Bill Gates, climate & economics
Happy Easter to you all. May the light of this season empower our every thought, word and deed going forward in this challenging time. Here's a good, 3min review of Bill Gates' book: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need. [click on
Carbon bites – CO2 assessment
Time to measure our carbon footprints again. The Collaboration Circle wants Park Ecovillage, Findhornto become carbon neutral by 2030. It is an ambitious goal that runs parallel with the carbon target recently announced by Moray Council. The first step will be a study over two years to see if such
Giving love
Hello wonderful supporters of PET's charitable work. We've just celebrated our 12th birthday (yay!) and Chinese New Year started yesterday. And what's on tomorrow..? Happy Valentine's day! Would you like to show the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn your love this Valentine's? The 'Still, small voice within' Eileen Caddy said: "Only by
Climate motivation
During our first virtual AGM at the beginning of the month (thanks to all PETmembers for joining us for an enjoyable and informative hour) mention was made of a speech by Paul Hawken.[mfn]Paul Hawken is a renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, and author of many books, most recently Blessed Unrest:
The eco-dollar
If you think influential entities are acting weird in a political sense, financial markets are starting to bet massively on ethical & sustainability values (!) according to PwC — the business audit, tax and consulting firm. "In 2019, PwC conducted a global survey on the investment priorities of 750 institutional investors
United in Care
PET's been doing its CARE in action for the benefit of the Park Ecovillage, Findhornsince 2009.On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the 5th anniversary of their adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals – in the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our economies and societies – this
September – activities
September 2020 seems to be an active month for activities having to do with community development (social, environmental and wellbeing). Here are a few practical things to DO: Home Energy Savings yesterday's blog linking to the Centre for Alternative Technology (Wales) website resource, with handy tips for producing less CO2
Community-self care
I came across two phrases while reading about the effects of the health crisis on the future of work: "... lightweight, personalised, distributed, and resilient..." [re. organisational attributes; also topical for individuals] "... building trust, valuing human skills, supporting mental and physical well-being, managing workloads, and having work spaces that
Zero carbon – Britain
——There's a discussion currently happening in the Findhorn Ecovillage Community about being Carbon Neutral by 2030. And then I read some days ago: "the April [2020] oil market crash will test the determination of majors like Shell and BP, which have recently announced goals to reach net-zero emissions by 2050,
Food for (climate) thought
As lockdown is being loosened and we refill the social and economic[mfn]or is it economic and social[/mfn] vacuum, here's some food for thought on going back to our (new?) normal routines and choices. There is plenty of evidence that climate change is already affecting our food system. Imports of avocados,
