If you have a link you would like to see here please email it to mail@transitiontownshaftesbury.org.uk.
Sites covering Transition Culture, Peak Oil and Climate Change:
- The Transition Network Web Site - The parent web site for all the Transition Movement.
- transitionculture.org - An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent.
- English Heritage - on Climate Change - also see HELM
- actonco2.direct.gov.uk - DirectGov Carbon footprint calculator.
- livingonthecusp.org - site for workshops and seminars on energy and ecology.
- zerocarbonbritain.com - Zerocarbonbritain is a low carbon vision for the future. Creating an equitable energy strategy meeting the needs of both climate change and Energy security.
- 40percent.org.uk - 40 percent house is a demand-side energy strategy to deliver 60% carbon saving in the UK’s residential energy use by 2050.
- ukresilience.info - Cabinet Office web site to provide a resource for civil protection practitioners, supporting the work to improve emergency preparedness.
- theoildrum.com - Discussions about Energy and Our Future - Up to the minute information on the state of world crude oils supplies.
- globalpublicmedia.com - Public Service Broadcasting For A Post Carbon World.
- wolfatthedoor.org.uk - The beginner's guide to peak oil.
- climatechange.org - Nuclear Energy and climate change - International Nuclear Forum (INF) is an alliance of the world's leading nuclear associations.
- keepwintercool.com - Game for kids - Help stop the snowman from melting by switching things off.
- The Story of Stuff - A really great 20min mini-movie about where stuff comes from, where it goes and what happens to it after we are done with it.
Local links:
- Shaftesburyhomegrown.org.uk - Shaftesbury Home Grown is a community group, set up in early 2009, with the purpose of growing food within the boundaries of Shaftesbury Dorset. All the produce is for sale to the people who live there. SHG is a non-profit making social enterprise with all proceeds from the sale of our food used to cover costs and to build up the business.
- transition-town-sturminster-newton.com - To make Sturminster Newton as self-sufficient and resilient as possible and to raise awareness in the community and begin the work towards sufficiency and resilience.
- da21.org.uk - DA21 is an independent charity who work cooperatively with local people, communities, businesses, educational bodies, local government and other organisations to encourage sustainable living in Dorset.
- carsharedorset.com - designed to enable you to carshare in and around Dorset. Simply register your details, where you are travelling to and from and this site will search for appropriate matches.
- dorsetruralskills.co.uk - The Dorset Centre for Rural Skills runs specialist courses in traditional renovation of buildings and the use of cob, lime and timber. DCRS has pioneered modern bale building techniques and runs courses in straw bale building and understanding renewable energy. Courses in rural skills include blacksmithing, hurdle making and glassblowing.
- thresholdcentre.org.uk - The Threshold Centre is a new, non-profit project to create affordable housing and eco-B&B facilities from old farm buildings in a quiet setting on the south edge of Gillingham.
- ruralrenewal.co.uk - The Rural Renewal Company - Sustainable housing, cohousing and rural development.
- ace-eco.co.uk - Solar heating systems
- treesforhealth.org - A voluntary run organisation based in South Devon, aiming to help foster healthy communities and healthy ecosystems by revitalising our use and knowledge of woodland.
http://www.themeatrix1.com/The Meatrix is an educational film that tells you about free range foods and http://www.themeatrix2.com/organic products.
http://www.moremeatrix.com/
- shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk - North Dorset's Premier Arts Centre, one of the best volunteer membership-led arts centres in south west England.
- commonground.org.uk - Common Ground is internationally recognised for playing a unique role in the arts and environmental fields, distinguished by the linking of nature with culture, focussing upon the positive investment people can make in their own localities, championing popular democratic involvement, and by inspiring celebration as a starting point for action to improve the quality of our everyday places.
- wessexctc.org - For the best Cycle touring in Dorset, South Wiltshire, Somerset and the New Forest.
- southcoastbooks.comDorset's Green Book and Directory is the essential reference guide to the area's environmentally friendly, fair trade, free range, natural, organic and recycled products, services, projects and events. See Dorset pages for more information.
