Link of the week :
Are you considering switching to Green(er) electricity? This site can help

Come back next week for more. Previous links of the week at the bottom of the page.

The Stern Review:
hm treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change
BBC on Stern: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6096084.stm

Carbon Reduction

CRed: www.cred-uk.org/CentralContent.aspx?intCID=5

Al Gore / An inconvenient truth : www.aninconvenienttruth.co.uk

http://www.wecansolveit.org/

Local
www.ecosavingsdirect.com

The following has been copied from the Ashton Hayes village
Carbon Neutral site www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk

Climate Change
ActOnCO2

http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/pubscat/free.html

http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/aboutCT.html

climatecare.org
myfootprint.org
forumforthefuture.org.uk
davidsuzuki.org

Other community projects

See our friends in Australia in and around the community of Castlemaine and the primary school

See also the new site at Snitterfield snitterfieldacc.org

We thank Jacqui Rogers for the following information.
Jacqui runs the Ruskin Mill Educational Trust that operates 3 colleges for students 16-25 with learning difficulties in Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Sheffield.
Their website address is www.ruskin-mill.org.uk
Ruskin Mill College in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire has 93 students, 200+ staff, 110 acres of farmland, woodland, organic fish farm and college site set on the outskirts of the town. It is also pioneering the use of renewable energy.

Jacqui also directs us to the following sites:
www.westmill.coop
http://www.westray-orkney.co.uk/thetrust/organisation.html

Rock concerts about climate change
http://www.climateark.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=25300

Recycled products
greenstat.co.uk [ papers ]

Magazines
New Scientist

UK Government
DEFRA: www.defra.gov.uk/science/what/climate.htm
Climate :Climate Challenge
UKCIP : www.ukcip.org.uk/

UK Academic sites
tyndall

Our Australian friends
www.voxbandicoot.com.au

US information
www.landscapeonline.com
www.useu.be/Categories/ClimateChange
www.iogen.ca/

Renewable energy grants (next year!)
(DTI) / BERR : Microgeneration Certification Scheme [MCS] (takes over from clear-skies)

Renewables
Wind
www.baywind.co.uk/
Biomass
www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/offmen-how-biomass-energy-works.html

Composting
AVDC : District Council
Buckinghamshire : County Council

Bedfordshire : Welcome Page
Bedfordshire : Composting Scheme

Previous Links of the week :

[7/7/08]
For holidays run by passionate people who care about the environment and local people, try this

[23/6/08]
If you have babies in nappies or plan to, this site offers good advice TheNappyLady

[16/6/08]
For something more academic try eci

[9/6/08]
Thinking about your holidays, travel by sea or train. try this site: seat61

[2/6/08]
Explore car sharing opportunities in Bucks click BucksCarShare

[26/5/08]
Watch StewkleyGreen on ITV Anglia News. click Anglia News to watch the 4 minute article. Or paste
www.itvlocal.com/anglia/news/?player=ANG_News_15&void=192088
 into your browser.

[19/5/08]
Join the Energy Saving Trust's Community Action for Energy Join

[12/5/08]
Join Tracey Todhunter's Carbon Neutral blog
[5/5/08]
visit the Leighton Buzzard based National Insulation Association for tips for the home and business
NIA web site
[28/4/08]
A low cost family outing for those interested in sustainable technology to Beaufort Court, Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in Kings Langley that has an open day on Saturday 14 June; an ideal low cost family outing.
More info and to book places - try the beaufortcourt web site