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Useful LinksOur recommendations for useful sustainable weblinks. If you feel we have missed any important sites please contact the office and let us know. Climate ChangeUK Climate Impacts Programme: www.ukcip.org.uk http://www.planetark.com/searchresults.cfm?criteria=climate%20change http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/ http://www.monbiot.com/archives/category/climate-change/ http://www.globalwarmingimages.net/ http://www.planet-positive.org.uk/ http://www.trec-uk.org.uk/reports.htm http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/ http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/ http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/ http://climate-speakers.org.uk/ http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk - highlights the environmental impacts of the global biofuel market, especially the vast releases of greenhouse gases and considerable biodiversity losses they can cause http://theonetonners.blogspot.com - an inspiring movement of people all taking immediate action in their own lives on Climate Change
ConsumerismTime Bank and LETS schemes in Gloucestershire - share and exchange your time and skills locally: http://www.letslinkuk.net/sw/gloucestershire.htm http://www.timebanks.co.uk/cgi-bin/geo-one.php?txtpcode=gloucester Remade in Brixton: Community Led initiative for a Zero Waste Brixton. Resources include: Instructions 1, instructions 2, instructions 3 Severn Wye Energy Agency: advise on energy saving in the home for Gloucestershire: Energy 21: Ecovision Systems: Environment & WildlifeGloucestershire Wildlife Trust: Find out how to get involved in practical conservation: Environment Agency: Just Ecology: FairtradeS Glos FT site: Glos FT site: Glos Co-op FT site: National details and events: FoodGloucestershire… it’s about taste: offers a wide ranging service including directories of both county food and drink producers and hospitality businesses as well as a virtual press office for producers to promote their produce online: Gloucestershires Farmers Markets: A farmer’s Market is one in which farmers, growers or producers from a defined local area are present in person to sell their produce, direct to the public. Find your nearest farmers market and dates for the next one: Farmer’s markets outside Gloucestershire: Taste of the West: This organisation provides key support for the economic development of the food and drink industry throughout the South West: Organic Farming: The Soil Association believe that agriculture is the primary health service. Organic systems work in harmony with nature, keeping harmful chemicals out of our land, water and air, and creating a healthy environment rich in wildlife, woodlands and nutrients: Organic Food: A website covering the UK including “where to shop” by county, books, stories, inspirations, etc: The Old Gloucestershire Farmers' Market Group run Farmers' Markets in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol: Encouraging the use of locally sourced and recycled materials for makers in the shops and at the markets. The makers, farmers and growers set their own prices at our markets and in our shops: Running Berkeley and Dursley Farmers' Markets in Gloucestershire and Downend, Emersons Green and Yate Farmers' Markets in South Gloucestershire: The farmers’ markets trading organisation’s own website containing a national database with details of markets, locations and dates. www.farma.org.uk A comprehensive local website organised by the owners of the shops, ‘Made in Stroud’ and ‘Made in Gloucestershire’. Contains stacks of really good info on local food suppliers, local farmers’ markets and market holders. Also lots on seasonality, recipes and local projects. www.fresh-n-local.co.uk National site of the ex WI markets organisation. Lots of information on where to find local home-made and home grown produce. www.country-markets.co.uk A great site for advice and resources for growing your own organic food. www.gardenorganic.org.uk SchoolsGlobal Dimensions: works with developing a global dimension within the school curriculum in Gloucestershire, Kenya and India: Sustainability: National and regional linksUk Sustainability Commission: Formerly the Round Table for Sustainability, the Sustainability Commission advises the Government on Sustainability: Sustainability in the Southwest: The website of the Government Office of the Southwest is an excellent starting place for anything sustainable in the region with quotes on sustainability, links, contacts and advise for businesses: Sustainable Construction Sustainability in Gloucestershire: Material Exchange: This is a web based 'free at the point of use' database for industry and commerce including local authorities to offer materials and equipment that they no longer need: SalvoMIE: is a materials information exchange for the construction and landscaping sectors: Towards Sustainability - Towards Sustainability is an information resource providing articles and leads to other sources of information about the severe environmental problems threatening our planet and the solutions offered by sustainable development. www.Towards-Sustainability.co.uk Get involved with your local community in combatting the twin evils of climate change and peak oil: Gloucester - contact Noel Sharp noel.sharp@btinternet.com TransportStroud Car Club, Gloucestershire’s first Car Club: Carplus: A national organisation that helps setting up car clubs and has got useful general information on how car clubs: Car sharing in Gloucestershire: Vision 21’s Thumbs- Up! car sharing scheme has joined the County Council to start up a web based car sharing database for Gloucestershire to reduce traffic jams in Gloucestershire: Sustrans: - the sustainable transport charity - works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its adverse effects: Environmental Transport Association: is the only British provider of breakdown services that campaigns for environmentally sound transport: Electric Vehicle Association: EVA campaigns for electric and hybrid vehicles in Britain, aiming to promote current developments to the government and media: Pedestrian Association: Campaigns to improve safety and conditions for pedestrian – better pave-ments crossings, less traffic and pollution: WasteGet it sorted: Gloucestershire’s Recycling Campaign: Gloucestershire Resource Centre: WaterWater 21 Water Aid BusinessLinks to follow Other linksUniversity of Gloucestershire Students' Union: http://www.yourstudentsunion.com/ Community Development: http://beehive.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/ www.gloucestershirefarmersmarkets.org.uk Design, installation and commissioning of a comprehensive range of renewable and sustainable technologies Campaign to Protect Rural England - Gloucestershire Branch Ruscombe Brook Action Group: Bethesda Methodist Church Eco-Congregation Stroud Valleys Car Club A science-based, environmental consultancy A community development charity working towards sustainable development Pilgrims UK Chocolates and Fudge Seller of Organic Foods Gloucestershire Orchard Group Traditional Farm Stroud community website Arts and crafts made from recycled materials Kaydee Web Design Furniture Recycling Project for Gloucestershire Breakfast products Hesters Way Neighbourhood Project Safe Water campaign for Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Stroud Coffee House Discussions - monthly talk, debate, conversation, cake and coffee at a cafe in Stroud Local blog Job website specialising in environmental jobs Ecologist magazine: Climate Change Speaker Network "Capitalism - As if the world matters" book by Jonathon Porritt "A blueprint for a safer planet: How to manage climate change and create a new era of progress and prosperity" book by Nicholas Stern. The Institute of Physics website (www.iop.org) has a forum for members concerning climate change. |
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