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New for me

Kerry Lane — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:23 +0000

It is quite an interesting experience joining an already established Transition Initiative. It definitely highlighted to me just how important it is to have some sensible communication processes in place if you want more people to get involved.

Go Garstang!

Caroline Jackson — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:04:01 +0000

Garstang's main and deserved claim to fame for me is that it was the world’s first Fairtrade Town. A great achievement for a village of just about four thousand inhabitants. And that brings us to Garstang Transition.

Thinking of starting a Transition Initiative?

Sara Ayech — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:58:20 +0000

Are you thinking about starting a new Transition initiative in your town, village or city? I was among those who initiated Transition Dartmouth Park, in North London, around a year and a half ago.

Your fairy godmother

Caroline Jackson — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Almost every day it seems, a new Transition initiative is born. The Transition website tells us there are 1095 initiatives registered and that new ones can be found from the Mountain Communities of Resilience in Anza USA to Mundaring in Western Australia; and from Wanstead to Wigan in the UK.

Shrewsbury opens its green doors

Guest Blogger — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:08:41 +0000

The UK Government is committed to cutting 80% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – since 50% of our energy is used by our buildings, and 25% by our homes, the target is for every home to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2050. In Shrewsburythis equates to 2,000 homes being refurbished each year for the next 37 years, saving 60,000 tonnes of CO₂e each year in the process.

Climbing the mountain

Grant Venner — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

I keep seeing mountains.

Great, insurmountable things, for which I have neither the ability, nor the equipment, to climb.

Transition Plymouth

Guest Blogger — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:12:03 +0000

Some of the most extreme weather patterns - the driest, wettest, hottest and coldest months ever recorded - have occurred in recent years. The Arctic is warming dangerously, much quicker than scientists predicted, weakening, and changing the course of, the Gulf Stream bringing Britain erratic weather and disrupting agriculture.

Sustainable South Brent

Guest Blogger — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:15:53 +0000

South Brent is a village and parish on the south east edge of Dartmoor, covering an area of 3742 hectares with a population of approximately 3000. In 2006 a group of residents formed Sustainable South Brent (SSB) in response to concerns over climate change and fossil fuel depletion.

The Newton Abbot Energy Sculptures

Guest Blogger — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:53:45 +0000

Way back in late 2009 us bods in the Energy Group of Transition Newton Abbot (TNA) hit upon the idea of creating some public art for Newton Abbot. We wanted something tangible and visible around the ideas of energy saving and renewable energy that would spark a discussion in our town.

Transition in Northern Devon

Guest Blogger — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:18:12 +0000

Transition culture may be flourishing in the south of my county – Devon, we have Totnes there after all – but how is it progressing in the seemingly distant and rather overlooked north? Well, I offer the following sketch perspective.