reposted from Marshfield Energy Project. TRESOC was set up by a group of residents from Totnes and environs who were concerned about the threats of depleting global oil and gas supplies (peak oil) and the impacts […]
Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) is pleased to announce an exciting new marine energy venture. In partnership with Plymouth University’s Marine Science and Engineering School, TRESOC is launching a tidal power research project […]
In 1998, communities in the Moneragala district in Sri Lanka’s dry zone initiated low-cost rainwater harvesting technology, using tanks to collect and store rain channelled by gutters and pipes as it runs off […]
The pioneers of Gaviotas have already created a legend – a flourishing community within some of the most desolate terrain in the Andes. Inspired by the original vision of Paolo Lugari, a group […]
“The CARIBSAVE Partnership: Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin.” The Caribbean, like the world as a whole, requires a collaborative and partnership approach to comprehensively address the […]
Drug sales in the US suggest that up to 80% of adults ingest at least one medically prescribed drug every 24 hours. An average doctor in the UK National Health Service writes one […]
The global response to climate change is failing. John Ashton CBE, one of the world’s leading climate diplomats, speaks candidly on what is going wrong and what is to be done. John Ashton […]
Inspired by Liverpool’s bid for European Capital of Culture for 2008, the Walking Talking Bus evolved as a way of tackling social issues through social means. A pilot project at Blueberry Park in […]
Located in Berkeley, California, the stated mission of the Center for Ecoliteracy is to support and advance education for sustainable living. It was founded in 1995 by philanthropist Peter Buckley, physicist/author Fritjof Capra, […]
Bristol University Annual Convocation Lecture on Biodiversity in Europe 22 May 2013, 6.30 pm Dr Hans Friederich FRGS (PhD 1982) will give the 43rd Annual Convocation Lecture on ‘Biodiversity in Europe’. The lecture will address […]