The Transition Movement
Read about the basics of setting up a Transition Initiative - http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetworkPrimer
The Transition Town WIKI - http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionNetwork
Transition Culture (Rob Hopkins' website and blog) - http://transitionculture.org
Nottingham Transition Initiative - www.transitionnottingham.org.uk
West Bridgford Transition Initiative - www.transitionwb.blogspot.com/
Wollaton & Bramcote Transition Initiative - www.transitionwollaton.weebly.com
Transition Sherwood - http://transitionsherwood.weebly.com/
Transition Forest Fields - http://www.transitionff.co.uk/ and Transition Forest Fields Yahoo group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transitionff/
Transition Sneinton & St. Ann's Yahoo group - http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/transitionssa/
Watch Rob Hopkins speaking
Rob Hopkins (founder of the Transition Movement) speaking at the International Forum on Globalisation Sept 2007
http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel5/3rob-v.htm
or on youtube -
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B0zQ1pJAaY
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhyIl_YBQz0&feature=related
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wimiLJHRe6s&NR
Climate Change
Climate Change Countdown - www.onehundredmonths.org
Climate Change animation - a good 10 minute reminder to ‘wake up, freak out, and get a grip’ on climate change: http://wakeupfreakout.org/film/tipping.html
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air: http://www.withouthotair.com/
Encraft - free online calculators for carbon savings with low carbon technologies: www.encraft.co.uk.
Ideas on energy efficiency from the County Council: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/environment/greenissues/energy /greenenergy.htm.
Two links on sustainable building: www.building.co.uk/sustain_indexbuilding.asp?navcode=2807
http://www.aecb.net/index.php
The Greening Campaign: www.greening-campaign.co.uk
Information about sustainable manufacturing and renewable energy (space solar power) from Engineering and Technology magazine: bit.ly/eandt-weblinks
Christian Ecology Link www.christian-ecology.org.uk
+ story at http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=17076
Energy Saving Trust: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
Peak Oil
Learn more about Peak Oil here - www.energybulletin.net.primer
Is Peak Oil a Misleading Concept - http://postcarbon.org/peak_oil_misleading_concept
Impact of Peak Oil on the world economy - http://tinyurl.com/6gm49y
All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil - http://www.appgopo.org.uk
Life After the Oil Crash - http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net
Local Links
Just enter your postcode for recycling information: http://www.recyclenow.com/
West Bridgford Ecohouse group: http://www.wbecohouses.co.uk/
With ABC LETS you can pay for goods and services without money! Pay for what you want in "bees": http://www.abclets.org.uk/.
Local history & heritage - www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Beeston Express - www.beestonexpress.co.uk
Written by one of our members: "2020 – The local paper with a Vision for the Future" - read the article:
Nottingham City Libraries now have a Sustainable Nottingham page (http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1782).
The Hockerton Housing Project: By practical example, act as a catalyst for change towards sustainable ways of living: www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/
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Food
oil Association - www.soilassociation.org
See what Todmorden is doing - www.incredible-edible-todmorden.com
Eat the right things at the right time - www.eatseasonably.co.uk/
Fairtrade: see the Fairtrade Foundation website: www.fairtrade.org.uk.
The FIG website has an excellent range of information and additional links, see: www.foodfig.org.uk.
Check whether the fish you are planning to buy or eat is caught or farmed in a way that is sustainable - End of the Line widget.
The Nottingham Country Market: Methodist Church Hall, Wollaton Road, Beeston every Friday morning 7.30 - 11.45 (except Good Friday & 2 weeks after Christmas). Further information: Chris Mathews 0115 923 1728 or email.
Avoid wasting food - see www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/.
Garden Organic - the national charity for organic growing
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/
For information on sustainable food: Sustainweb and its magazine Rhubarb - on local food and urban farms - www.sustainweb.org.
Swap your surplus home grown or homemade produce at www.vegswap.co.uk (free and simple to use - you can search for a specific produce in a specific location)
American author Sharon Astyk has useful ideas at http://sharonastyk.com/
Eat Weeds - Wild food guide to the edible plants of Britain: http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/
Place to eat mentioned in The Bean (2010):
An eatery near Canning Circus, recently revamped with all recycled furnitures and fittings and planning to serve mainly local and seasonal food: Scruffys Bar And Brasserie, 198-202 Derby Road Nott’s, 0115 947 0471.
Open 5pm until 5am - All ingredients are locally produced and sourced.
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