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Web Resources There are many links to be found on the internet using good search engines. This article summaries the resources we've found particularly useful.
Bushcraft forum - www.bushcraftuk.co.uk Bison Bushcraft - www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk Ray Mears - www.raymears.com
Climate Prediction distributed computing project - www.climateprediction.net Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - www.met-office.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/index.html The Kyoto Protocol - unfccc.int/cop4/kp/kp.html United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - unfccc.int Climate Justice - www.climatelaw.org - enforcing climate change law
Triodos Bank - www.triodos.co.uk Co-Operative Bank - www.co-operativebank.co.uk Ecology Building Society - www.ecology.co.uk
Green Building and Communities The Centre for Alternative Technology - www.cat.org.uk The Low Impact Living Initiative - www.lowimpact.org The Land Is Ours - www.tlio.org.uk - "TLIO campaigns peacefully for access to the land, its resources, and the decision-making processes affecting them, for everyone, irrespective of race, gender or age." Chapter 7 (Campaigning arm of The Land Is Ours) - www.tlio.org.uk/chapter7/ Tony Wrench's roundhouse - website.lineone.net/~tonywrench/ Straw Bale Building Association - strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk Rainharvesting Systems - www.rainharvesting.co.uk - "the UK leaders for rainwater collection and re-use. As part of The Green Shop we have been supplying rainwater harvesting equipment since 1994 and we have a wealth of experience in this particular field." The Green Shop - www.greenshop.co.uk -"Products for a Sustainable Future" Construction Resources, 16 Great Guildford St., London, SE1 0HS - www.ecoconstruct.com - suppliers of a range of green building products, including Wisy rainwater filters. They have a London showroom where you can see some of their products. Ecohub - www.ecohub.co.uk - links The Green Providers Directory - www.search-for-me.co.uk - "has links to hundreds of natural, green goods and services including renewable energy suppliers, fair trade clothing, gifts and gadgets."
PowerSwitch - www.powerswitch.org.uk Life After the Oil Crash - www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net Peak Oil article on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
The UK Permaculture Association - www.permaculture.org.uk Permaculture Activist - www.permacultureactivist.net Permaculture Net - www.permaculture.net Transition Culture - www.transitionculture.org - "An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent" by Rob Hopkins, a permaculture teacher and instigator of the Kinsale Energy Descent Plan.
George Monbiot - www.monbiot.com The Green Party - www.greenparty.org.uk The New Economics Foundation - www.neweconomics.org
British Wind Energy Association - www.bwea.com Proven Energy - www.provenenergy.com Marlec Energy (manufacturer of Rutland Windchargers) - www.marlec.co.uk Home Power magazine - www.homepower.com - good resources and articles on wind and solar power, with technical details; US-focused, but occasionally carries UK articles Low Carbon Buildings Programme (successor to Clear Skies, this is the new UK government grant scheme for installing renewable technology systems such as solar photovoltaic, ground source heat pumps etc.)- www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/funding/lowcarbonbuildings/
Rail Passengers Council - www.railpassengers.org.uk - "the voice of rail passengers" explains how you can seek redress from the operators of a delayed or cancelled train service Carry Freedom - www.carryfreedom.com - manufacturers of excellent bike trailers |
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-- (c) James Lea, www.GreenLiving.co.uk, 2005 - 2007 -- |
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