Welcome to the low impact community adventure...

... an occasional blog based on the research for a book of stories, 'The Ecology of Community' about an exploration of communities in the UK that are living lightly and lowering their carbon emissions...

It's a blog which hopes to connect inspiring and alternative stories about living lightly .. showing how our journey to a post-carbon future is one about inspiration, resourcefulness and creativity, and coming together, rather than fear and guilt and doom.

It documents my journey as I join with others to see how groups of people are taking power into their own hands, learning useful skills for a post-oil world

And, by looking at what communities are doing - not just intentional communities, but the concept of community: cooperative groups, structures, traditional and new communities, islands, housing estates, communities of interest and virtual communities - the journey will test the premise that cooperation - rather than competition - provides the most effective model for change.

It's all inspired by a lovely handbook called the 'Three Tonne Handbook', published by Women's Environmental Network, which shows groups of people how to reduce their emissions with handy sections for food, water, energy, waste and transport.

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Reading about Copenhagen...

..and desperately sad (tho not surprised) to hear attempts to water down the commitments from the developing world.

Great blog here from Adam Welz

But at the same time the Klima Forum ' System Change, Not Climate Change' is offering so much creativity - check out the Mesh Framework of post-Copenhagen ideas to help connect different organisations

Reminds us though that we must find solutions - and inspiration, closer to home, which I hope the stories I'm collecting will help do....
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