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Newsletter
Winter Edition
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Archive :
Autumn Edition 2009
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News Feeds
- EU to exceed 2020 green energy target: forecasts
- Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation
- Bolivia: Noel Kempff project is 'saving the forest' by forcing destruction elsewhere
- Cyprus conflict closes leaders' eyes to water shortage
- Research casts doubt over green credentials of "degradable" plastics
Links
Local Websites :
www.linlithgrow.org.uk - How to Grow, Buy and Cook local food.
Linlithgow.com
Cittaslow
Burgh Beautiful
Linlithgow Business Association
The Best of West Lothian
Slow Food - Linlithgow
Linlithgow Aspires
Linlithgow Gazette
West Lothian Podcast
A local Blog on trying to be green
Official Sites & Reports :
Scottish Parliament - Climate Change Bill
Scottish Government Annual Report - May 2008
UK Government Annual Report - July 2008
Stern Review of Climate Change - economics
Committee on Climate Change - Chair Lord Turner
DEFRA - The Environment in your Pocket booklet.
DEFRA - Environmental Statistics facts & figures
Scotlands Ecological Footprint 2001
The Royal Society Climate Change section - well worth a visit.
World GHG Emissions Flow Chart
Zero Carbon Britain from Centre for Alternative Technology
Sustainble Energy without the hot air by David MacKay
Powering Our Lives Government Report from the Office for Science
Scientists Pages
IPCC 2007 Synthesis Report Document explaining Climate Change to Policy Makers.
IPCC Forth Assessment Report
The Royal Society Climate Change section - well worth a visit.
Other Communities :
A Google Map of all CCF Award Winners
www.goingcarbonneutralstirling.org.uk - Going Carbon Neutral Stirling
www.goingcarbonneutral.net - Riverside, Stirling
www.transitiontownfalkirk.blogspot.com - Transition Falkirk
www.comrie.org.uk - Comrie Development Trust & their excellent Town Business Plan
www.dundeesuncity.org.uk - Dundee
www.greenerleith.org - Greener Leith
www.moffatcan.org - Moffat's Going Carbon Neutral group
www.letslivelocal.co.uk
www.pedal-porty.org.uk - Portobello Transition Town
North Howe Transition Toun
www.transitionedinburgh.org.uk - Transition Edinburgh
Transition Falkland
www.transitiontowns.org - Transition Town Movement
http://fynehomes.org.uk/tzcb.html - Towards Zero Carbon Bute
www.transitionscotland.org - Specific website for the Transition Towns in Scotland.
www.piperonline.org.uk - Parents In Partnership Eco Representatives
And lots more.... See this excellent Google Map of the UK.
News and Articles :
BBC The Green Room
Advice & Support Groups :
http://holyrood350.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil - Peak Oil summary on Wikipedia
www.scottishrenewables.com - Government initiative
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk - Energy Saving Trust
Energy Saving Trust - Community Action for Energy [CAfE]
www.greenphase.com - UK Environmental Directory – lots of links
United Nations - Kick the Habit
www.sead.org.uklink - Switch On to Climate Change
www.stopclimatechaosscotland.org - Scottish Stop Climate Chaos
www.cat.org.uk - Centre for Alternative Technology
www.foe-scotland.org.uk - Friends of the Earth - Scotland (New Website)
www.lowcarbon.co.uk - Low Carbon Trust
www.greenguide.co.uk - The Green Guide
www.sustainweb.org - lots of interesting info on food etc.
www.communitysolution.org - The Community Solution
WWF - One Planet Future Campaign
www.carbondescent.org.uk
www.footprintnetwork.org - Ecological footprint structure to quantify sustainability
Scottish Building Standards Agency
www.envirowise.gov.uk/scotland - Advice for Businesses in Scotland
SCCIP - List of Experts
www.biggreenswitch.co.uk
www.nisp.org.uk - National Industrial Symbiosis Programme for Businesses.
