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Brighton Energy Cooperative launches one of UK’s largest community-owned solar energy schemes

Brighton Energy Co-operative is to launch a pioneering project that will generate community-owned green power in Brighton & Hove and fund local projects to help people reduce their energy bills. From 2 November, Brighton Energy Co-operative will be launching a share offer to raise up to £500,000 for its

The emotional impact of transition

In the UK and Wales alone, there are 11,000 parishes (towns/villages), 60 cities and any number of rural communities that are going to have to navigate the downslope of energy descent, either proactively or reactively. But along with these community-based transition, each individual needs to evolve away from

Connecting to nature: the dance of the carbon atom

Carbon is the building block of life, and here is a phase in its never-ending journey, adapted from an essay by Primo Levi which he originally dreamt up while a prisoner in Auschwitz. If ever you thought you were unconnected to the planet, this essay should put you right, for

Project sharing engine survey outcomes

Following our successful funding bid from Nominet Trust, we officially started the ‘Project Sharing Engine’ project a few weeks ago. Having set up a range of criteria, we sent an invitation to all of the Transition Network website registrees who were also ‘web point of contact’ for their initiative. We

Funding stream for food projects now open (London, UK)

Just received notice of a scheme that could be of immense help to some of the food initiatives in London. Dear Transition Town, Capital Growth the projects to start 2012 food growing spaces is launching its 7th funding round to finance community food growing projects. Please see text below, we

Transition companion twitter launch

Are you inspired by the Transition movement? Do you have a burning question for the Transition movement founder, Rob Hopkins? Or do you simply want to find out more? Join us for a Twitter launch with Rob Hopkins on Thursday 13 October 2011. * Date(s): Thursday 13th October 2011 * Contributor:

Rob Hopkins launches the Transition Companion at Food from the sky

This is from the ‘Food from the sky‘ project, where we are delighted to launch the Transition Companion: We are very very pleased to invite you to join Rob Hopkins and a whole bunch of us for the exciting launch of his new book: The Transition Companion * Date: Wednesday 12th