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LSx bulletin November/December 06

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Welcome to the November / December issue of our bulletin. We're hard at work making fast food greener, shifting attitudes on climate change and supporting a sustainable 2012 Games to name just a few of our projects!We'd love to hear from you if you have any comments or suggestions so don't be shy and let us know what you think.

Samantha Heath
Director, London Sustainability Exchange

LSx News

	Become a climate change local hero Do you have links to one or more of London's South Asian communities? If so, you could be one of our team of paid, part time ambassadors working to shift attitudes to climate change in Redbridge, Croydon, Ealing or Brent. Deadline for applications is 20^th November 2006. For more information and an application pack, contact: Nadene Townsend / 020 7324 3636 / n.townsend@lsx.org.uk.


Half-term hang-out is 'green' fun for all Street dances, painting cloth bags and batwalks were some of the activities that inspired young people from 8 to 18 to 'go green' last month. Those taking part were eager to know more about issues like climate change after the event. For more information contact: Shalini Jayasinghe / 020 7324 3650 / s.jayasinghe@lsx.org.uk


	Reward green colleges says report Rewarding green practices in colleges through Ofsted inspections is one of the key recommendations in a new report by LSx and the Learning and Skills Network (LSN). For more information on Sustainable Development in London's Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges contact: Jane Mulholland / 020 7324 3656 / j.mulholland@lsx.org.uk.


New green awards announced Good design, engaging young people and skills development are some of the categories for new awards launched by the Academy for Sustainable Communities. LSx's Director, Samantha Heath, will help judge the awards which will reward new ways to create greener, cleaner, more cohesive places to live and work. The deadline for entries is 9 January 2007. For more information click here.
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London News

	Greener, cleaner buses for London Plans for a hybrid fleet of buses as part of a greener transport system were announced by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone as he launched the first double-decker hybrid bus in the world. Hybrid engines mean that pollution from the buses can be cut by almost half, helping to cut carbon dioxide and tackle climate change. More


Thousands demand action on climate change Over 25,000 people packed Trafalgar Square to demand that urgent action on tackling climate change. The I Count campaign on Saturday 4 November 2006 called for government to take "real political action in response to the millions of people worldwide already cutting their personal carbon counts." More


	Upcoming events in London Action Sustainability training courses, Procuring the Future - 13 November 2006, 8th February 2006 More Teaching about Sustainability:the importance of geography - 21st November 2006 More Thames Gateway Forum - 22nd and 23rd November More Launch of 'Manufacturing Sustainable Communities' - stand (L6), Thames Gateway Forum 22nd November, 4.30pm - holmstromf@constructingexcellence.org.uk The SDUK Annual Conference - 28th November 2006 More
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Partner News

	Climate change and London's wildlife conference London Wildlife Trust are holding a conference on climate change and the capital's wildlife. It will be held on Saturday 25 November 2006 between 10.30am to 4.00pm at the Flett Theatre in the Natural History Museum. For more information: Tel: 020 7261 0447 / E: enquiries@wildlondon.org.uk or www.wildlondon.org.uk


Mayor demands more green energy New developments must now double their efforts to reduce carbon emissions under plans announced by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. These and other measures are part of a bid to make tackling climate change a priority in the capital. More
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Gayle Burgess, Behaviour Change Manager - g.burgess@lsx.org.uk
Gail Dinner, Partnership and Communications Manager -
g.dinner@lsx.org.uk
Janice Ansine, Project Coordinator (Greener Food) - j.ansine@lsx.org.uk
Afsheen Rashid, Project Officer (Diverse London) - a.rashid@lsx.org.uk
Jane Mulholland, Partnership and Communications Coordinator - j.mulholland@lsx.org.uk
Shalini Jayasinghe, Behaviour Change Project Officer (Motivate London) - s.jayasinghe@lsx.org.uk
Owen Wilson, Behaviour Change Programme Assistant - o.wilson@lsx,org.uk
Matthew Davies, Sustainable 2012 Intern - m.davies@lsx.org.uk
Bindi Patel, Behaviour Change and Communications Intern - b.patel@lsx.org.uk
Nadene Townsend, Administrator - n.townsend@lsx.org.uk
Samantha Heath, Director - n.townsend@lsx.org.uk

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London Sustainability Exchange (LSx) aims to accelerate the transition to a sustainable London by connecting and motivating people. We currently operate as a project of a consortium of London-based organisations led by Forum for the Future.
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