Links
On this page you'll find lots of links that we'd like to share with you. If you've got ideas for any more links that you think we should add, or if any of the links don't work, drop us a line.
Top 5 Links
Transition Culture
The blog of Transition movement architect Rob Hopkins
Transition Towns
Central website for all Transition initiatives. Also home to the Transition Network.
Richard Heinberg on Energy and Peak Oil
Talk by Richard Heinberg which gives an excellent introduction to Peak Oil.
Future Scenarios
David Holmgren, one of the co-originators of Permaculture lays out the possible future implications of peak oil and climate change.
Green Shopping
Great resource run by Permaculture Magazine folks with access to books, DVDs, tools and other stuff to help you learn more about the issues and take practical action.
Local links
Environmental Organisations
Local Food
Local Government and Community Involvement
For Businesses
Local Trading
Transportation
Links by theme
Transition
Peak Oil
Climate Change
Renewable Energy & Technologies for Transition
Permaculture
Economics
Transport
Food
Blogs
Green Goods
Environmental Faith-Based Groups
Video&Audio
Local links
Environmental Organisations
Leicester Friends of the Earth
Campaigning locally on many issues related to sustainability.
Groundwork Leicester and Leicestershire
Local environmental charity that organises loads of great practical and educational projects.
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
Working to protect and enhance Leicestershire and Rutland's wildlife and wild places.
BTCV Leicestershire and Rutland
Opportunities for local volunteering on environmental projects.
Leicester Freecycle Group
Find a good home for your unwanted stuff, or provide a good home for someone else's unwanted things.
Leicester National Trust Group
Local Food
Leicestershire Food Links
Promoting local food in Leicestershire
Local Food Heroes
Directory of local food producers and distributors in Leicestershire
Allotments 4 All
Information on renting an allotment garden in Leicester
Local Government and Community Involvement
Preparing for Peak Oil.
Report produced by the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre aimed at Local Authorities on how to prepare for the impacts of Peak Oil.
Community Meetings
Information and dates for community meetings in neighbourhoods in Leicester.
Voluntary Action Leicester
Supporting volunteering and community involvement in Leicester.
Leicestershire Beehive
Site that hosts web pages of local voluntary groups in the Leicestershire area.
Implications of Peak Oil for local government
Report from the city government in Burnaby in Canada (a similar sized city to Leicester), describing the Peak Oil problem and possible local government responses.
Short talk on the challenge of Peak Oil
Daniel Lerch of the Post Carbon Institute on what Peak Oil means for local government.
For Businesses
Leicester Energy Agency
Supporting local businesses in saving energy. Current projects include an intelligent metering project, aimed at SMEs.
Business Link (East Midlands)
Information on advice, support and funding available for local businesses looking to use resources more efficiently.
Leicester City Council information on the environment for businesses
Leicester City Council: What's your plan?
Assistance and a toolkit for local businesses to plan to reduce carbon emissions
East Midlands Business Resource Efficiency Network
ESPO
Offering a sustainable procurement service for local organisations.
Local Trading
Lets All Share
Website that puts people together with others in their local community, or friends and family, so infrequently-used possessions can be shared when they're needed.
Leicester LETS4All
Volunteer-run group allowing members to offer and receive services without the need for money. For info, contact Tony on tony.modinos [AT]talktalk.net
Transportation
Leicestershire Campaign for Better Transport
Bikes 4 All
A bike recycling project run by Groundwork based near Leicester City Centre
Cyclemagic
Offering cycle training, recycled bikes and unusual pedal-powered machines
Leicester Spokes
Campaigning for better conditions for Leicester cyclists and organising weekly social bike rides
LeicesterShare
Leicestershire-focussed car sharing website
Woodgate Car Club
Rusty Vehicle Sharing Group
Car pool sharing 5 vehicles across Leicester. Contact: jjdickie [AT] hotmail.com
Links by theme
Transition
Transition Culture
The blog of Transition movement architect Rob Hopkins
Transition Towns
Central website for all Transition initiatives. Also home to the Transition Network, which provides support to Transition initiatives
Community Solution
U.S. organisation working on Transition-related issues
Dynamic Cities
Canadian initative working on Transition issues. Great explanation of possible future scenarios.
Peak Oil
Colin Campbell - The End of Cheap Oil
Seminal paper from 1998 outlining the Peak Oil argument
George Monbiot - The Last Straw
Recent article on the UK Government's lack of action on Peak Oil
The Hirsch Report
A major 2005 report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy on Peak Oil
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas
This group, founded in June 2007, is made up of MPs and Lords from the UK Government looking into the implications of Peak Oil and Gas.
Energy Bulletin
An outstanding clearing-house for current information on Peak Oil.
David Strahan's Website
Useful information for Peak Oil beginners and experts alike.
The Oil Drum (europe)
Publishes carefully thought-out articles discussing our energy future.
ASPO, the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
Authoritative source of Peak Oil information.
PowerSwitch
British site with lots of information and several good primers on the subject.
Peak Oil Blues
All a bit too much? This friendly site is run by professionally trained psychotherapists to help those trying to come to terms with Peak Oil and its impact on their life and plans.
Climate Change
Zero Carbon Britain
A strategy for making the UK a zero emission country within 20 years.
Carbon Equity - Climate Code Red
Excellent report on the scale of the climate emergency.
