Twelve Things You CAN Do Right Now
01) Use Low Energy Light Bulbs
02) Monitor Your Use Of Electricity
03) Banish Standby
04) Super Insulate Your Home
05) Reduce Your Heating
06) Heat Your Water With The Sun
07) Switch to Green Energy
08) Change Your Transport Priorities
09) Shop Locally
10) Grow Your Own Food
11) Save Water
12) Subscribe To Permaculture Magazine
[Details at ReverseClimateChange.co.uk]
“At the end of 2006 I had a new kitchen fitted, along with new appliances (oven, ceramic hob, washing machine and fridge/freezer).
The old oven, washing machine and fridge freezer were all defective and needed replacing regardless.
The hob was an old fashioned unit with circular solid elements, and 20-odd years old, so I decided that it would be worth getting a something more efficient.
The National Trust is giving its 54,000 staff and volunteers a day off to encourage them to lead greener lives.
In a campaign called “Leap forward for the climate“, the charity wants its workers to use 29 February to reduce their carbon footprint.
They will be encouraged to switch to low-energy light bulbs and make other home improvements on their day off.
Menawhile, Southern Electric and The Sun have joined forces to launch The Great British Light Switch - a national campaign to cut Britain’s CO2 emissions and lead to swift action on climate change.
In the biggest green giveaway of its kind ever, Southern Electric gave away 4.5 million free energy saving light bulbs to over 2 million Sun readers on Saturday 19th January 2008.
Here, low-energy lightbulbs cost less than ordinary ones in certain supermarkets.
Get half-a-dozen and get your money back in months!
Congratulations to the Footprint Trust for organising a day on Future Energy.
The day started with an advice shop on energy-saving and energy-generating methods. Professional suppliers were there to describe renewable energy sources: wind turbines, solar panels, air-and ground-heat-pumps, combined heat and energy boilers.
The Footprint Trust stall was present, giving free low-energy light-bulbs and a range of eco-friendly advice, Age Concern, Trading Standards and Friends of the Earth were also there.
Civil engineer Jackie Carpenter spoke in the evening about Climate Change and Peak Oil. She has created an Energy Balance game to demonstrate the factors involved in working towards a sustainable island, which can be found via the Island Permaculture website.
Transition Island gave out leaflets and posters to promote a public meeting on community action in planning for these challenges in Northwood House on 18/2/08, 7 - 9pm.
Bono has joined forces with former US vice president Al Gore to urge world leaders to tackle climate change and global poverty together.
The pair shared the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. They said environment and poverty should be seen as linked because the effect of climate change will have the most-dramatic effect in the developing world.“The climate crisis is unfolding more rapidly than the most pessimistic assumptions,” warned Mr Gore. He said: “In addition to changing the light bulbs, it is far more important to change the laws and to change the treaty obligations that nations have.” (more…)
Guardian: Environment Sustainable Development
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