Climate Change Condensed, Tuesday 20th May, 6-9pm, Stroud College (booking form attached) The Climate Outreach & Information Network (COIN) returns to Gloucestershire with their fantastic new ‘all you need’ to know course on Climate Change. The course comprises of a carefully-concocted recip... more
Energy; Is Newent Rich or Poor? With Newent Transition Town Wednesday 26th November, 7.30pm at Newent School Energy Consultant, Andrew Clarke, talks to us on Local Energy Opportunities. He has been working with up-to-date data to map the resources of Newent (a 10 km radius) to seek to create a hol... more
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‘Lost In Palm Oil’ with Newent Transition Town Wednesday 19th November, 7.30pm at Newent School The grain required to fill a 25 gallon SUV tank with ethanol will feed a person for a year. Are biofuels the answer to oil shortage or an ecological and social disaster? Come and join in the debate. The... more
Self-build Solar Hot Water at Ragmans Lane Farm, Forest of Dean 25 & 26 October, 2008 Ragmans Lane Farm, in partnership with Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) are now providing local people with the opportunity to assemble and install their own solar hot water systems. This is the cheapest ... more
Sustainable Access and Transport in the South West: Opportunities and Challenges within the New Regional Make Up Wednesday, 3rd December 2008, 10.00am – 3.30pm (lunch included) Who should attend?: Public, business and voluntary sector representatives who have an interest in access and transport is... more
Wood burning Workshop with Newent Transition Town Saturday 6th December, 10:00am – 12:00pm at Ford House Farm, Ford House Road, Newent Do you use wood as a fuel? Do you grow your own wood? Find out more about practical growing, harvesting, storing and burning wood – a renewable energy source for ... more
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Of the 15 million plastic bottles used in the UK every day less than 3% are recycled. Half a kilometre down plastic bags float on the bottom of the Med in densities of up to 80 items per hectare and 550 plastic bottles per kilometre were recovered in a survey of the Bristol Channel area. Turtles on the Bay of Biscay commonly die of plastic bag ingestion. In California sealions often end up in centres with plastic bags wrapped around their necks.