Just do it, RIGHT?!
We've been talking about the New Normal since the first statistical decreases in this pandemic's infections/hospitalisations/deaths. "Enough talking," say I. Surely for Findhorn Ecovillagers and their supporters the "New Normal" can't really be called cutting edge any more... Heck, if you're having difficulty doing the New Normal[mfn] I'm thinking of
Walk2COP26
Not a new police TVseries, but a serious physical challenge. For both our planet and these guys: 6 walkers are going to make the 500 mile journey from London to Glasgow, on foot, in the run-up to COP26 in November. This group is going to be raising awareness of local
Flooding CO2emissions
On the initiative of the World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international team has made a first attribution study to answer the question whether the risk of severe weather due to climate change, such as the heavy rainfall of 14 and 15 July, has increased. The floods started in the United
IPCC Report Aug/21
In a new report released on 9th August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting warming to close to 1.5°C or even 2°C will be beyond reach. In the past, the world listened but did
Steamy profits
We had the expert designers for the innovative North Whins "waste water" system[mfn]this is not bullshit, it's about humanure and other human waste water products...[/mfn] onsite on Monday 29 July 2021 and the design phase will complete by the end of August! Here's some background to the current state of
Connexions ‘r us
How's this for coincidence, in light of the previous posts on glocal interrelationships, PETs carbon offset strategy for emitters here in Scotland: an article came out mid July about more needed farming support for India, via among other things more, clean & cheaper energy. This is one of PETs 4 non-UK
SUPPORT in action
Great News on the CARBON OFFSETTING front! These last years have been hard on our Community's offsetting results: for whatever reason -- and we'd LOVE to know what these are[mfn]use the comment box below please![/mfn] -- less and less offsets have been purchased, while lockdown-life (eg. home heating, lighting and
Meat on the bone
While volunteering with PET last week, I was struck by a point made in the NFD Energy Master Plan 2021 about bringing PETs carbon offset projects closer to home -- Scotland. According to the report this would make offsetting far more meaningful to hundreds of Park Ecovillage, Findhorn(FEC) residents who
Innovation@Findhorn
The NFD, trading arm of the Findhorn Foundation which is one of the key stakeholders in the Findhorn Ecovillage Community, has been exploring innovative models and technical strategies to ensure sustainability advocacy and leadership for the Findhorn Ecovillage in relation to energy. This is very important for PETs carbon strategy
Generation R
#GENERATIONRESTORATION: Ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION AND SECURE OUR FUTURE. It's all interconnected like we are. Sorry about that, Separatists! We need to slash greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half by 2030 to hold global warming below 2°C
Carbon Footprint Standard
Carbon Footprint Ltd. is the company whose Carbon Offsetting Calculator and Offsetting Programs PET has chosen to use. we decrease; you? According to https://www.sciencedirect.com they are one of the top3 carbon offset companies in the UK. For the more technical among you, here below is the "standard" that underpins
Inactivity
I trust you're having a good Mental Health Awareness Week... being happily of service to those around you. A lot has been written on the subject of scarcity vis à vis drinking water, food and disposable income for a high percentage of the world's population; and vis à vis transparency
