Climate Week Drop-in Session Thursday 24 March

Climate Week Drop-in Session, Thursday 24 March 2011 One week to show how we can combat climate change Transition Ely is planning to hold a drop-in session on Thursday 24 March at the Ely Library Meeting Room between 10:00 and 1:00 to coincide with the General Market.   The public everyone  is invited to watch some [...]

Rob Hopkins in Cambridge in March

Mark your calendars!!  Rob Hopkins will be giving a talk in Cambridge.  I heard him speak at the Soil Assoc Conference a couple of years ago and he was so down to earth.  It is worth going!  For more information here is the link. http://www.transitioncambridge.org/thewiki/ttwiki/pmwiki.php?n=TTEvents.Robhopkinstalk Let us know what you thought of the night.

Chris Martenson’s Crash Course Condensed

What is the difference between a problem and a predicament?  How do the economy, energy and the environment fit together?  What are some of the implications for the modern world?  Chris Martenson produced an excellent 3 hour video explaining it.  ”Who has 3 hours to watch it?” I hear you say.  Well, fear not because he [...]

Zero Carbon Britain 2030 Report

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has just published its new report called Zero Carbon Britain 2030 providing ‘political and economic solutions to the urgent challenges raised by the climate science, outlining how we transform the UK into an efficient, clean, prosperous zero-carbon society’. You can download the report for free from:  http://www.zcb2030.org/ To read [...]

Chris Martenson’s Crash Course: Peak Oil

 Here is a video of an explanation of peak oil from Chris Martenson’s ‘Crash Course’.  You can visit his website:   www.chrismartenson.com to view the entire series which discusses how ‘…our economy, energy systems and environment interact — how we got to where we are today, and some reasonable expectations for the future. ’   

Transition Ely online video club – March 2009

There’s a whole bunch of good video clips for us to watch this month. Matt Harvey on Transition Towns Poet, funny man and broadcaster Matt Harvey takes a look at the Transition Town movement. He talks to Transition people in Totnes, Stroud and Brixton. Interview with Dmitry Orlov Dimitry Orlov is the author of ‘Reinventing [...]

Film Night: Ideas, thoughts, feedback…

Our film showing of The Power of Community (29/10/08) attracted 25 people and was thoroughly enjoyable. After the film, which went down very well, we spent some time discussing our reactions to the issues raised.  We then asked people to jot down comments and suggestions on ‘post-its‘ in response to three statements: One thing I [...]

The Oil Crunch: Securing the UK’s energy future

The UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES) is a group of British companies,  concerned that threats to energy security are not receiving proper attention from government. They have just published a new report, ‘The Oil Crunch’, with the aim of engaging government more proactively on peak oil.  They aim to encourage [...]

Peak Oil – How Will You Ride the Slide?

Take a look at this wonderful (very short) animation that very neatly illustrates just what we’re facing with Peak Oil The purpose of Transition Ely, along with all the many other Transition Initiatives, is to plan for and create opportunities to ‘ride the slide’ in a creative, managed and gradual manner. At this point we [...]

Norwich unleashes…

Last night four of us from Ely took the train down to Norwich for their Great Unleashing.  It was an exciting and impressive event, 350 people packed into the gorgeous St Andrew’s Hall. Sadly, Rob Hopkins was unwell so Ben Brangwyn from the Transition Network stepped in to give the main presentation/talk. We also met [...]