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A new environmental group which has been set up in Penzance will be hoping to promote greener environmental policies as well as direct action alongside various other groups in the region. Greenpeace: Penzance-Penwith, which aims to raise awareness about global environmental issues on a local level, is looking to eventually hold in-person meetings in the near future, once Covid-19 restrictions allow. The new collective hopes to engage the local community and share its values of non-violence and environmentally-positive mentalities in order to build a green and peaceful future. The group is one of many environmental groups located around Cornwall which also include Greenpeace: Falmouth & Penryn, Extinction Rebellion, Helston Climate Action Group, Cornwall environmental consultants, West Cornwall friends of the Earth and The Great Wheal Vor Community and Environment Group, the latter of which was recently set up after plans were announced to investigate furthe ....
Residents who join the group would also have a focal point of communication with the planning authorities and Cornish Tin Ltd, they said. In a statement the group said: “As a group we wish to state that we have been formed to support everyone in our community, whether they are for or against the exploratory drilling or a resumption of mining, and whether they have or have not yet signed any form of agreement with Cornish Tin. Furthermore, we are a group set up not only for the protection of our natural environment, but for the protection and enjoyment of the environment for the local and wider community. With the renewed interest in the feasibility of mining in Cornwall, other neighbourhoods may find themselves in similar circumstances, and facing a significant period of uncertainty and disruption. ....