Web Links

Energy

Environment

Earth Policy
http://www.earth-policy.org/
Plan B 4.0: Mobilising to Save the Civilisation by Lester Brown, a life-long environmental activist
Freecycle
http://www.freecycle.org/group/UK
It's really easy to use Freecycle and it is amazingly quick and effective. Things you would never dream you could either get or find homes for change hands effortlessly thanks to Freecycle. For example, 3 crates of Startrek videos. Think that even charity shops won't take videos? Maybe-- but 15 people replied to our Startrek videos listing! We rescued them from landfill at the dump, and freecycled them.
There is a lovely friendly atmosphere to the communications on freecycle. That's because it's a great experience--it helps you, helps others, and helps the environment!
Re-use Directory
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/reusedirectory
Christchurch Borough Council's re-use and recycling directory. Click on the site for a full pdf, or for a hard copy, please contact the Council

Gardening/Allotments

Garden Organic
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/
This used to be known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association.
Packed with good advice.
Non-commercial.
Well worth the membership fee.
Landshare
http://www.landshare.net/
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's excellent landsharing website.
There's sometimes plots in and around Christchurch.
New Forest Beekeepers
http://www.newforestbeekeepers.org.uk/

Global Warming

Dorset Eye--Climate Change-- the arguments
http://www.dorseteye.com/north/articles/how-to-talk-to-a-climate-skeptic-responses-to-the-most-common-skeptical-arguments-on-global-warming
How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic: Responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming.

A complete listing of the articles in “How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic,” a series by Coby Beck containing responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming.
http://www.campaigncc.org
http://www.campaigncc.org
For anyone who would like a scientific assessment of the scale and potential impact of climate change (including detailed answers to many climate denial myths) please go to http://www.campaigncc.org/"

Money/Banking

Bank to the Future
http://www.banktothefuture.com/
Positive Money
http://www.positivemoney.org.uk/
Triodos Bank
http://www.triodos.co.uk/
Triodos Bank was established 30 years ago in the Netherlands to use money to benefit people and the environment.
www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/money/bankingcurrentaccounts.aspx
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/money/bankingcurrentaccounts.aspx
Ethical Consumer compares the ethical ratings of banks mutuals and building societies and gives helpful information on moving your money. You can customise the ethical screening criteria to reflect your personal and political values so that financial providers appear ranked by how they measure up to your personal ethical priorities.
www.moneythatworks.org
http://www.moneythatworks.org
This website created by Stef Kling is about developing a Sustainable Economic System
www.moveyourmoney.org.uk/what-about-my-bank
http://moveyourmoney.org.uk
March 2012 is Move Your Money Month!
In March, individuals and organisations up and down the country will move their money from the big banks to more ethical or socially useful alternatives.
Pick a day in March to move your money
Zopa
http://www.zopa.com/

Movies

The Economics of Happiness
http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/
Far from the old institutions of power, people are starting to forge a very different future...

Solutions/Ideas

Positive News newspaper
http://www.positivenews.org.uk/
Post Carbon Institute
http://www.postcarbon.org/
Z Net
http://www.zcommunications.org
A community of people committed to social change.

Transition Groups

New Forest Transitions
http://www.newforesttransition.org/
Covering a huge rural area, New Forest Transitions has much to teach us about rural, horticultural and agricultural skills - skills and crafts that we're all going to need after Peak Oil
Transition BH
http://transitionbh.org/
Transition BH Hub.
Connecting Transition Towns in South East Dorset. (BH postcode area.)
Transition Poole
http://transitionpoole.org.uk/
Improving a Beautiful Place as a Transition Town
Transition UK
http://www.transitionnetwork.org

Wildlife

Dorset Wildlife Trust
http://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/
Help Protect Your Local Wildlife
Hedgehog Street
http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/pages/hedgehog-street.html
Hedgehog Street: Help sustain endangered local Hedgehogs.

Hedgehog Street gives guidance about how neighbours can get together to make gardens safe and accessible for hedgehogs, which need a large territory to forage.

Title
FRACKING –Action needed NOW!
Visit to Alan and Claire Kenny's Garden
What is Fracking and why should we be concerned?
Cancellation of Transition Town Christchurch's April Event
Turn off your lights for WWF 's EARTH HOUR: 8:30pm 23 MARCH 2013
Dorset Eye--Climate Change-- the arguments

Events