Badenoch Climate Action has ways to save the world
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The action has begun: Badenoch residents are taking action on climate change and it couldn’t have had a better start this week.
The drop-in launch at the Iona Gallery in Kingussie drew a huge turnout during its two-hour morning, with folk coming from all over the strath to receive and give advice on how to ease all those man-made pressures threatening the planet as never before.
Badenoch Climate Action got the thumbs up at a public meeting in Newtonmore in December and is linking with others raising awareness of climate crisis and what can be done about it locally.
A multitude of ways were explained on Saturday at how people could reduce their carbon footprints while at the same time lobbying all those in power who needed to know that enough was enough when it came to wasteful ways.
People brought knives to be sharpened, gadgets to fix or recycle; they learned how to measure their own carbon footprint and to shop carefully. There were climate-focused activities for children too.
All 150-plus visitors were asked their own ideas about reducing their impact on the environment and as one organiser, Dermot Williamson confirmed: “We are under way!
