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Here’s a summary of news and blog posts from Edge Hill University’s LancsCAN (Lancashire Climate Change Action Network) website, covering a range of environmental and sustainability topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Campaigns & Initiatives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Publication of Lancashire Local Nature Recovery Strategy 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rossendale Valley Energy Solar, Invest in Community Owned Solar<\/em>, April – July 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Blackbirds in our Garden Survey, April – September 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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International Women\u2019s Day 2025, Saturday 8th March Worldwide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PLEASE SIGN – Purchasing Peat: the hidden ingredient inside our shopping baskets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Now is the time! Help the Environment go Vegan\/Vegetarian in 2025 perfect for Veganuary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PETITION PLEASE SIGN – A national BAN on the use of Pesticides<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Volunteer for the Plastic Free Mersey (PFM) Project – SIGN UP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zero Hour Election Campaign – The Nation Needs You, back the bill!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

News Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Historic day for Britain as the last coal power station SHUTS for good<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unlimited Weekend Daily Travel for \u00a32 with Merseyrail<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>NEWS – Re-Fill Thursdays, every Thursday 10am-2pm<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS – Dirt-powered Fuel Cell Runs Forever<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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North Lancashire awarded the Sustainable Food Places (SFP) Silver award<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS \u2013 Community Energy Preston is Born!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS – Precious Peatland Saved from Housing Development Threat, 10 August 2023, Lancashire Wildlife Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS – North West Net Zero Hub, Newsletter Summer 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS – People are dying because Greater Manchester\u2019s Clean Air Zone hasn\u2019t started<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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FarmStart Training applications for the 2025 season are now open! <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Train with CAfS,  Cumbria\u2019s climate change charity, learn how to reduce your carbon footprint<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VACANCY – Current Vacancies Liverpool City Region<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A Good Thing – donate unwanted items to local charities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Blog Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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BLOG – Mobilising Communities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – Tawd Tidings, from Friends of Tawd Valley, 14 August 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – Learning outdoors \u2018refreshes your brain from stress\u2019, from Lancashire Wildlife Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – The Cargo Bike Revolution, Climate Challenge UK, 8 July 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – A Little Bit on the Side, Climate Challenge UK, February 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – River Catchments: How They Work and Why They Matter, 8 September, Ribble Rivers Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG \u2013 Councils lack resources to tackle the Climate Emergency, Pendle Climate Action Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – Pendle\u2019s Target of ‘Carbon Neutrality’ by 2030, Pendle Climate Action Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – How can local communities decide together where money should be spent?, 31 August 2023, Food Futures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLOG – Eco-tourism and Regenerative Tourism, 1st September 2022, Longridge Environment Group<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Lancashire Youth Climate Conference 2024 – October<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Disco-Bedience, a night of baselines & beats care of Extinction Rebellion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Other Items<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Pupils from Bowerham Primary School, Lancaster, watch their video about climate change and the challenges<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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