15 May 2012 – Cambridge Carbon Footprint would like to say a huge thank you to all our supporters who gave so generously yesterday as part LocalGiving May Match Fund. Together we raised £1641 (including fund matching and gift aid)

Your committment to helping us work together to build a more sustainable future is greatly appreciated. CCF’s core funding from Cambridge City Council finished at the end of March. Your donations will therefore make a big difference to our activities. Funds raised from this event will support projects like our Open Eco Homes eco-renovation event this month and a skills share event planned for the autumn.

15 May 2012 – Open Eco Homes participant and climate scientist Andrew Rankin talks to Sarah Lonsdale of the Telegraph about life off-grid on a narrowboat  and some of the low energy measures he has implemented. Click here to read the full article.

This year’s Open Eco Homes event will take place over two weekends: 12/13 May and 26/27 May 2012.  Click here to visit the Open Eco Homes website to learn more about the 25 homes that are participating in this year’s event and to book your tour(s).

5 May 2012 – Eco homeowner and architect Jeremy Ashworth and Helen Karapandzic of Cambridge Carbon Footprint talk to Roger Frost of Cambridge 105 radio about Open Eco Homes. Click here to listen to / download the podcast

4 May 2012 – Open Eco Homes got off to a flying start on Wednesday with a highly successful eco renovation question time launch event, chaired by Terry Macalister, Energy Editor of The Guardian. Continue reading →

17 April 2012 – Helen Karapandzic of Cambridge Carbon Footprint talks to Cambridge 105′s Flavour show about the benefits of buying local and about the Eating Local spring food challenge. Click here to listen to / download the podcast.

On Monday 14th May from 1pm, LocalGiving in Cambridgeshire is offering to double the value of any donation to CCF (and other Cambridge charities) made via their website on that day. If you were thinking about making a one-off donation to CCF, however small the amount, May 14th is the day to do it! Continue reading →

6 CCF supporters are spending 6 weeks just eating local food to find out how it works for them -  and to cut their carbon.

They feature in Cambridge News and are blogging here about their experiences, with tips for delicious local food – even in the middle of winter!

Four of us (Bev, Carolyn, Penny and Rod) are trying to source our food locally – one of a number of initiatives by people who have done Carbon Conversations and want to follow it up together for six weeks. We’re allowing “local” to mean “East Anglia”, but are trying to get our fruit and veg as close to home as possible, while allowing ourselves up to five exceptions (for those of us who can’t manage without coffee and chocolate!) Follow us on our blog!

Transport issues have dominated our thoughts over the last few months. Locally, we’ve had the opening of the Guided Busway, linking St Ives to Cambridge in the north, and the Station to Addenbrookes in the south. Despite mixed views on the merits of the project and lengthy delays, it is fantastic to see such a major piece of public transport infrastructure up and running. We hope the leather seats, smooth journey and free wifi will be enough to tempt some commuters out of their cars. Continue reading →