Transition Derry

Tackling Peak Oil, Climate Change and Economic Breakdown

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Era of Cheap Easy Oil is over

It looks like the start of the drip-feed of warnings in mainstream media. Read this article from the Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6269455/Era-of-cheap-easy-oil-is-over-warns-study.html

Added by marian farrell on October 8, 2009 at 18:30 — 1 Comment

Kingsnorth Power Station shelved by E. On

a good news article in the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/07/eon-cancels-kingsnorth-power-station

Added by marian farrell on October 7, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQrsA3m8Bg

Check this out - it's great!!
Jane

Added by Jane on October 6, 2009 at 18:45 — No Comments

xmas craft fair

There will be an xmas craft fair held at the gasyard centre in derry

It will take place on the 5th of December from 1-4pm and tables are £5 if anybody wishes more information or wishes to book a table please contact sandra at 02871262812.

The pink ladies are hosting this event and they are Breast Cancer Support Group.

Added by EmmaJane Logue on October 6, 2009 at 11:00 — No Comments

DIY SOLAR AND WIND POWER

Earth4Energy: Renewable Energy
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or

GreenDIYEnergy
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Added by Jack Farrell on September 27, 2009 at 15:00 — No Comments

Just For the Love of it - Freeconomy

The Freeconomy Community's aim is to help reconnect people in their local communities through the simple act of sharing. Not only is sharing our resources better for the environment, it saves you money and builds friendships with those people who live closest to you. It is what we call a WIN-WIN-WIN situation.

Everything is shared for FREE on Freeconomy, and no money changes hands between members.

We do not use advertising, we receive no donations or income from the… Continue

Added by marian farrell on September 25, 2009 at 17:54 — No Comments

Community Land Bank

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (FCFCG), a charity that supports local people to manage their local green spaces, has launched a consultation and feasibility study into the creation of a not-for-profit Community Land Bank.

Many allotment sites are under strain, with some estimates suggesting that there are now 100,000 people on waiting lists for the current 300,000… Continue

Added by Admin on September 17, 2009 at 13:55 — No Comments

GDP should be scrapped, says Sarkozy

The French president Nicolas Sarkozy has backed a report which urges governments to stop using GDP as the primary measure of progress.

The report from a group of economists said gross domestic product was treated too often as the only statistic worth focusing on.

'GDP statistics were introduced to measure market economic activity. But they are increasingly thought of as a measure of societal well-being, which they are not,' the report's authors wrote.

see the full report… Continue

Added by Admin on September 17, 2009 at 13:47 — 1 Comment

Comfrey - every transitioner should have some..

Hi - I still have industrial quantities of comfrey plants for sale, despite having sold 70 plants already. They are non-seeding, so I think they must be the Bocking 14 variety developed by the Henry Doubleday Association. I'm selling them for £/€ 5 for 10 plants, and can deliver in Derry/Inishowen area. All money goes towards event costs incurred by Transition Derry. Comfrey is a wonderful organic fertilizer and healing plant. The links below provide information on the medicinal,… Continue

Added by wayne foord on August 19, 2009 at 16:45 — 2 Comments

Oil - an unclear future

Steve Connor, Science Editor with The Independent Newspaper outlines the situation re. Peak Oil. You can read the full article including an interview with Dr Fatih Birol, chief economist with the International Energy Agency.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/warning-oil-supplies-are-running-out-fast-1766585.html

Oil: An… Continue

Added by marian farrell on August 4, 2009 at 18:00 — No Comments

Derry after oil?

A message to all members of Transition Derry

Hi everyone

I'm thinking of compiling a booklet to celebrate Transition Derry's first year. I'd really like to have input from as many people as possible - just a few lines would be great, giving your reasons for being involved and also your personal vision for the future - Derry 2025. Where will our food be coming from? How will we heat our homes? Travel to work? Look after our health and well-being? Will we be using money in… Continue

Added by marian farrell on July 27, 2009 at 9:00 — No Comments

Brian Guckian - Railway link Sligo to Derry, plain speak and costs

In case you have missed it

Brian Guckian on P. McFadden show on 15/07/09 @ BBC radio foyle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00lpc0c

(at 41min)

Plain speak on the Sligo to Derry railway link, costs spelled out:

E640M for RoI portion (EU grant likely)

£120M for NI portion

this over four years

Budget for NI Roads £2B for 2003/2012 - unsustainable (e.g. reduced… Continue

Added by Admin on July 16, 2009 at 9:00 — No Comments

Transition Inishowen Bulletin - July 09

All you need to know about Transition news and Activities in Inishowen, for more details check the attached leaflet or send a line to
transitioninishowen@gmail.com

Full Bulletin
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Added by Admin on July 15, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

One Hundred Mornings - Film

A very 'local', disinchanted view of what may happens if society breaks down in face of the challenges of peak oil and climate change.

Shot in Co. Wicklow, Script and Directed by Conor Horgan

http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/pr_2009.php?p=saturday/one_hundred_mornings

Should it be included in Foyle Film Festival 09 programme?

The film premiere was at the… Continue

Added by Admin on July 15, 2009 at 12:30 — 2 Comments

Action Research - Thinking About Sustainability

Interesting paper by Peter Reason (Action Research - Prof in Bath Uni) on how we should think about the challenge of sustainability (2007)

http://people.bath.ac.uk/mnspwr/Papers/Perspective.pdf

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Added by Admin on July 15, 2009 at 12:30 — No Comments

Comfrey plants for sale

To raise funds for Transition Derry I'm selling Russian Comfrey plants - used by organic growers as green fertilizer, they also have powerful medicinal properties. I have several hundred small plants I've grown from cuttings, & I'm selling them for £1 each, £5 for 10, and concessions on even larger quantities. All proceeds will go to Transition Derry. If you'd like some, please contact me on 07812454356 or waynefoord@hotmail.com.

Added by wayne foord on June 24, 2009 at 16:46 — 6 Comments

sustainable tip from Transiiton Town Kildare

For a natural alternative to household cleaners mix the juice of a half lemon, 9 drops of thyme essential oil, 500ml of boiled water and a sprig or 2 of thyme for decoration, add to your spray bottle and you have a very effective, sweet smelling anti bacterial household spray.

www.transitiontownsireland.ning.com.

Added by marian farrell on June 20, 2009 at 17:07 — No Comments

Foraging For Food

I'm interested in learning about food we can gather for free in the wild. The Organic Centre in Leitrim has a day course in August. And we can download detailed and useful information with beautiful photos from the Wild Food School. Happy eating!

Added by marian farrell on June 11, 2009 at 16:01 — No Comments

Indigenous Wisdom and Climate Change

RIGHTS: Indigenous Wisdom Against Climate Change

Thursday, April 30, 2009 18:13 GMT

By Stephen Leahy*

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Apr 28 (Tierramérica**) - While industrialised countries like Canada continue to emit ever-higher levels of greenhouse-effect gases, indigenous peoples around the world are working to survive and adapt to an increasingly dangerous climate.

Over millennia, indigenous peoples have developed a large arsenal of practices that are of… Continue

Added by marian farrell on May 25, 2009 at 18:14 — No Comments

Wild Flowers of Ireland - Amazing work

Hello there,
this is an absolutely amazing website

http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/ , compiled by Zoë Devlin
You will find there everything you wish you knew about Irish Wild flowers, beautiful, accurate and concise
It is noted on the summer/autumn edition of Heritage Outlook (dowload it from the Heritage Council website )

:-)

Added by Admin on May 24, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments