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Chris Rowland of OVESCO on living with climate change

One of the things Transition can bring is the ability to turn ‘living with climate change’ into inspired and positive action. We asked Chris Rowland of Ouse Valley Energy Services Company (OVESCO) to tell us his story: “The triggers which got me involved with Transition Town Lewes started with the

Primary schools in the watershed

Embedding in place and embedding in community are two of the strands of work for the Schools in Transition programme. The third is taking action outside the walls of the school to do some real-world problem-solving. Earlier this year, as part of the watershed work that KEVICC, the Totnes secondary

Living with Climate Change: Karen Tracy in Joshua Tree

What does Transition look like in a place with just 4″ of rain a year? This is the challenge faced by Transition Joshua Tree (population 8,000) in the Mojave desert. Dr Karen Tracy from the group told us more: “Even without climate change, the Mojave Desert looks dry, daunting,

Living with Climate Change: Cathy Verschoor in Deventer

“I am not sure what it is you are doing but it seems like a lot of fun. Can I join in?” This was the message I send to the Edible Deventer group in the Netherlands after reading yet another article about their local initiatives: household garden courses, creation of

Transition Network seeks new Trustees: Sarah McAdam on what makes a good Trustee

Transition Network is seeking four new Trustees to help the organisation to continue to grow and develop. Everything you need to know about that process can be found here. Over the next few weeks we’ll be asking former and current Trustees for their thoughts and experiences. We start today

Paul Kingsnorth on living with climate change.

Paul Kingsnorth wrote recently of the floods that have hit the UK, arguing that they represent the beginning of “a gradual, messy, winding-down of everything we once believed we were entitled to”. It’s 2 years since he announced “I withdraw from the campaigning and the marching. I withdraw from

Getting back to the BBC about Lord Lawson’s ‘Today Programme’ appearance.

Here is an Open Letter which responds to the BBC’s letter defence of the recent appearance of Lord Lawson on the Today Programme. My original complaint can be found here. Dear Ceri Thomas, Thanks for your response setting out the BBC’s defence of Lord Lawson’s appearance on