February 2011 Newsletter
Next week brings our ZeroCarbon Britain 2030 event with the Centre for Alternative Technology – we do hope you can make it!
Beyond that we’re organising a visit
to The Green House Project two weeks later, and looking for people with a passion for cooking – and having fun – to take part in our Sustainable ‘Come Dine with Me’.
CCF News and Events
ZeroCarbon Britain 2030
Can we eliminate emissions from fossil fuels by 2030?
Speakers from the CAT talk about their groundbreaking ZeroCarbonBritain report!
Thermal Camera Training
Wed 9 Feb, 7.30-9.30pm
Remember January’s news item about the joys of our new thermal imaging camera? Well, we were so overwhelmed by enquiries, we’re now need to train more people to use the camera to meet the demand!
To that end, we’re giving a Thermal Camera Training next week – If you’d like to attend it please email Paul Bearpark – thanks.
Grow Your Own – Time for Action!
Saving time and money – ideas on how to increase your output of fresh fruit and veg this year – and have some fun into the bargain.
Eco Renovation of Post-War Housing
Learn about super insulation, rainwater harvesting, smart controls or solar energy – from Anne Cooper Eco-Architect.
Visit to The Green House Project
A free one hour tour around ‘The Green House Project’ in St Ives, an eco-renovated two bedroom detached home built in the mid 1960’s.
Ceilidh – with Moon Carrot & Daisy Black
Come to meet and share food with us, followed by a Ceilidh with music from a new, local band ‘Moon Carrot’.
Sustainable ‘Come Dine with Me’
Interested? Tell us by 11th March!
You may have seen Channel 4’s ‘Come Dine with Me’ – well we’re organising our very own sustainable food version. Do you have a passion for food?
Volunteering with CCF
If you’d like to get more involved with CCF then please email Beejal Parekh. We’re looking for people to do footprinting, volunteer on stalls at local community events, help organise social and other events – and we’re open to new ideas!
Upcoming volunteer training sessions
Creating a safe, welcoming and exciting space
Mon 21st Feb, 7.30–9.30pm (TBC)
Wed 23rd February, 7.30–9.30pm
Wed 2nd March, 7.30–9.30pm
Climate scepticism – why info doesn’t work
Ro Randall discusses two events last week which touched on the psychological impact of climate change – see Ro’s blog.
Clive Hamilton – AGM guest speaker
Advance notice
Clive Hamilton, author of Growth Fetish, Affluenza and Requiem for a Species, will be speaking at our AGM on Wed 27th April. Book the date in your diary now… details to follow.
Carbon Conversations – sign up now for April!
There will be another opportunity to join a Carbon Conversations group in April, and if you are interested in our work we urge you to take part in one. They are very stimulating, engaging and enjoyable, whether you know a lot or a little about climate change and the need to reduce our personal carbon emissions.
These groups are really taking off throughout the UK, especially in Scotland where it’s being delivered by government and global companies alike. And internationally, we’ve had enquiries from Australia, Switzerland and
If you have any ideas for places we could run groups, or want to know if there is a group near you, let us know. We’ll have details of the spring groups soon – but now is the time to get in there first and get a group going near you! Email the CCF office or call 01223 971353.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Related News and Events
Beach Garbage Hotel
A new hotel made entirely of rubbish has opened in Madrid.
Close the Door!
Do you enjoy that blast of warm air as you walk past a clothing chain? Or does it offend you?
Did you know that UK businesses spend around £1.6 billion on energy each year? That up to 50% of that is lost by heat or air conditioning flowing out of open doors?
Close the Door – based in Cambridge – is a highly successful campaign aimed at persuading shops to keep their doors closed.
How Green Legislation really happens
At the next Green Enterprise Community meeting David Howarth will share his personal experience of the legislative process and discuss his impressions of what really goes on in Westminster.
It promises to be a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the forces and factors influencing green legislation.
