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April 2009 Blog Posts (6)

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