Just finished listening to the first podcast from The Downshift Project – a really interesting insight into the lives of budding escapees from this oil-based rat race.
I’ve never really got into listening to non-radio podcasts so this is a new one on me, an extra, personal, dimension to a blog. This podcast is an strangely intimate [...]
Archive for the ‘Inspirations’ Category
5 Apr
Inspirations: The Downshift Project
24 Sep
Interview with Transition Towns’ Rob Hopkins
A great interview with Rob Hopkins, the international face of the Transition movement, and author of The Transition Handbook.
Buy the book, and get a move on.
17 Sep
Inspiration: La Ferme de Sourrou
This post was triggered by seeing this photo posted over at Powerswitch on avoiding the need for refrigeration. I think it is just such an uplifting picture – amongst discussions of doom, gloom, and rampaging hordes seeing it just makes my heart ache. The sheer organic nature of the construction, the multiple levels of greenery, [...]
28 Aug
Inspiration: Buying nothing for a whole year
Well . . nothing but food and basic toiletries. And used items are OK, as they don’t directly contribute to new production.
What a fantastic challenge to set yourself – and a good preparation for a post-peak-oil world. I’m not sure I’d be up for it at this stage, but that’s the challenge that Amber has set [...]
22 Aug
Benefits of Descent: More doesn’t equal Better
This is a fascinating, challenging article by Bill McKibben that does make me feel a lot better about the challenges facing us, and our children, in a world with less available energy: http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/03/reversal_of_fortune.html
I’m not entirely sure I fancy a return to a “Little House on the Prairie” lifestyle, but there are some really good points about [...]
21 Aug
Inspiration: Alternative Technology at Home in Suffolk
Another real hero – an amazing amount of information on all of the work they’ve done to their house:
- Solar PV
- Wind Power
- A great Standy Power system with 12Volt Lighting
- A wood-burning stove
The real standout part of the site is all the information on using storing and growing wood that they have.
What an inspiration, and full of [...]
20 Aug
Inspiration: Andy Hunt, Trafford Sustainability Officer
This is great to see – someone really walking the walk!
Andy’s house – “Green Cottage“ - is an inspiration to anyone committed to improving the house they’ve got. It’s a great mix of everyday solutions and more advanced technologies. They have a wood burning stove with back boiler supplementing their Solar hot water. For power they [...]
