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		<title>Rod: Second-hand books and a cow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking about what sort of guidelines I want to set myself for this challenge, about what I’m allowed to buy and what I can’t. Being completely lazy I’ve decided that the rules that Fiona has set herself will do quite nicely for me as well. If you haven’t read her blog entry, basically [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/rod-second-hand-books-and-a-cow/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rod-second-hand-books-and-a-cow</link>
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		<title>First Open Eco Homes weekend attracts over 250 visitors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[18 May 2012 &#8211; The first of two Open Eco Homes weekends this month got off to a flying start, with over 250 visitors taking part in guided tours of eco homes in and around Cambridge. A wide variety of eco homes took part in the first weekend, ranging from Victorian retrofits to custom builds.
The Open [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/first-open-eco-homes-weekend-attracts-over-250-visitors/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=first-open-eco-homes-weekend-attracts-over-250-visitors</link>
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		<title>Thinking about what happens in groups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For:  Anyone who facilitates Carbon Conversations groups.  Booking essential, places limited to 12 &#8211; email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint
When and where:  Central Cambridge, 7.30 to 9.30pm on Sept 18th, Oct 16th, Nov 13th and Dec 11th,

Conveners: Dan Jones and Penny Henderson
Aims of the group: To encourage facilitators to become more confident about responding to feelings in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/thinking-about-what-happens-in-groups-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=thinking-about-what-happens-in-groups-2</link>
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		<title>Fundraising success: £1641 raised on 14 May</title>
		<description><![CDATA[15 May 2012 &#8211; 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&#8217;s core funding from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/fundraising-success-1641-raised-on-14-may/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fundraising-success-1641-raised-on-14-may</link>
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		<title>Open Eco Homes in the Telegraph</title>
		<description><![CDATA[15 May 2012 &#8211; 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&#8217;s Open Eco Homes event will take place over two weekends: 12/13 May and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-in-the-telegraph/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-in-the-telegraph</link>
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		<title>Open Eco Homes on Cambridge 105 radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5 May 2012 &#8211; 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
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		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-on-cambridge-105-radio/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-on-cambridge-105-radio</link>
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		<title>Sue: Extra Benefits of Eating Local</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have discovered a few extra benefits to Eating Local that we did not expect to find. Obviously, drawing attention to Food Miles is the key objective and spreading the message on how to reduce our carbon footprints. Eat Local clearly does this very well. But there are extra benefits :-
A) It is ace for engaging friends and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/sue-benefits-of-eating-local/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sue-benefits-of-eating-local</link>
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		<title>Open Eco Homes 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<strong>12 May 2012</strong>, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm  <br/><br/>The first day of Open Eco Homes, an annual eco renovation event organised by Cambridge Carbon Footprint.

25 low energy venues in Cambridge and the surrounding villages - ranging   from Victorian eco-refits to 1960s conversions and custom builds – open  their doors for guided tours.

New this year: Information centres - drop-in to find out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-2012-2</link>
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		<title>Tom  &#8211; on &#8220;Forbidden Fruit&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a retired electronics engineer, I marvel at the latest gadgets and I even bought a new digital camera a few months ago. But I also like keeping old gadgets going.  Should I get a new mobile? &#8211; a common dilemma. A smartphone would provide some features I’d use, but this old Sony, held together [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/forbidden-fruit/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=forbidden-fruit</link>
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		<title>Open Eco Homes off to a flying start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[4 May 2012 &#8211; 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.
A panel of professionals and eco-householders discussed a wide range of questions from an enthusiastic audience, from DIY under-floor insulation, improving windows and grey [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-off-to-a-flying-start/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-off-to-a-flying-start</link>
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		<title>Eco Renovation Question Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<strong>2 May 2012</strong>, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm  <br/><br/>We're celebrating Open Eco Homes with an exciting Eco Renovation Question Time event chaired by Energy Editor of The Guardian, Terry MacAlister.

Venue: St Paul's Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1JP View map

The programme:
7.00pm - Come in to view the Open Eco Homes showcase and browse stands
7.30pm - Introductory talk and overview of the Green Deal
7.50pm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-question-time/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=eco-renovation-question-time</link>
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		<title>May 2012 newsletter: Open Eco Homes and opportunities in May</title>
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Our fantastic Co-ordinator Mary is leaving at the end of June, and now we are looking for a new Co-ordinator to ensure that our projects continue running smoothly. This is a great opportunity to become the heart of a lively and active charity! Find out more below or on our website.
Questions about eco-renovating your property? Join [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/may-2012-newsletter-open-eco-homes-and-opportunities-in-may/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=may-2012-newsletter-open-eco-homes-and-opportunities-in-may</link>
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		<title>GYO  &#8211; Gardening in May</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keith Jordan
It was great to wake up to a bright sunny morning on the lay day of April, after yet another day of continuous rain.   For us gardeners, with wet soil and overflowing water butts, the current drought is certainly over!  However it will take much more rain to replenish many streams, rivers and aquifers depleted by 2-3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/gyo-gardening-in-may/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gyo-gardening-in-may</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Eating Local&#8217; on Cambridge 105 radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[17 April 2012 &#8211; Helen Karapandzic of Cambridge Carbon Footprint talks to Cambridge 105&#8242;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.
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		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eating-local-on-the-radio/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=eating-local-on-the-radio</link>
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		<title>Sue: Eating Local is No Hairshirt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eat Local can be Luxury not Hairshirt
The resident curmudgeon I share the house with was full of apprehension about how puritanical the Eat Local project would be, how much we would have to give up, what of life&#8217;s little luxuries we would do without. Not So! Far from being Hairshirt, we find that eating local has its own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/sue-eating-local-is-no-hairshirt/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sue-eating-local-is-no-hairshirt</link>
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