www.greenvoice.com - green conversations
www.forumforthefuture.org
www.sdenetwork.org - Sustainable Development Education Network
www.sustainabilitystreet.org.au - Sustainability Street - Australian Website
www.aecb.net - Sustainable Building Association
Research & Science
www.ipcc.ch - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
www.tyndall.ac.uk - The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
www.i-sis.org.uk - Institute of Science in Society
Education Support
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Schools Global Footprint
Carbon Calculators :
Act-on-CO2 - UK Gov. Calculator
www.carbondiet.org
www.google.co.uk/carbonfootprint/
Resurgence CO2 Calculator
New Economics :
http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/
Purchasing :
Ethical Consumer
Food & Gardening :
www.linlithgrow.org.uk - our food & gardening sub-group project
www.fifediet.co.uk - Fife Diet - a local food experiment
http://sites.google.com/site/linlithgowslowfood/ - Linlithgow Slow Food
www.lovefoodhatewaste.com - advice on how to reduce food waste
www.linlithgowallotments.org.uk - campaign for new allotment site
www.roukenglen.com - local garden centre with plans for allotments
www.sags.org.uk - Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society
www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk/html/compost.asp - order a compost bin
www.sustainweb.org
Renewable Energy : Heat Pumps / CHP / Wind Turbines :
www.heatpumpnet.org.uk - All about heat pumps
www.provenenergy.co.uk - Wind Turbines
www.wind-works.org - Lots of advice on all things wind powered
www.greenbooklive.com - Reference for environmental products and services
www.peterrussell.com/Earth/CarbSequest.php - One persons view on carbon sequestration
Scottish Exec - Planning for Micro-Renewables
www.withouthotair.com - by David MacKay, Professor in the Dept of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
Energy Saving :
www.saveyour20percent.co.uk Energy saving trust for making a commitment
www.greenelectricity.org - Site for comparing green energy suppliers
www.greenenergyuk.com - One of the green energy suppliers
Changeworks - advice for heritage buildings
www.eco-renovation.org - Glaswegian eco house doctors
http://www.sheilamaid.com/ - Clothes Hanger for indoors. Granny new best. How true.
Recycling / Waste :
www.crns.org.uk - Community Recycling Network for Scotland
www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk - Waste / Recycling Advice and Compost Bins for Sale
www.wasteawareunwantedmail.org.uk - How to stop Junk and un-addressed mail.
www.plasticbagfree.com - Plastic Bag Free Modbury - excellent resource
Freecycle.org - A new Linlithgow Group has just started
Nappies :
http://www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk/html/realNappies.asp
http://www.changeworks.org.uk/content.php?linkid=173
Transport :
Fuel Efficient Cars - Which? on-line report
Transport Direct - Trip planner
www.tripsharewestlothian.com
www.carplus.org.uk - Sharing and better use of cars
www.seat61.com - Link for travel anywhere not by air
www.sustrans.org.uk - The UK's Sustainable Transport Charity
www.applefuels.co.uk - Biodiesel - Glasgow
Sequestration and other Partial Solutions
www.biochar.org
Other :
www.babycentre.co.uk - Eco nappies and a lot more for the future generations
www.gci.org.uk - Global Commons Institute - C & C
www.carboncommentary.com - interesting blog website
www.climatechangecommunication.org
www.bedzedhouse.co.uk - examples of smart low-carbon housing design
www.capefarewell.com - artists' response to climate change
Local Businesses :
Note: we are not recommending any specific businesses for their ECO credentials. If you want to check if a local business has ethical practices and environmental procedures then you need to ask them directly.
www.fairtradewinds.co.uk - Our local fairtrade shop
www.thelineonline.co.uk - The Line Gallery
www.epulum.net - Epulum, Restaurant / Cafe
www.hyndberry.co.uk - Local Food and Cookery Skills using local produce
www.champfleurieestate.co.uk - local supplier of logs, pellets, manure, sheds, etc.
www.sewingroom-linlithgow.co.uk - Local shop for quality alterations/curtains etc.
www.craigsecoconstruction.co.uk/development - A local builder
www.ekjn.co.uk - Local architects
www.cadell2.co.uk - Local architects
Local Community Groups and other Local Websites
www.linlithgowcc.org - Linlithgow Camera Club
Great daily photos from around the loch
New forum topics
- LCC Meeting : 15th February 2010
- DECC: Wam Homes, Greener Homes Strategy
- Scot Gov: Review of building stds - Sec 6 energy
- Committee on CC : Updated report o Scottish Exec..
- WWF: New Report: Climate impact of food much higher than previously thought
- Peak Oil - Businesses wake up - shortages by 2015 possible
- Community Woodlands Assoc
- Uk Gov: FIT's announced
- Linlithgow Development Trust
- NEF: Growth Isn't Possible
- Scot Gov: Consulation on the Energy Efficiency Action Plan 4 Scotland
- LCC Meeting : 11th January 2010
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