| 19 February 2012 | ||
| 2:30 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Our first screening of “The Economics of Happiness” was so popular and some people didn’t get the chance to see it, Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Transition Cambridge and the Arts Picturehouse are delighted to offer another screening on 19th Feb.
The “Economics of Happiness” by Helena Norbert-Hodge is an informative and inspiring film about the role of forces of both globalisation and localisation around the world. Continue reading
| 18 February 2012 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 5:15 pm |
The Cambridge Green Party has organised a conference on one of the hot topics of our time: how we can move away from the current model of economic growth which lies behind our disastrous overuse of resources and excessive carbon emissions. With leading speakers Tony Juniper, Molly Scott-Cato, Rupert Read and Miriam Kennett, the day will be a Day of Ideas, encouraging us to look at sustainable alternatives. Continue reading
The Winter Cookery Demonstration on 8th Feb at the Cambridge Cookery School was a sell-out success. We had 29 people on the night and we were all treated to a fascinating demonstration by Liz Young, following recipes by Tine Roche, the founder and head of the school. (Tine was not well on the night, unfortunately, but Liz did a great job standing in for her.) Continue reading
| 7 February 2012 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 8:45 pm |
The Economics of Happiness: film showing at the Arts Picturehouse with a talk by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta
Cambridge Carbon Footprint and Transition Cambridge were delighted to offer a screening of “The Economics of Happiness” by Helena Norbert-Hodge to a sold-out audience at the Arts Picturehouse, followed by a talk by renowned economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta. If you missed the first screening we will be reshowing it on 19th Feb, again at the Arts Picturehouse. Continue reading
| 30 January 2012 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
We’ve teamed up with the Cambridge World Development Movement to host an evening with Danny Chivers
‘Some good news about climate change’
A fun interactive session for up to 40 people, looking at the latest climate science and politics but with a focus on the positive. It is still possible to achieve climate justice, and this session will help you to work out what role you can play in making it happen! Continue reading
MRF in Peterborough is an essential element in the city council’s integrated strategy to raise recycling rates to over 65 per cent by 2020 and to use non-recycled waste as fuel in an energy-from-waste plant.
Here we are having just seen what happens to the contents of our blue bin. I don’t think any of us will throw our rubbish away with quite such abandon again! A salutory experience, and a fascinating visit.
Back in October a number of us visited Rachel and Andrew’s straw bale house near Newmarket. What made the tour especially interesting was the fact that they’ve done much of the building work themselves, and as experts, were able to explain things in detail. We hope they’ll invite us back when it’s finished! Well worth visiting their blog here
On 8th Nov 2011, eleven of us from CCF and SPEP had an inspiring trip to BedZed
Completed in 2002, it’s designed to use only energy from renewable sources generated on site.
It’s UK’s largest mixed-use sustainable community: 50% housing for sale, 25% shared ownership and 25% social housing for rent.
The coloured cowls provide passive ventilation – and are very recognisable. Other features include:
