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LEVELLERS'
DAY 2007
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CLIMATE
CHANGE: MEETING THE CHALLENGE. A Cool Policy For An Overheated
Planet.
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speeches
from
ALAN SIMPSON DR. CAROLINE LUCAS
and TONY BENN
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with
music from SEIZE THE DAY, REV
HAMMER &
PHIL JOHNSTONE, DANBERT
NOBACON, TRACEY CURTIS, OPAQUE and
PILLOWFISH.
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Tony
Benn, born in April 1925, an elder statesman
who¹s never stopped fighting for a cause, a former
Labour Government minister who became more radical rather
than less as time went on, returns yet again to the event
that he helped to put on the campaigning calendar.
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Caroline
Lucas, a Green Party MEP and before that an Oxfordshire
County Councillor, has represented the South East of England
region in the European Parliament since 1999. Her work includes
pushing for stricter targets on CO2 emissions to combat
climate change, particularly in aviation, and she is also
an expert on international trade.
www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk
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Alan
Simpson, whose longstanding concerns on the environment
led him to buy a derelict building in Nottingham city centre
and spend two years turning it into an eco-home, is Labour
MP for Nottingham South and in near constant rebellion against
the Government.
www.alansimpsonmp.co.uk
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Mark
Lynas, chairing the debate, is the author of
Six Degrees, published in March this year and a warning
of what could happen to the planet if global warming is
not addressed. He¹s written for the Guardian, Observer,
Independent and New Statesman, and his broadcasts range
from Newsnight to the BBC World Service.
www.marklynas.org
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