There were quite a few Irish Transition Towns represented at Feasta’s recent New Emergency conference including Monaghan, Clonmel, Cloughjordan and Kilkenny. It was a three day affair arguing that we are at the oil peak and now face the twin problems of climate change and peak oil along with an economy in steep decline. “This […]
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Glass Eye have given us a great leg-up by documenting the launch of the 400 Fruit Tree project and editing it into a fantastic web video which you can watch below. In just over 6 short minutes Nuala Roche and her team have magically captured what I believe transition is all about. That is, community […]
The Global Lunch box series of lunchtime talks and workshops began last Friday in Rothe House. The title of the first lunch box was “The Three E’s” and looked at the relationship between energy, the economy and the environment. It set the scene for all subsequent talks in that we looked at “The Big Picture” […]
The first orchard in the 400 fruit tree project was planted yesterday at the Gael Scoil. It was a great day, inspiring with a wonderful community spirit with a sense of something new afoot. The weather was kind and there was a big turnout from parents and friends to take part in the planting of […]
At the recent launch of our spring 2009 program we gave a short talk on peak oil, climate change, the limits to growth and how transition towns and future proof kilkenny fit in to this big picture. I was sure I struck the right note between realism about the challenges we face and optimism about […]