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An August Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition (with loads of videos!)

Two months’ worth of round up in quick succession… normal service will be resumed next month.  So, let’s start this roundup in Europe,  with an interview with Ellen Bermann of Transition Italia, sat on a terrazza somewhere with a rather nice view (understanding Italian an advantage…). Transition in Germany is going on well, with another successful [...]Two months’ worth of round up in quick succession… normal service will be resumed next month.  So, let’s start this roundup in Europe,  with ...

Simultaneous Transition Open Eco-Homes Days!

Open Eco-Home days are a great way of promoting the idea of green building in all its many manifestations.  I have no idea whether the two events were planned to coincide, but two Transition initiatives, Totnes and Stroud, are holding Open Eco-Homes weekends at the same time, the weekend of the 11th-12th September.  The Totnes [...]Open Eco-Home days are a great way of promoting the idea of green building in all its many manifestations.  I have no idea whether the two events were planned to c...

U.S. Coast Guard to Install New Wind Turbine at Base in Maine

Following in the footsteps of the U.S. military’s embracing of renewable energy, such as fighter jets running on biofuel and hydrogen fuel cell powered tanks, the U.S. coast guard has decided to use wind power by installing a turbine at their Southwest Harbor Base in Maine. The turbine is part of a more amibitious program to [...] Following in the footsteps of the U.S. military’s embracing of renewable energy, such as fighter jets running on biofuel and hydrogen fuel cell powered tanks, the U...

Why ‘Green Wizards’ Get Us Nowhere New…

Transition Culture is back!  After a month of Cornish beaches, hemp lime plastering, wood store-building, cinema visits, catching up with friends, storytelling festivals, campfires and wrestling with cabbage white caterpillars, normal service is resumed.  Nice to see you again, you’re looking well.  I’m kicking off again with some reflections on John Michael Greer’s ‘green wizardry’ [...]Transition Culture is back!  After a month of Cornish beaches, hemp lime plastering, wood store-building, ...

Apple Refuses to Participate in Green Rating for Mobile Phones

With consumer interest in greener gadgets on the rise, Apple has refused to include the iPhone in a far-reaching green ranking system for mobile phones in the UK. The rankings convert manufacturers’ answers to a 63-question survey into a ranking of 1-5 for each device, factoring in energy use and materials among other things. Read [...] With consumer interest in greener gadgets on the rise, Apple has refused to include the iPhone in a far-reaching green ranking system for mobile phones in th...

grid carbon will stay high for some time yet

Infuriatingly, it looks like the government may mothball the Environmental Performance Standard, which would have limited emissions from new large power stations. This is despite the fact that both the Conservatives and Libdems championed the policy while in opposition. As a result it’s likely that emissions from grid electricity will stay high for quite some [...]Infuriatingly, it looks like the government may mothball the Environmental Performance Standard, which would have limited emission...

Yard-Scraper Seeks to Change the Face of Brooklyn Sustainably

Brooklyn is well known for its magnificent brownstones and tree lined streets, and compared to its Manhattan counterpart, it tends to stick with lower-height buildings. But a group of architects see something very different for this borough’s future. Designed by Rogers Marvel Architects, the Brooklyn Yard-Scraper is a new mixed-use, super-sustainable redevelopment proposal set on [...] Brooklyn is well known for its magnificent brownstones and tree lined streets, and compared to its Manhattan...

Casa Iseami: Stunning Off-Grid Institute in Costa Rica

Read the rest of Casa Iseami: Stunning Off-Grid Institute in Costa Ricahttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", casa iseami, Costa Rica, eco design, green architecture, Green Building, green design, hydropower, iseami institute, juan robles, off-grid, osa peninsula, robles arquitectos, Solar Power, Sustainability, ...

Something I didn’t show you before… Low Carbon Communities Challenge…

As a follow-up to the previous post, here is a short film that was made for the event that announced the 20 winners of the Low Carbon Communities Challenge, which features Transition Streets among the winners.As a follow-up to the previous post, here is a short film that was made for the event that announced the 20 winners of the Low Carbon Communities Challenge, which features Transition Streets among the winners. <object width="498" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://ww...

First Results from Transition Together evaluation

‘Transition Together’, the street-by-street behaviour change programme developed by Transition Town Totnes and now being piloted in 10 other communities, has just completed analysing the data that has come back from the first 4 groups, comprising 32 households in Totnes.  They have completed all 7 of the sessions set out in the workbook, [...] ‘Transition Together’, the street-by-street behaviour change programme developed by Transition Town Totnes and now being piloted in 10 other commun...

Organoclays Could Create Next-Gen Eco Plastics

Clay: it’s good for more than just pottery. A report in the American Chemical Society’s Macromolecules journal claims that natural clay could be used to produce a cheap, flame-retardant substance that might one day replace the main compound used in plastic nanocomposites. Eco-friendly superplastics could, in other words, soon be on their way. Read the rest [...] Clay: it’s good for more than just pottery. A report in the American Chemical Society’s Macromolecules journal claims that natural c...

Massive Robot Elephant Cobbled Together with Reclaimed Materials

We’ve explored the joys of recycled robots before, but never any quite as elephantine as, well… this giant elephant. Built in France as part of the Machines of the Isle of Nantes, an art and culture show full of dream and fantasy, the 12 meter high x 8 meter wide mechanical elephant was cobbled together [...] We’ve explored the joys of recycled robots before, but never any quite as elephantine as, well… this giant elephant. Built in France as part of the Machines of the Isle of Nantes, an art...

An Update from Transition Training and Consulting

Transition Training and Consulting (TTandC) is the part of the Transition Network specifically designed to engage with businesses and organisations in our communities, and deliver transition-related training and consulting services. Run as a social enterprise, any profits go to support the work of the Transition Network. This is the first of [...]Transition Training and Consulting (TTandC) is the part of the Transition Network specifically designed to engage with businesses and organisa...