What a great contribution our people have been making at XR London (and elsewhere)! If that inspires you, we have good news: PET has improved its carbon tool for you. It’s now easier to access and you can also figure out the carbon effect not only of travel but of your overall life-style! Check it […]
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Relation.ship
Here’s a webpage link concerning the key concept behind intentional community, and what the “co-” part of co-housing is all about. As the linked website supports start-up projects, is continually updated with the growing experience of its supporters, and given that the r-word is actually a verb —active like “connection” and “involvement”— it’s useful to […]
Village survival
In a monthly info blog we get, I read a great piece on examples of rural village development. Development of this kind is a complex juggling act of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ investments in both learning and activity: really, it stands or falls with whether we truly believe in our own communities today. It is heartening […]
carbon bites – Nature Nosh
Foraging for food The programme for the first-ever Foraging Fortnight has launched, with events ranging from woodland walks to wild food feasts to foraged cocktails! This project takes place from 31 August to 15 September 2019 and features a wide range of events across five diverse regions of Scotland: Lanarkshire, Fife, Moray, Forth Valley and Loch Lomond, […]
carbon bites – CO2 Footprint report
Findhorn Ecovillage 2018 Carbon Footprint Report Goran Wiklund has completed his assessment of our community carbon footprint for 2018. Here are his summary conclusions: The total greenhouses gas emissions have been calculated to 3,392 tCO2e (tonne CO2 equivalent) a reduction of 25% compared with 2017 when we emitted 5,235 tCO2e. The highest source of emissions […]
carbon bites – Roundup
Check out Carbon Bites for reports on Findhorn Community environmental activities! Great turnout for the Sunday Slot. Great presentations too. At 300 bookings and a waiting list of another 30, the April conference is looking full of promise. It may well have ’competition’ at its opening, though, from the Extinction Rebellion crowd, two of whom […]
carbon bites – Travel
Establishing new travel a-l/t-titude It is the time to look back at 2018, to reflect on your travel patterns and offset carbon emissions – especially from flights. The KG emission estimates shown are for direct flights. For multi-leg itineraries, they certainly underestimate the real emissions. The numbers presented on the map are based on research […]
