http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org Reducing emissions on the edge of the Cotswolds Thu, 01 May 2008 16:31:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have organized a tractor and trailer tour of this beautiful farm, which practices many conservation techniques. You will be able to see how willow is grown as a biomass crop, and solar and wind power in action. The tour itself will cost £6.50 and the farm also offers a ... http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2008/05/01/friars-court-farm-visit/ ‘The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream’. Come along to this critically acclaimed documentary at 7.30pm in The Cornbury Room at The Bell. Tickets £3, available on the door. Refreshments available from the bar. The film will be followed by a brief discussion. http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2008/05/01/film-screeningthe-end-of-suburbia/ The 2nd CRAGs meeting will be held on Monday 17th March at 7.30pm in the Bentley room of the Bell Hotel. This is an opportunity to discuss any issues arising from the last meeting and to answer any technical questions about using the Carbon Account. http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2008/03/12/2nd-crags-meeting/ At 8pm on the 29 March millions of people around the world will use the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. Mark your calendar and join WWF and our partners in the global "Earth ... http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2008/03/12/earth-hour-see-the-difference-you-can-make-2/ Jon Hallé, co-founder of Goldenfuels, the Oxford-based biodiesel co- op will be giving a down-to-earth introduction to biodiesel: - Why biodiesel is a great solution if done right - Why biodiesel is an awful idea if done wrong - Exactly how and why biodiesel is being done wrong - Exactly how and why we can ... http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2008/02/04/a-discussion-about-biofuels-will-chips-save-the-earth/ A night of poetry and performance in the Shed. Come along this Saturday, doors 7.30, entry 2 pounds, crisps provided, BYOB! http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2008/01/28/green-weasel/ As part of Sustainable Charlbury, we are holding a meeting to see if there is any interest in starting a Charlbury Carbon Rationing Action Group (CRAG). To find out more about 'CRAGs' go to the main website. CRAGs only measure direct emissions - domestic energy, transport (vehicles and some public ... http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2007/12/06/carbon-rationing-action-group-meeting/ Liz Leffman and Mike Flanagan looked at the effects of using the CAWAG light bulb library resource on their household energy consumption. The tools The library has a near-complete set of all the low-energy lightbulbs on the market. It also has tools to measure how much electricity is used by most ... http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2007/12/03/lightbulb-library-test/ Thursday 29th November, 8pm, Ramsden Village Hall Whychwood Lecture Series: 'Transport and the Hydrogen Economy - part of the solution to global warming' There are no magic bullets to solve our global crises; the solutions are to be found through synergies between multiple technologies and policies. If we want to achieve, sustainably, ... http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2007/11/26/wychwood-network-lecture/ Tim is writing this. http://www.sustainablecharlbury.org/2007/11/26/trial-imaging-survey/