BROXTOWE MP NICK PALMER TO PUT FOOT DOWN FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

LOCAL MP Nick Palmer will be asked to tackle global warming and kick start green energy on 24 October 2008 at 18:30.

Greenpeace volunteers from Nottinghamshire will be at Stapleford Library, Church Street, Stapleford to ask the MP to add HIS footprint – literally – on a campaign to get the Government to drop plans for more coal power stations and back renewable energy.

Already hundreds of people from around Nottinghamshire have added their footprint – and all of these will be handed over to MP Nick Palmer to on 24 October 2008.

Over the last few weeks, the people of Nottinghamshire have been asked to ‘give coal the boot’ by stamping their footprints on large sheets of paper.

Local Greenpeace volunteer Katerina Sourbi of Nottingham said:

“We’re asking Nick Palmer to add their footprint to this campaign and give coal the boot.

“And they can do this by supporting a strong Climate Change Bill in Parliament, on behalf of all their constituents who want coal to be given the boot.”

Burning coal is the most environmentally damaging means of generating electricity. Yet despite this, and all the new technologies that exist to generate clean energy, the Government is on the verge of deciding to build more coal power stations in the UK.