Not fair

School Dinner

Meanwhile …

The following morning …

Disgusting!

Take my word for it

No ties on us

To be or not to be – a rebel

The Art of Protest

Individuals

Reflecto Girl episode 9 begins here

October Fest: Chocolate & Book Giveaway!

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For October only we are giving away a book AND a bar of Prodigy chocolate to everyone who joins Violet’s Vegan Comics Club!

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It’s free to join and all you have to do is make your own membership card and email us pictures of it. Easy! And fun! Here’s how 😀

So what are you waiting for? The sooner you send us the pics of your card, the sooner you’ll get your free gifts!

Offer open to people of all age groups and all locations.

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New Reflecto Girl episode starts on Monday!

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Make the world a better place with plastic-free chocolate

delicious, vegan, fair trade, plastic-free chocolate

If you haven’t already you’ve got to try Prodigy chocolates! There is no bad here. They are delicious – my favourites are the coconut one and the peanut butter one – they are recommended on the Food Empowerment Project‘s ethical chocolate list and they are PLASTIC-FREE!!!!

Nuf said, right? Help the planet, help the animals (yes, of course they’re vegan), help the cocoa growers, and help yourself! You won’t regret it 😀

So what are you waiting for?! Get yourself a Taster Box, or a Family Bundle, or Value Bundle, or a big box of chocolate biscuits or …. you get the idea with that: there’s a lot to choose from 😀

Prodigy – Chocolate, only better

Oh, I almost forgot – they don’t contain refined sugar either!

Make the world a better place with plastic-free chocolate ❤

ps We’re not getting anything for this you know, so you can trust us. We say it because we mean it 🙂

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Most popular stories of July!

Last month the most read story for little ones at Violet’s Vegan Comics was:

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For ages 8 and up there were two equally popular stories, so we have a tie:

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The most popular Fairy Tale was:

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And the most popular graphic novel:

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Have you read them yet? 😀 Why not read them for the Summer Reading Challenge? You can sign up to the challenge for free!

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On their website you can earn badges and rewards as you read books, and the more books you read, the better! You can read our books for the challenge, just enter the titles manually. If you do read our books for the challenge we would love to know. Keep in touch with us and share your progress!

What will you read next? There are tonnes of vegan children’s stories, with lovely vegan characters, to choose from on our stories and comics page. Read them for free, any time you like. 😀

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I think that’s enough

Cryptic psychic painting

Any witnesses of invisible ghosts

Thank you and goodbye

There was a clap of thunder

There you are!

I’ve got a ghost story!

Pleased to meet you!

Some are invisible

Be on the look out

Anything strange or unusual?

Ten or fifteen minutes

Only ghosts will use this door

New episode of Sherman and Geynes!

Book Trailer: Beans on Toast #4

Violet’s Vegan Comics Club: We have a winner!

More Wind Turbines? HANG ON A MINUTE!

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Anyone who has read Venus Aqueous episode 4 will know how we feel about wildlife carnage caused by wind turbines, so when I got an email today from Greenpeace, asking me to write to my MP and get them to tell Michael Gove to end the UK’s ban on land-based windfarms, I was very concerned indeed. Not because I am against renewable energy you understand, only methods of generating it which maim and kill.

There is much information, at the bottom of the Venus #4 page, about alternative technology which generates wind energy without bird-and-bat-bashing blades, some of it invented more than ten years ago, and yet all the big energy companies are ignoring them and sticking with turbines. Now the government, encouraged by Greenpeace, is thinking about doing the same, but anyone who believes that the potential consequences for all life on Earth should be considered before anything is built or installed should read this article by Whit Gibbons, and then write to their MP and ask them to tell Michael Gove NOT to lift the ban on new UK wind farms.

This planet does not belong to us.

“Although viewed as a clean and sustainable energy source, wind power is not without environmental costs and hazards that should be acknowledged and addressed. Unequivocal documentation exists that windmills kill more than 300,000 birds each year, especially species that fly at night [as well as bats]. …. However, another aspect of wind turbines also needs to be considered. How does wind energy development and operation on a commercial scale affect nonflying wildlife? An article in Applied Energy by Jeff Lovich (U.S. Geological Survey) and Josh Ennen (Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute) provides important perspectives on environmental impacts of windfarms. Wind power is a promising source of renewable energy and has gained popularity among advocates in recent years. Wind is widely seen as an alternative to fossil fuels. However, the costs as well as the benefits need to be considered when adopting windmills or any other energy source.

Lovich and Ennen conducted an exhaustive scientific literature survey of research addressing environmental consequences from all aspects of windmill energy production. Their findings reveal some of the downsides of giant windmill farms other than whacking birds and bats out of the sky with enormous spinning blades. Power companies, regulators and politicians advocating wind turbines need to pay attention to the findings.

Following are factors, other than killing flying creatures, that should be considered when assessing the pros and cons of wind as an energy source.

  1. Environmental impacts of destruction and modification of habitat at the windmill site: Roads are never environmentally friendly, and the permanent presence of those needed for windmill construction and maintenance can cause lasting ecological damage to animals that must travel between habitats. During construction, heavy machinery may cause soil compaction and erosion that can kill subterranean animals. Wind turbines sit on enormous concrete pads that eliminate native habitat from use by plants and animals.
  2. Effects due to air and ground vibration, constant noise, shadow flicker from propellers during the day: Although more research is needed, these disturbances may have negative impacts on ground-dwelling animals. The droning noise of propellers and the near-imperceptible but ever-present vibrations could also be a problem for people living nearby.
  3. Offsite impacts related to acquiring, processing and transporting construction materials: Building a wind turbine and moving it to the site requires considerable expenditure of energy before the windfarm itself begins to offer a positive return.
  4. Microclimate changes downwind: Natural climate regimes can be altered as far away as 14 miles downwind of a large windfarm. One finding showed that ground level temperatures were higher at night, but lower than normal later in the day. Such changes may be small but they create conditions that native plants and animals have not previously experienced. More studies are necessary to determine if downwind impacts have long-term effects on wildlife.
From Wind Power Comes With Environmental Costs, Hazards by Wit Gibbons

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Hang on a minute – the Alpha311 addresses all these problems!

“While our turbines can be placed anywhere, the optimal location is next to a highway, where they can be fitted on to existing infrastructure. There’s no need to dig anything up, as they can attach to the lighting columns that are already there and use the existing cabling to feed directly into the grid. The footprint is small, and motorways aren’t exactly beauty spots.”

Mike Shaw, a spokesperson for the company.

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Now that’s what I’m talking about! Why are they still installing bird-bashers?! These babies generate energy from the whoosh of passing traffic. Tell that to Michael Gove!

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The Answers to Yesterday’s Crossword

Crossword Puzzle: Animal Farming is Bad. Well duh!

Back on dry land at last

The story continues from yesterday but, if you missed the beginning, you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

funny vegan comic for kids

Woohoo! Don’t you just love a happy ending? 😀

If you’d like to read more funny and exciting stories, go home, and don’t forget to FOLLOW so that you don’t miss new stories when they come out (for email followers, it’s that white button in the sidebar with a white word you can’t read. I’ve tried to change the colour of the text but nothing I’ve done works. Anybody know how? 😀 )

Have a great weekend! ❤

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Let’s get out of here!

We interrupt this story to bring you –

Search party

Safety in numbers

Self-Sufficient Sindy

Splash!

Here they come!

Never again

Vigilante vibe

Whoop whoop

Where did the chickens go?

Aaaagh!

Wilful non-compliance

Low bridge

Janeway v Picard – the discussion continues