George Sharpe

Dorchester

Journalist and Producer at Freelance

Award Winning Journalist who has #ADHD @BBCRadioSolent Frmrly @GreatestHitsUK. Podcaster: Search for Atypical News Day Views my own, not an ADHD expert.

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Plea to parents after aborted air ambulance landing at park

2 months ago | bbc.com | George Sharpe |Ben Marvell

Plea to parents after failed air ambulance landingGeorge Sharpe & Ben MarvellWiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance CharityHelicopter pilot Matt Wilcock (centre left) had to abort a landing in SwindonAn air ambulance had to abandon its initial approach to a critically ill patient because a young child ran "straight towards" the helicopter. Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance was flying to a patient on 30 March and had identified a suitable place to land in a park in Swindon.
Musician turns 'detective' to cover song

2 months ago | bbc.com | George Sharpe

Musician sparks online trend with Ed Sheeran coverGeorge SharpeGettyEd Sheeran has endorsed Luke Gittins' cover An amateur musician managed to record a cover of Ed Sheeran's latest song, 'Azizam,' before the singer even released it, by playing detective. Luke Gittins, 24, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, scoured promotional clips of the song to work out its likely structure and taught himself how to use a loop pedal to record it.
Stop misguided effort to ban oil and gas drilling

Feb 7, 2025 | santafenewmexican.com | George Sharpe

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COMMENTARY: The ridiculous reasoning behind New York’s climate change law

Jan 28, 2025 | latrobebulletinnews.com | George Sharpe

New York just passed a law to “fine” oil and gas companies $75 billion over the next 25 years for the damages caused by climate change. New York is joining two dozen cities and states in suing, claiming the oil and gas companies knew that climate change was occurring in the 1970s and did nothing about it. There are several reasons New York’s law and these lawsuits have no basis and should be immediately thrown out.
SHARPE: The Ridiculous Reasoning Behind New York's Climate Change Law – DV Journal

Jan 21, 2025 | delawarevalleyjournal.com | George Sharpe

New York just passed a law to “fine” oil and gas companies $75 billion over the next 25 years for the damages caused by climate change. New York is joining two dozen cities and states in suing, claiming the oil and gas companies knew that climate change was occurring in the 1970s and did nothing about it. There are several reasons New York’s law and these lawsuits have no basis and should be immediately thrown out. First, how do you determine how much those cities and states are being damaged?
The Ridiculous Reasoning Behind New York’s Climate Change Law – DC Journal - InsideSources

Jan 15, 2025 | dcjournal.com | George Sharpe

New York was one of over two dozen cities and states who have been suing Exxon and others, claiming the oil and gas companies knew that climate change was occurring back in the 1970’s and did nothing about it. In New York’s case, “was” is the operative word, as a New York judge recently dismissed the suit.
SHARPE: Four Reasons Vermont’s New Climate Change Law Is Ridiculous

Jun 5, 2024 | nhjournal.com | George Sharpe

Vermont just passed a law intended to charge oil and gas companies for the damages caused by climate change. Albeit with a slightly different approach, Vermont is joining over two dozen cities and states that are suing Exxon and others, claiming the oil and gas companies knew climate change was occurring back in the 1970s and did nothing about it. There are several reasons why Vermont’s law and these lawsuits have no basis and should be immediately thrown out.
Wonky-beaked Dorset chicken saved from life of egg-laying

Nov 30, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Andrews |George Sharpe

A rescue chicken with a wonky beak has captured the hearts of people online after being saved from a life as a commercial hen. Wonka, from Wool in Dorset, was born with cross beak - a condition where the upper and lower beaks are misaligned. She was rescued by Jade Cooper after her disability went unnoticed by farmers and she became unwell. The four-year-old, who people follow on Facebook, enjoys daily cuddles and is fed by hand, as she struggles to peck.
Dorset wild salmon study aims to tackle species decline

Sep 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | George Sharpe

Conservationists have been surveying salmon in a Dorset river in a bid to tackle a huge decline in the species. Around 13,000 fish in the River Frome have been captured, tagged and weighed as part of an annual study. The month-long survey between Evershot, near Dorchester, and Poole Harbour is carried out by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. The charity said pollution and climate change were among the causes of the drop in both salmon and trout numbers.
Don't like fossil fuels? Stop using them

Aug 22, 2023 | santafenewmexican.com | George Sharpe

Gail Evans of the Center for Biological Diversity recently published an emotional appeal (“Mr. President: Address the Permian Climate Bomb, My View Aug. 8.)” She goes through a litany of climate change woes that she seems to blame entirely on the production of fossil fuels.