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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Future Scenarios

Monday, May 26, 2008

Thanks to Adam Grubb (Fenderson), founder of Energy Bulletin for sending me the link to David Holmgren’s new site Future Scenarios- Mapping the cultural implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change, which is launched today. You can read the press release here. The site is an important new resource developing the ideas of permaculture co-founder [...]

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Rob Hopkins on Permaculture and the Kinsale College

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

To mark the end of an era and the retirement of John Thuillier as director of the Kinsale FEC, Zone5 has managed to secure this exclusive and enlightening interview with Rob Hopkins who founded the unique 2-year course in Practical Sustainability 7 years ago. Thanks also to Rob for sending on some photos from the [...]

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Graduation at Kinsale College

Monday, May 19, 2008

End of another year and this time end of an era as John and Margaret Thuillier retire from Kinsale College. John has been a fine director of the college and is leaving a remarkable pedagogical legacy with a thriving Further Education College with many successful courses including of course the unique Practical Sustainability course. Left: [...]

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Transition Town Kenmare

Friday, May 2, 2008

There was a great turn out for the first meeting to start the Transition process in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, which took place Thursday night May 1st at the Brooklane Hotel. The meeting was organised by Oonagh Comerford who did a great job in inspiring people to come out. I gave a short talk about Peak [...]

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