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Shetland - The oil money has stopped flowing and the Island faces a new energy controversy

For more than 30 years, life on Shetland has been sweet. Residents enjoy state of the art leisure centres, smooth roads and luxurious old people's homes the envy of every other islander in Scotland.

Thanks to a unique deal brokered in 1973 over the building of the Sullom Voe oil terminal, life on Britain's most northerly and weather-battered island group has been cushioned by an oil fund. For every barrel, Shetland levied a small fee: £200m has been spent improving the lives of its… Continue

Added by Admin on May 21, 2009 at 9:33 — No Comments

Tree Trillions Dollars Later... is that $428 per head???

halo,

just a mathematical reflection

the economist this week headline story 'Three Trillions Dollars later'...

http://www.economist.com/printedition/

in reference to, what is de-facto - a 3 Trillion Dollars banks bail-out

Here is a quote...

"Governments and regulators want the banks to make profits so that they regain their health faster after roughly $3 trillion of write-downs. It is part of the monstrous… Continue

Added by Admin on May 18, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8545585184878490822

michael tsarion........interesting thoughts.... hope ive got the right link...

Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on May 14, 2009 at 22:37 — No Comments

Art of Sustainability Competition

Three Masters students in Leadership for Sustainable Development at Queens University Belfast are developing a website to promote the idea of sustainable development.

ww.aofs.co.uk

They are currently running a competition which involves creating a piece of art reflecting sustainability concepts. Closing date July 31st.

Added by marian farrell on May 13, 2009 at 12:03 — No Comments

Reduce, Recycle, Reuse - Freegle

Do you freecycle?

In 2003 Freecycle started as a local group in Tuscon Arizona several global not-for-profit organisations have grown up that support networks of local groups. Each group is concerned with facilitating the re-use, within their locality, of things that might otherwise go to landfill. It is based on the view that "one person's junk is another person's treasure".

Recycling is good but re-use will always save more energy than will… Continue

Added by George Row on May 8, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Open Forum on the Green New Deal - Belfast

QUB Masters students in Sustainable Development will host a Green New Deal Event

on Wednesday 6th May 2009 @ South Dining Hall, located to the right of Queen's University Lanyon

Building when you enter through the main gates, beside the Whitla Hall,

Belfast, from 7-9 pm

We need a 'Green New Deal' for Northern Ireland to tackle the 'triple

crunch' of job losses, fuel poverty and climate change. We need a shift

towards a low carbon economy to tackle… Continue

Added by Admin on April 30, 2009 at 17:30 — No Comments

Digging up the past for advice on growing your own

Digging up the past for advice on growing your own

Michael Viney, Another Life, Weekend Supplement 25th April 2009, The Irish Times

AMONG THE FAMILY heirlooms which helped to equip our move to the west coast three decades ago was a somewhat tattered volume of Department of Agriculture leaflets, published in a seventh edition in 1941, a crucial year of The Emergency.

Leaflet… Continue

Added by Admin on April 29, 2009 at 9:05 — No Comments

James Robertson - It's Our Money Anyway

Have a look in the Media Zone for this short video by The Renegade Economist. James Robertson calls our elected representatives to task for their failure to take charge of the creation of money.

Added by marian farrell on April 28, 2009 at 12:06 — No Comments

Powerdown Training Belfast

SKILLING UP FOR POWERDOWN

Training for Leadership, Livelihoods, & Local Resilience

A 10 week course

 Expand and Deepen Your Knowledge

 Become more effective as an individual, a member of your community and a global citizen

 Learn to implement sustainable projects at a local level

 Engage critically on global issues

 Forge links with others to create change

Climate Change, Energy Descent and Energy Conservation,… Continue

Added by marian farrell on April 28, 2009 at 12:02 — No Comments

Building an Earth Library

This is an innovative and experimental project teaching building for an uncertain future of

scarcities and climate change.

The Funky Junk Project – turning waste problems into constructive solutions, useful for

those who want an overview and an introduction to sustainable building. Topics covered

will include low energy consumption, green building technologies, environmentally friendly

building materials, water efficiency, comfort and conservation. Lead by an… Continue

Added by marian farrell on April 28, 2009 at 11:53 — No Comments

Convergence 14: Making the Transition to the Resilience || 22-28 April 2009

Convergence is Ireland's longest running festival of sustainable living.

Location: Dublin * Thurles * Cloughjordan

Dates: 22/28April

Talks, conferences, workshops and world café discussions on how we accelerate community responses to the economic downturn, resource depletion and climate change.

http://www.cultivate.ie/learning/powerdown/convergence_14.html

As part of the event,… Continue

Added by Admin on April 16, 2009 at 15:10 — No Comments

Smart Community Fife

At the Transition Omagh meeting on Sunday I heard about the Fife diet - a project where some Fife people are being monitored as they only eat local food for a year. I went looking and found this very interesting and effective approach to community awareness raising.

Added by marian farrell on March 31, 2009 at 17:57 — No Comments

Transition Cafe

The first Transition Cafe on Saturday 28th March in Belmont Playtrail Eco-House was a very enjoyable way of getting to know like-minded people, sharing knowledge and skills and planning some actions. Around thirty adults attended for all or part, some staying from Derry City Council's Biodiversity workshop in the morning. (I am following up Julie's suggestion for a pond in a bucket - I'm interested in having frogs to eat my slugs). Babies… Continue

Added by marian farrell on March 29, 2009 at 12:00 — No Comments

A Farm for the Future

This is an inspirational film - Rebecca Hosking's personal journey towards learning how to maintain her father's Devon farm in a sustainable way, it also pulls together key thinkers on Climate Change, Peak Oil and Biodiversity. After watching it, I am looking for training in Urban Forest Gardening.

It was first shown on BBC2 Friday 20th February and now due to popular demand, the programme is being screened for a second time on BBC2 Saturday 4th April at 5.20pm.

It can also be watched… Continue

Added by marian farrell on March 29, 2009 at 10:30 — No Comments

http://www.busygreenbee.ie/

local enough and interesting!! enjoy!

Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on March 27, 2009 at 11:04 — No Comments

www.fiachraforeurope.

WANTS YOUR BACKUP!

Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on March 25, 2009 at 17:35 — No Comments

http://www.earthday.net/earthday2...

CHECK IT OUT

Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on March 25, 2009 at 17:30 — No Comments

EarthHour

Earth Hour

March 28, 2009 8:30 – 9:30 pm

A global event created to symbolize that each one of us, working together, can make a positive impact on climate change

March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm tens of millions of people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together once again to make a bold statement about their concern about climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their… Continue

Added by marian farrell on March 21, 2009 at 8:00 — No Comments

March Focus on Economics - Leading Voices & Alternative Views

Economics are under this month's spotlight. Transition Derry as well as organising a series of open forums, will run a series of interviews with leading experts that have something different to say about economics:

1. Rob Hopkins, founder of Transition Culture

2.… Continue

Added by Admin on March 2, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

Transition Town Neighbours - Inishowen

The Transition network is growing! Come and join the screenings organised by transition Inishowen, first and next on schedule:
The Power Of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil - Sat. 21st Feb. St Eugene’s Hall, Moville 2-4pm

Further Details attached

inishowen_movies.pdf

Added by Admin on February 18, 2009 at 21:00 — 1 Comment