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Transition CultureAn August Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition (with loads of videos!)Two months’ worth of round up in quick succession… normal service will be resumed next month. So, let’s start this roundup in Europe, with an interview with Ellen Bermann of Transition Italia, sat on a terrazza somewhere with a rather nice view (understanding Italian an advantage…). Transition in Germany is going on well, with another successfulRead more... Further Reflections on ‘The Big Society’We have a guest post today, from Jules Peck (see left), originally posted at Citizen Renaissance.com. We have had some initial explorations of this here at Transition Culture already, but Jules offers some useful additional insights into what the Big Society agenda might mean for Transition, and vice versa. Our thanks for allowing us toRead more... An Interview with Chris Bird, author of ‘Local Sustainable Homes’In advance of the publication next week of Chris Bird’s Transition Book ‘Local Sustainable Homes’, I spoke to Chris about the book, and about what he set out to achieve in writing it. The book will be available to order here at Transition Culture from next Thursday (the 9th). So Chris, how does ‘Local Sustainable Homes’Read more... Simultaneous Transition Open Eco-Homes Days!Open Eco-Home days are a great way of promoting the idea of green building in all its many manifestations. I have no idea whether the two events were planned to coincide, but two Transition initiatives, Totnes and Stroud, are holding Open Eco-Homes weekends at the same time, the weekend of the 11th-12th September. The TotnesRead more... My Foreword to ‘Local Sustainable Homes’Next week sees the publication of the next book in the Transition Books series, ‘Local Sustainable Homes: how to make them happen in your community’ by Chris Bird. More details to follow (including how to order your copy), but as a taster, here is my foreword to the book: In The Pattern of English Building, hisRead more...
Green blogSwedish Government Wins Greenwash AwardThe Swedish right-wing government has won the yearly greenwash award in Sweden! The greenwash award is given to a company or a person who have done the best job to avoid real environmental action, and instead put effort into creating … Continue reading >Read more... Global warming evidence is ‘unmistakable’A new report released by the Met Office and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has come to the conclusion that there is "unmistakable signs" that "the world is warming". The report is based on 10 different indicators of … Continue reading >Read more... Individual responsibility versus collective action: An examination of the impact of environmental advertisingPhoto credit: Jesse Kruger Does the individualization of environmentalism have any merits? Can it successfully co-exist with collective action? Environmental advertising (or “green” advertising) assures consumers that they can evoke positive environmental change by adopting simple habits and by purchasing … Continue reading >Read more... “This may be the only political issue whose results could be catastrophic permanently”Here is a quick quote from Tom Toles, a pulitzer prize-winning political cartoonist at the Washington Post, about the ongoing “climate debate”: “We are apparently going to let the debate on the science run until hell freezes over. If you … Continue reading >Read more... Copenhagen and Lund – two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominateHere are two videos from Streetfilms and the BBC which shows two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate. You have probably already heard about Copenhagen and the city’s great reputation as a bicycle city. But you might not have heard … Continue reading >Read more...
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