www.southglosfoe.org.uk

Vine Cottage, Kington Lane, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1NA

01454-416778 housing@southglosfoe.org.uk

PRESS RELEASE

16 June 2004

Friends of the Earth is launching a campaign to get consumers in South Gloucestershire to sign up for green electricity. They are asking people to buy their electricity from companies that only use renewable sources, such as windmills, hydro-electric and solar power, that do not cause global warming.

Friends of the Earth recommend four suppliers, Good Energy, Ecotricity old energy tariff, Green Energy100 and Scottish and Southern RSPB Energy. Alan Pinder of Friends of the Earth said, “Everyone can do their bit to reduce global warming by buying electricity from renewable sources. Electricity generated by burning gas, oil or coal is a major cause of climate change, and may lead to a disaster like that shown in the film The Day after tomorrow. By buying this electricity we are encouraging the electricity companies to carry on pumping out tons of the climate-changing CO₂ gas into the atmosphere.”

Friends of the Earth have arranged a public meeting on green energy to be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 23^rd July in the Greenfield Centre in Winterbourne. The guest speaker will be Gary Freedman of Ecotricity. Anyone interested in learning more about renewable energy is invited to go along on that evening. There is no admission charge for this event.

For further information please contact Alan Pinder on 01454-416778.