wen.org.uk/resources/ Scroll down and there is a PDF factsheet on menstrual protection and also a pattern for making your [...]

Comment on Real nappy campaign by UK’s first nappy recycling plant to open this summer « The truth behind recycling

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:51:34 +0000

[...] There has been much debate surrounding the environmental benefits of reusable nappies compared to disposable ones. The Environment Agency’s 2005 report ‘Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable and Reusable Nappies in the UK‘ concluded that there was little environmental different between using disposable or reusable nappies. This came under much criticism from environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN). [...]

Comment on Resources by Sweet Notions & The Women’s Environmental Network Event – London – Wednesday February 16th @. 6.30pm | Miss Eco Glam

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:51:28 +0000

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Comment on Resources by The New Home Front | simplyradicalfemale

The New Home Front | simplyradicalfemale — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:07:34 +0000

[...] The Women’s Environmental Movement, through its network of local groups and its innovative Three Tonne Club, helps people shed the tonnes of carbon necessary to secure a stable future. Just as slimming clubs help thousands of people to achieve and maintain their target weight, the Three Tonne Club helps people slim down their carbon footprint. You weigh yourself in at the first session, and follow-up monthly meetings focus on individual topics such as home energy, air travel or food, so that members can share problems and solutions. You can download a copy of the Three Tonne Handbook here for free: 3TC-Handbook. Go to WEN’s website for more: http://www.wen.org.uk/resources/ [...]

Comment on Resources by Climate Change in Asia: The Impact on Migrant Workers and Refugees – Chapter 4: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change on Women | Factfromfiction's Blog

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:07:57 +0000

[...] Whilst it is well-known that 70% of the world’s poor are women, it is less known that 85% of the people who die in climate induced natural disasters are women which also relates directly to the fact that some 75% of all climate induced migrants and refugees are also women. [...]

Comment on Resources by International Women’s Day « Café Carbon

International Women’s Day « Café Carbon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:24:18 +0000

[...] From the report: Gender and the climate change agenda The impact of climate change on women and public policy Women’s Environmental Network, 2010. [...]

Comment on Resources by The Hot Zone » Blog Archive » Climate and Her

The Hot Zone » Blog Archive » Climate and Her — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:16:31 +0000

[...] this week that takes a closer look at the gender inequalities that climate change is exacerbating. Gender and the Climate Change Agenda finds that women are more likely to die or suffer from climate change related disasters, including [...]

Comment on Resources by Renewable Energy Advances » Global Warming Hits World’s Women the Hardest — Especially When They Don’t Have Equal Rights :: iBlog

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:10:02 +0000

[...] are being felt more strongly by women in daily life as well as during disasters, WEN writes in its report, “Gender and the Climate Change Agenda,” which was launched March 2 with a press [...]