Real Climate
Climate science by climate scientists. Includes really useful FAQ sections, and responses to common arguments by climate sceptics.
IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
Reports from climate scientists representing the international consensus position on climate change.
350.org
Great site simply explaining what level of atmostpheric carbon we need to aim for to prevent dangerous climate change.
Campaign Against Climate Change
Organises annual Climate Change March and an annual conference to get up to date on the issues.
Camp for Climate Action
Organises the annual climate camp, with education, low impact living and direct action to bring about action on climate change.
Stop Climate Chaos
Coalition of groups campaigning on climate change.
CRED
CRed is a way of supporting individuals and towns to reduce their CO2 emissions
One Planet Living
One Planet Living is a global initiative based on 10 principles of sustainability developed by BioRegional and WWF
Tradable Energy Quotas
David Fleming's proposed system to cap carbon emissions and fairly allocate the rights to emit CO2.
Cap and Share
A system devised by FEASTA for an upstream cap on bringing fossil fuels into the economy, and an equal per capita share of the right to emit CO2.
Kyoto2
An exciting proposal for a truly effective replacement for the Kyoto protocol.
[http://www.imeasure.org.uk | Imeasure]]
A great tool that lets you calculate and monitor your carbon emissions week by week.
Act On CO2
Probably the best carbon emission calculator out there.
Renewable Energy & Technologies for Transition
Energy Saving Trust
First call for information on energy saving technologies for your home.
Green Energy 360
Great site which will give you tailored advice on the best renewable energy options for your home.
Centre for Alternative Technology
Full of excellent information on technologies and strategies for living sustainably.
Permaculture
Permaculture Association UK
The UK's permaculture network - lots of info to introduce the key ideas.
Permaculture Magazine
Monthly magazine full of great ideas and examples of practical solutions.
Economics
FEASTA - The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability
Feasta aims to identify the characteristics (economic, cultural and environmental) of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose.
New Economics Foundation
Works to construct a new economy centered on people and the environment - using techniques such as social and environmental auditing.
Money as Debt
Excellent short animated film which very simply explains how money is created, and how the banking system works.
Prosperity UK
A monthly journal on Money Reform, based in Glasgow
which campaigns for publicly-created debt-free money.
Money: What it is, how it works
Thorough introduction to what seems like every aspect of the money system.
Herman Daly on Economic Growth
US economist Herman Daly explains the conflict between economic growth and resource availability in this 3 minute video.
The Ecology of Money
Short book by economist Richard Douthwaite which can be read online, which outlines the unsustainability of our current currency system, and proposes an alternative approach.
Transport
Transport Direct
National journery planning site with in built carbon calculator
The Man in Seat 61
Site full of information on how to get almost anywhere overseas from the UK by rail
Sustrans
Developers of the national cycle network.
Fill That Hole
Site for cyclists to report potholes wherever you come across them!
Food
f3 - Local Food Consultants
Local food contacts across the country, local food events, information on training.
The Soil Association
Organic farming organisation - very much on board with the Transition perspective.
Slow Food
Promoting the enjoyment and protection of locally produced food products and regional cooking. There's a gap in the market for a Leicester group if anyone wants to start one...
Eat the View
Eat the view aims to help people make the links between the products they buy and the countryside they cherish. Contains research, contacts and case studies about individual producers.
Local Food Works
Aims to foster sustainable local food systems through the development of local food networks.
Urban food growing in Cuba
Inspiring clip of Monty Don exploring Cuba's local & organic urban food growing revolution
Growing Communities
Inspiring project in East London working on organic urban food production and community supported agriculture.
Making local food work
Project looking to increase access to local food in the UK]]
Transition Farming
Soil Association information on what Transition means for farming.
Blogs
Transition Culture
The blog of Transition movement architect Rob Hopkins
Eat the Suberbs
Australian blog focussing on the possibilities for Urban food growing.
Mark Lynas
Blog devoted to climate change related issues, by the author of Six Degrees.
George Monbiot
Collection of articles - many on climate change and peak oil - by George Monbiot.
Green Goods
Green Shopping
Ethical Superstore
Centre for Alternative Technology shop
Eco Logic Books
The Green Building Store
Environmental Faith-Based Groups
Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Operation Noah
Christian group campaigning for strong action on climate change.
Noah Project
Raising awareness of environmental issues amongst the Jewish community.
Video&Audio
Interview with Rob Hopkins
Transition movement architect Rob Hopkins explains Peak Oil and how Transition Town Totnes has responded.
EnviroSpeakTV
Great resource where you can submit or watch short films on environmental themes.
EcoTube
Like YouTube, but focussed on info on environmental and social issues. Lots of Transition videos.
Ecologist TV
Short films and radio programmes from the Ecologist magazine.
Carbon Free TV
New UK-based source for short climate change related films and interviews.
350.org video
An excellent 90 seconds animation on why we ought to aim for 350 parts per million CO2 to combat climate change.
Climate Radio
Radio shows going into the details on climate change issues.
Peak Oil for Policy Makers
A 10 minute introductino to Peak Oil by Richard Heinberg and Julian Darley of the Post Carbon Institute in the U.S.
Peak Oil - How will you ride the slide?
A short and fun animation that introduces the idea of Peak Oil in about 60 seconds.