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Which Green Oraganisation are you a member of (if any)
Friends of the Earth
6%
 6%  [ 2 ]
Centre for Alternative Technology
6%
 6%  [ 2 ]
Centre for Sustainable Energy
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Greenpeace
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Sustrans
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
Local Green Organisation
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
Other - Details below
18%
 18%  [ 6 ]
Not a member of any
62%
 62%  [ 20 ]
Total Votes : 32

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Penny Outskirts



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 3:46 pm    Post subject: Green Organisation Membership Reply with quote
    

Whilst browsing the Ecology Building Society's website, I found that they may ask you if you are a member of a green organisation before they allow you to invest with them.

We're not a member of any at the moment, although have been members of CAT, Greepeace and Friends of the Earth over the years. Perhaps we should be

I though it would be interesting to know which Green organisations, if any, Downsizer members belong to.

I've put major ones that I can think of in the poll - if there are any I've missed, can someone let me know and I'll add them.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45672
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm a member of:

www.aecb.net
www.fwag.org

Used to be a member of (and will be again):

www.hdra.org
www.brogdale.org
www.rhs.org

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Only a member of local environmental groups.

Quote:
Whilst browsing the Ecology Building Society's website, I found that they may ask you if you are a member of a green organisation before they allow you to invest with them.


That's barking, you could be a two jags driving rainforest logger with membership of the wwf.

gil
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18415

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm not really an organisation joiner in that sense. Not at a national sort of level, at any rate.

ele



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 814
Location: Derby
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Soil Association for old times sake really as it was the first organisation I ever joined and noone had heard of it back then

Garden Organic (aka HDRA) cos you just have to if you're into organic gardening

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Because I used to volunteer there and I like to know what's going on locally

World Development Movement Because I'm dead against water privatisation in poor countries and other subjects the WDM are really good at campaigning on.

Never realised it was so many!

Lozzie



Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I am (currently) only a member of my local Agenda 21 group, but that keeps me quite busy

sally_in_wales
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Location: sunny wales
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Woodland Trust

cab



Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:

Used to be a member of (and will be again):

www.hdra.org


You, of all people, let your HDRA membership slip?

That's one I'm a member of, along with their heritage seed library scheme.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45672
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Just came up before we'd moved so left it, will definitely rejoin soon.

Andy B



Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sally_in_wales wrote:
Woodland Trust


Me too , best of the lot and you can go and see where the money is spent, that what put me off Greenpeace !

trigfa



Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 189
Location: Llangernyw, North Wales
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Currently

CAT
HDRA (sorry Garden Organic)

I can certainly recommend membership of both the above

oh, and the RSPB which is generally green in its outlook and means I also get free admittance to Conwy Bird Reserve whenever I'm passing.

One problem with polls like this one is that you can seemingly only select one answer!

Penny Outskirts



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

trigfa wrote:
One problem with polls like this one is that you can seemingly only select one answer!


Hadn't thought of that Shall I take the poll out and we can just have a discussion about it, or do we think there's a value in the poll??

Miff



Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Posts: 22
Location: Somerset
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I joined Friends of the Earth because they seem to make the most difference at a national level. I thought about joining Greenpeace, but while I agree with a lot of the direct action they take, I think this might stop the government from listening to them.

Goxhill



Joined: 27 Mar 2005
Posts: 245
Location: Lincolnshire
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Garden Organic & thinking about CAT

trigfa



Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 189
Location: Llangernyw, North Wales
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 06 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Goxhill wrote:
Garden Organic & thinking about CAT


I'd certainly recommend joining CAT. The magazine Clean Slate is usually interesting and the research work they've done over the years is certainly worth supporting

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