Blogs

Over 600 million batteries are used in Britain each year, an average of 21 per household, but the UK has a poor track record of recycling them.  Currently only 3% of domestic (portable) batteries are recycled, with the overwhelmingly majority, 97% entering landfill.  Across Europe battery recycling rates are generally much higher.  According to 2008 figures from the European Battery Recycling Association, the Read more

At the TES General Meeting last week the Shieling Dryer was plugged.  So what is it and how does it work?

What is the Shieling Dryer?Read more

Are you sitting comforably.......!

Hopefully this is going to be a long and happy story.Read more

Sanyo CO2 Eco Air Source Heat Pump: Outdoor unit

This video was taken in early January 2010 and shows a Sanyo CO2 Eco air source heat pump in operation.Read more

Scottish wind farm mapToday, The Scotsman newspaper reports on a paper submitted to the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Board that paints a very positive picture of the current and future status of renewable electricity generation capacity in Scotland.

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We are living in interesting times.

On Saturday, several TES members took to the streets of Glasgow to join the Wave, the biggest ever climate change march and raised awareness about the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions.

Today 56 newspapers from 45 countries took the unprecedented step of talking with one voice through a common editorial to urge the world leaders to take action about climate change. They do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.

See the full article below:

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I've been speaking regularly to people in the local community recently. It's clear that many are aware of the likely implications of climate change, and a surprising number also about peak fossil fuel energy.Read more

Decarbonising Scotland

It might sound a bit like an exercise in getting rid of unwanted pests and parasites but this was the topic of an interesting two day workshop programme organised by Strathclyde University on 18th. – 19th. November 2009. 

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Franny Amstrong, film director and climate change activist, has just produced a DVD of her film 'Age of Stupid' including a 6 hours additional footage about the film and the work the team has been doing to bring awareness about climate change.

The DVD can be purchased directly from the team on

http://www.ageofstupid.net/product/the_age_of_stupid_dvd

Here is a preview from the DVD 'Copenhagen Kids'Read more

Blogging

Looking back at my contribution to the blogs on Transition Edinburgh South (TES) website, I realised that they do not have a clear focus, reflecting instead my interest in many different aspects of sustainability. I am not sure whether this is a strength or a weakness but it is certainly consistent with my belief in the need to take a ‘Gestalt’ or holistic approach to sustainability and climate change, and to make good use of complementary insights from different disciplines.Read more