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The case for localised sustainable development
Submitted by JeffMowatt on Tue, 03/01/2012 - 6:34pmPeople-Centered Economic Development or P-CED is a social enterprise which has operated in the Forest of Dean since 2006.
The unusual name derives from the work of psychologist Carl R Rogers who advocated a person-centered approach to therapy which enabled an individual to resolve their own problems, flourish and grow. P-CED places the person-centered approach into the context of business and sustainable local development.
Herefordshire's PlantWild inspire the Daily Telegraph
Submitted by kate on Mon, 31/10/2011 - 5:05pmPlantWild is a Herefordshire-based company run by Suzanne Noble and Keith Arrowsmith. They sell British wild flowers and local-provenance meadow-seed mixes for commercial-landscape restoration and to gardeners interested in a wild-flower meadow of their own.
Telegraph writer, Naomi Slade comments after meeting Suzanne and Keith that "...in the context of struggling farms and the drive for rural diversification, it is possible to look at neglected land in a new light...".
Local Businesses offered chance to Beat Fuel Costs
Submitted by kate on Mon, 07/02/2011 - 4:54pmFownhope and District Carbon Reduction Action Group (CRAG) are currently looking for local businesses or organisations, which currently spend over £5000 annually on their heating bills, to install wood-fuel boilers and take part in their Woolhope Dome Community Wood Fuel Project.
The project is offering free wood-fuel boilers and free installation and servicing to participating organisations within 15 miles of the Woolhope Dome area.
The Great Hay Art Competition Tackles Peak Oil
Submitted by ali on Wed, 11/08/2010 - 10:45amPrimary schools in Hay-on-Wye, Clifford, Clyro, Glasbury and Llanigon were invited by Transition Hay-on-Wye to prepare pictures illustrating the Transition Network's vision of the future without cheap oil. The schools, teachers and children were excited by the possibility and prepared a total of 220 excellent entries! These were exhibited in the Butter Market, Hay-on-Wye, on Saturday 17th July. There were lots of proud parents and delighted children visiting the exhibition, and many tourists popped in to look around.
Learning from Global Best Practice: Possible Carbon Reductions in Herefordshire
Submitted by kate on Thu, 06/05/2010 - 11:20amA Report by Richard Priestley
for Herefordshire Environmental Partnership & Herefordshire New Leaf
From January-March 2010 Richard Priestley undertook a piece of research on behalf of New Leaf and Herefordshire Environment Partnership into global carbon reduction solutions.
His ‘Inspirational Ideas' about the way other communities have addressed their energy needs, and how this might be applied in Herefordshire is now available here, and provides a range of suggestions and solutions to inform future action in Herefordshire.
Thinking about how to Develop Carbon Neutral Communities
Submitted by kate on Mon, 12/04/2010 - 12:07pmAshton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral
Biomass District Heating
Submitted by kate on Mon, 12/04/2010 - 10:58amEconergy's January newsletter is full of examples of community biomass heating, including...
The Greenlands estate in Sheffield: "Sheffield City Council has recently awarded a contract to Econergy for the base load supply of woodchip heating to 380 homes...... [working with British Gas] the first time biomass district heating has been funded unter CERT in the UK.
Rocks Green: a 91 home development of South Shropshire Housing Association.
Power down for the weekend...
Submitted by LornaB on Thu, 18/03/2010 - 3:18pmWe live in a world that is almost completely reliant on electricity. We make coffee with it, freeze food, send messages, even drive using electricity! The majority of our week is spent at a computer punching away at the keyboard and sitting under a lightbulb that flickers when it's on its last legs.
So how much of a problem would it be when the power goes? A group of people elected to turn off their electricity at home for a weekend to see how they manage without it.
Sustainable Development Commission Case Studies
Submitted by ali on Mon, 15/03/2010 - 11:39amWe have 100s of examples of green housing developments, sustainable transport, waste, procurement and clean energy projects from 70 independent contributors across the UK.
Case Study: Harper Adams University College and Severn Trent
Submitted by LornaB on Thu, 04/03/2010 - 11:34amHarper Adams University College is the largest specialist land-based higher education institution in the UK. To promote alternative renewable energy technologies, they installed a prototype biomass generator on campus in 2005. It is fuelled using waste wood and fuel crops that are grown on campus and generates electricity and heat for a number of the buildings. Since installation, the generator has saved Harper Adams an annual amount of 600+ tonnes of CO2, and have received orders for their biomass system. They have promoted the use and awareness of renewable energy
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