A SENATORIAL candidate has announced that he is standing to address the issue of ‘runaway climate change’.
Mark Forskitt (47), from St Ouen, will stand as part of the political group Jersey 2020 in a bid to address environmental issues. The software developer, who also runs the family painting and decorating business, said that open spaces and the agricultural landscape of the Island had to be protected at all costs.
He added: ‘The Island that gave the world the Royal potato, the Jersey cow and the world-beating Durrell has a lot of credibility in talking, growing and conserving. Developed properly, we could organise the information, the skills and the training to offer the world the chance to learn what we have done and how they can do it too in a local, sustainable way.’
Mr Forskitt joins Daniel Wimberley and Nick Palmer to form the informal group Jersey 2020, which is not a party and has no officers or funds. The three will be standing on the same environmental ticket at the Senatorial election on 15 October. They believe that runaway climate change is the most serious issue facing Islanders today.
Article posted on 16th September, 2008 - 2.53pm
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Finally we have the chance to get some politicians with some vision who are looking to proactively build long term solutions not the ususal knee jerk reactionary half baked spasams we are used to by politicians when problems face us. As an Jersey is not immune from the changes that are happening outside our boarder but more vulnerable to them precisely because we are a small island. Currently we rely on the outside for everything, we have no food, fuel, economic security and no one seems bothered by that. The issues of Peak Oil and Climate Change are going to hit us from no where and devestate us if we don’t start doing something about protecting our environment and society NOW. There are communities in the UK and around Europe that are taking positive action to buffer themselves against the worst effects that can hit them. These are tranistion towns and cities – its on the web look it up. I for one am just pleased that we have a group of forward thinking individuals prepared to start showing us the way to safety now. Lets hope for all our sakes the three of them get in. Pass the word, do your bit for the environment, get them elected.
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