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The Economics of Happiness
The new film from Helena Norberg-Hodge The Economics of Happiness was premiered in UCC last night to a full house, with Helena herself arriving in time to join a panel discussion afterwards. I met Helena over 10 years ago in … Continue reading
Posted in community, Environment, Food, Renewable Energy
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Into the Wild: a Parable for our Times
One of the most enduring quasi-religious myths in the environmental movement is that our percieved problems- the percieved crisis in the modern world- stems from a separation from nature. We were born in pre-history, an integral part of Mother Nature … Continue reading
Whole Earth Discipline
Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand Atlantic Books 2009 316pp “Civilization is at risk, but civilization is the problem”. Stewart Brand is one of the iconic founders of the environmental movement, an original old hippy … Continue reading
Davie Philip on Transition and The Good Life 2.0
Via Transition Culture My long-time Permaculture and peak oil colleague Davie Philip gave an inspirational talk for Feasta in Dublin last summer. He includes a nice account of the origins of the Transition movement in Kinsale with the Energy Descent … Continue reading
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Cuban Ambassador visits Cloughjordan
On Saturday 29th August the village of Cloughjordan was visited by the Cuban Amabassador, Noel Carillo Thia was the first visit of an ambassador to the village, and came about through a Cuban connection between a family member of one … Continue reading
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The Transition Timeline
Book Review: The Transition Timeline for a local, resilient future Shaun Chamberlin Forward by Rob Hopkins 190 pp pbk Chelsea Green 2009 The follow-up to Rob Hopkins’ seminal The Transition Handbook uses the method of “backcasting” from an envisioned future … Continue reading
Permaculture at The Village
Last weekend saw 17 participants attend a 2-day Introduction to permaculture course I gave at The Village in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. Workshop participants practice forest garden design… …now they are planting and mulching for real… It was a great weekend, … Continue reading
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Powerdown Toolkit #10: Communicating Transition
Where do we go from here? Communicating Transition by Graham Strouts and Davie Philip This is the introduction to the 10th and final episode of the Powerdown Toolkit 10-week community learning course created by the Cultivate Center in Dublin. It … Continue reading
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Powerdown Toolkit #7: Shelter
Shelter- Future Proofing Our Homes and Buildings This is the introduction to week seven of the Powerdown Toolkit 10-week community learning course created by the Cultivate Center in Dublin. It has an accompanying TV show with a 30-minute episode accompanying … Continue reading
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Powerdown Toolkit #4: Rethinking Energy
This is the introduction to week four of the Powerdown Toolkit 10-week community learning course created by the Cultivate Centre in Dublin. It has an accompanying TV show with a 30-minute episode accompanying each week of the course, soon to … Continue reading
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