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The effect of the removal of plants that photosynthesise using up the carbon Blankets for Bere
dioxide in production of carbohydrates, which are used in the growth of the
plants and animals has meant that sunlight can penetrate the atmosphere, The Pop In Place is building a stock of
heating the earths surface to an extent not experienced before . lovely hand- made blankets that our
ladies are knitting for the colder
This situation is not helped by the reduction of the world plant populations, the weather. If you would like one of these
amount of cleared areas for human use such as for housing, motorways, airports, free of charge just get in touch. The
shipping ports, shopping centres, sports areas, mines, the removal of peat from Pop In Place is committed to helping
bogs for fertiliser and compost and of course industry generally, which is by far the the local community in crisis so please
biggest one in the use of raw materials used in production of metal objects and do get in touch they are available to
heating. anyone who want one.
The main problem is the
creation of excess carbon Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
dioxide produced from
industrial processes and in The Pop In Place have launched a new Food Crisis Project. We have gained
producing heat for housing, some limited funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a
education establishments, critical situation, with no food. We ask for donations of money, rather than food
hospitals, hotels sporting so that we can be very specific about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is
facilities and industrial of most use. Cheques can be made out to "Pop In Place" and handed into our
buildings burning oil and coal. Friday Cafe as can cash.
However it does not end
there because coal is not the If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and
only producer of CO2. The we will help.
burning of wood, peat and oil has been a monumental problem too. For
example, nearly three hundred years ago Scotland had a huge forest of conifers,
the Caledonian Pine Forest This forest covered some 3,000,000 acres but most of it
was felled to provide fuel for the smelting of iron ore. So you see when we
mention the felling of the Amazon Forrest for timber and fuel, we must not be too
complacent.
In my time I have walked many miles in the conifer plantations on the South
Downs in Hampshire. Here thousand upon thousands of pine trees have been
planted on chalk land and we know that all conifers prefer to be on acidic soils.
However any help is gratefully accepted.
What must we do to save our planet? I have got a lot more to write on this subject
but unfortunately I must move on and I would like to tell you another story about
Old Bob, who worked on the farm where I was a student many years ago. Old
Bob was a lover of past years and activities. His ideas of tractors replacing horses
on the farm was something that horrified him. If he wanted to go anywhere, it had
to be local and accessible on foot or riding his bicycle. Under extreme conditions
and it being absolutely necessary he would actually catch the local bus. He
hated cars and felt far from happy being ”enclosed” in one.
When it came to the case of his eldest daughter’s wedding, he was absolutely 839209
lost in a world of his own and his wife and daughter were left to arrange and

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