We talked about the proposed changes to the government Feed-in-Tariff recently, but how are the changes affecting church based projects on the ground in the diocese? Share you experiences and responses here in the comments. We are hearing of community solar PV projects that are now in serious financial jeopardy because of the proposed changes [...]
The Carbon Reduction Project at All Saints’ Church in Wokingham have made it to final of the energyshare Fund Vote! Up to £100,000 per group is up for grabs – and the ultimate winners will be decided entirely by public vote. The Cornerstone is a community centre run by All Saints’ Church in Wokingham, and [...]
In December UN climate talks will continue in Durban, South Africa. The profile of the talks is lower than in the past, but the results will be even more important. The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition has resources to help groups organise events between 26 November and 3 December, and can be anything from an African [...]
Switch to green energy! The Diocese of Oxford has negotiated schemes with two of the UK’s leading green energy providers that make switching to green electricity easy and make donations to the Church of England’s Climate Justice Fund.
Earth Hour 2011 – Sat 26th March from 8.30pm. A simple idea. For just one hour everyone is asked to switched off their lights and make a symbolic stand against climate change. It’s a reminder to us all that we only have one planet Earth.
Lent is the traditional time of the year when many churches and groups will give something-up or look at running a course on a particular aspect of faith and life. Here are a few of resources that may be of interest…
How can you combine growing your own delicious food, making new friends, learning a natural growing method, and the opportunity to reconnect at a deep, spiritual level with creation? The answer is Grow Zones, a community growing project.
With darker evenings and the colder weather we are all likely to be picking up the car keys more often, so here we highlight a few ideas to help you explore making your car use greener.
Every year the clocks get set in a way that means we get less light in our lives, sleeping through the sunlit mornings while we use expensive, polluting electric light in the evenings. The Lighter Later campaign is calling to move the clocks forward by one hour so that we are awake when the sun [...]
This week is Energy Saving Week – there are lots of resoruces available on the Energy Saving Trust website, including a free online home energy check, which could save you up to £250 a year on your bills: Free home energy check. The whole site is a wealth of information on energy saving for your [...]
The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition is calling for people across the UK to connect with others in their communities on 5th-6th November and lobby their MPs. People are invited to come together for the Big Climate Connection, and show MPs that people from all walks of life – from environment to development groups, from unions [...]
The start of term can see lots of people moving into rented accommodation – and living in a rented property can be a frustrating experience if you want to stop wasting energy. After all it’s unlikely you’re going to want to install loft insulation or replace the inefficient heating system at your own expense. Help [...]
