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Monthly archive for February 2006
Showing results 21 - 25 of 27 for the month of February, 2006.
8 Feb 2006
Louise at **Transition Design** in Kinsale recently gave a presentation to the Town Council as a follow on from the night in December when the Council voted unanimously to adopt their proposal that Kinsale begin working towards becoming a ‘Transition Town’, and begin to implement the proposals set out in the Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan. They had asked her to cost and set out a plan of work for the next year, with a view to some possible funding from the Council.
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8 Feb 2006
Denial about oil peak takes many forms. One of my favourites was the elderly man I had a conversation with about peak oil, me being under the impression that we were having a mutually understood intelligent two way conversation about the impacts of a diminishing fuel supplies on the UK economy. At the end he said, in all seriousness, “yes, Peak Oil, I used some of that on a table once, it came up lovely”.
My friend Graham tells a story of a woman with whom
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7 Feb 2006
I’m sure you read my offerings over the last week thinking “he never mentioned the ……..”, or “how could he not have included the …….”. Its over to you now. What would be your essential tree for life beyond oil? What was the glaring omission for you? Which one would be an essential part of your energy descent toolkit? Do share with us you choice of tree and why…
Picking five trees was a tough one, a veritable forest of wonderful trees had to be put to one side. I had to leave out plums, and greengages, possibly the single most delicious fruit that will grow in the British Isles. I had to neglect to mention the
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6 Feb 2006
I was fascinated by the story that appeared in the Guardian the other day about Arthur Boyt, the man who has spent 30 years picking up animals that have been run over by cars and taking them home to eat them. Arthur lives in Cornwall, and over the years has tucked into badger, otter, rabbit, deer, weasel, hedgehog, swan, squirrel and fox. An article on the BBC website quotes him as saying
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3 Feb 2006
Many years ago I lived near a small village in the Tuscan hills called Santa Luce. It had a long main street that ran up the hill, lined with Sweet Chestnut trees, huge, ancient and beautiful old trees. Every autumn the streets were covered with large, ripe and firm chestnuts, but nobody ever ate them. I asked a friend, as I filled my hat, my pockets, my bag with chestnuts why nobody ever ate them. He said
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Louise at **Transition Design** in Kinsale recently gave a presentation to the Town Council as a follow on from the night in December when the Council voted unanimously to adopt their proposal that Kinsale begin working towards becoming a ‘Transition Town’, and begin to implement the proposals set out in the Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan. They had asked her to cost and set out a plan of work for the next year, with a view to some possible funding from the Council.
