Sentences with phrase «for transition towns»

«In Transition» Documentary Streams Live Today We're pretty crazy for Transition Towns here at TreeHugger.

This summer we welcome Transition US, which is the national hub for the Transition Town Movement which was started in the UK in 2005.

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Such organizations as Friends of the Earth, The Permaculture Association, The Centre for Alternative Technology, The Soil Association, Garden Organic (previously the Henry Doubleday Research Association - HDRA), the many Wildlife Trusts and Conservation bodies and the recent Transition Towns Network try to address these issues.

If it's hard for you to get out and about town, or if it's easier for you to videochat rather than attend an in - person visit, Womb can help you transition into life with your new baby.

Gillen said Wednesday in an interview that she was «a little bit disappointed» in the town board's moves, but remains «optimistic» that she can work with Santino and Town Attorney Joe Ra for a successful transittown board's moves, but remains «optimistic» that she can work with Santino and Town Attorney Joe Ra for a successful transitTown Attorney Joe Ra for a successful transition.

«Rosendale has an actual opportunity in our hands to become a model town, a town for the future, like we talk about sustainability and transition towns,» he added, describing his vision going forward.

Ms. Eisenstein said a transition was always in the works, as the group set two - year term limits for its board positions, and that it is not related to her campaign for a Southold Town Board seat.

I have been living and working in India for the past 43 years and have witnessed a transition in cities (even villages and small towns) toward more air pollution and also big dietary changes from whole grains and healthy unrefined oils to white flour, polished rice, excessive sugar and unlimited availability of milk (white revolution).

Nothing brings me more joy than finding clothes that work in the boardroom and transition well for a night on the town.

The dark palette features an array of lush plums and rich chocolates, perfect for a daring day at work that transition to drinks on the town.

It's the perfect transition top from the office with a pair of dressy culottes, to a leather skirt in the evening for a night out on the town.

I was on the hunt for a LWD that would easily transition from workwear to a night about town and this dress works very well with a day or evening look.

Can't wait for the next time he goes out of town and I get to the story's end to find out that my sister is a lesbian or my brother has transitioned to an Albanian vegetarian.

The premise on its own sounds intriguing: a woman joins some men for antics in town but things get out of hand when they transition from a party to a robbery.

We know the Caravan will not last much longer as Dodge makes its transition to a performance brand, leaving mainstream duties to Chrysler, but the Town & Country is still a solid pick for those who can't do without sliding doors and seemingly endless cargo space.

For a small shelter run by a non-profit in a resort or college town, a director with good marketing and management skills may be all that's needed, and the transition to No Kill may be quick.

The transition in Searle's focus from the work made as a masters student (Searle received her M.F.A. in 1995)- resin sculptures encasing found objects - started with her piece for the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale show in 1997, «Life's Little Necessities», staged at the The Cape Town Castle, when Searle introduced the pentagram shape of the Castle laid out in spices as part of her installation.

Because that initial email provided such a stimulus for me to write a lengthy response, I chose to make my email public (slightly edited) and offer it as an open letter to all Transition Towns.

We talk to people involved in three Friends of the Earth groups, on the potential for community - owned and managed renewables in Denmark, on the perfect plan for transitioning Estonia away from dirty oil shale, and on how local resistance and perseverance has turned a small Czech town into an example of the just transition we need to move away from dirty fossil fuels.

He is great on the merits of emerging sharing economy models, new public transport systems and town planning that are serving to design out the car, the Transition Town movement and its focus on community energy, China's land grabs in Africa, and the crushing and debilitating damage done by the Anglo - Saxon work - life imbalance — his description of a «Universal Job Description for life in the service economy» that runs: «Sit at desk, write emails, answer phone, make tea and / or coffee, go to meetings, fiddle with spreadsheets, eat lunch,» will be sadly redolent to mtown planning that are serving to design out the car, the Transition Town movement and its focus on community energy, China's land grabs in Africa, and the crushing and debilitating damage done by the Anglo - Saxon work - life imbalance — his description of a «Universal Job Description for life in the service economy» that runs: «Sit at desk, write emails, answer phone, make tea and / or coffee, go to meetings, fiddle with spreadsheets, eat lunch,» will be sadly redolent to mTown movement and its focus on community energy, China's land grabs in Africa, and the crushing and debilitating damage done by the Anglo - Saxon work - life imbalance — his description of a «Universal Job Description for life in the service economy» that runs: «Sit at desk, write emails, answer phone, make tea and / or coffee, go to meetings, fiddle with spreadsheets, eat lunch,» will be sadly redolent to many.

Commitments don't need to come from the national or even the state level — every business, every town, every community can make a transition to 100 - percent renewable electricity and it gets us one step closer to creating a safer, more sustainable environment for us all.

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«There was, and has been, throughout Transition Town Media's many events and projects, a sense of possibility and aliveness in people taking bold ideas and putting them into action right in our town for the benefit of all,» explains MyTown Media's many events and projects, a sense of possibility and aliveness in people taking bold ideas and putting them into action right in our town for the benefit of all,» explains Mytown for the benefit of all,» explains Myles.

The majority of Transition Towns, in fact, have expanded or repurposed green space for local food production.

«Time Banking,» another common form of local currency circulating in Transition Towns, enables participating residents to earn a «Time Dollar» for every hour of services they provide.

Further Reading on Transition Towns 400 Fruit Trees Project: Wonderful Video from Transition Kilkenny In Transition: The Transition Movement Documentary Planet Green's Green Glossary: Transition Towns Transition Towns Reach the US The Times Newspaper on Transition Towns and «Apocalypse Now» Transition Towns and Cities Emerge in the US Transition Towns New Zealand Gains Strength Transition Towns Reach Japan Transition Towns Reach New Zealand Transition Town Plants Up Nut Trees for Food Security Interview with Rob Hopkins, founder of the movement Transition City Bristol The Transition Handbook Transition Towns Reach Australia The Virtual Orchard Project

When I posted the trailer for In Transition — the documentary about the Transition Towns movement as a response to peak oil and climate change — commenter CB was less than enamored with the film making style.

- and who might instead prefer a community - based expression of simplicity, there is an easy alternative for the suburban dweller: work with local government to build a transition town.

Transition Towns have been dismissed by some as a rebranding of self - sufficient hippydom, for example, and

Further Reading on Transition Towns Planet Green's Green Glossary: Transition Towns Transition Towns Reach the US The Times Newspaper on Transition Towns and «Apocalypse Now» Transition Towns and Cities Emerge in the US Transition Towns New Zealand Gains Strength Transition Towns Reach Japan Transition Towns Reach New Zealand Transition Town Plants Up Nut Trees for Food Security Interview with Rob Hopkins, founder of the movement Transition City Bristol The Transition Handbook Transition Towns Reach Australia The Virtual Orchard Project

Chew Magna's Go Zero Project Community Solutions to Coming Challenges: Peak Moment TV Further Reading on Transition Towns Transition Towns Reach New Zealand Transition Town Plants Up Nut Trees for Food Security Interview with Rob Hopkins, founder of the movement Transition City Bristol The Transition Handbook Transition Towns Reach Australia The Virtual Orchard Project And Some Other Ideas for Weaning Us Off Fossil Fuels Kite Powered Shipping Backyard Permaculture Urban Aquaponics Local Farming Systems Bikes, Cargo Bikes, Electric Bikes, Electric Scooters, Electric Cars, and Electric Trucks Telecommuting New Urbanism Trains Vegetarianism and Reduced Meat Diets Algae and Waste Grease for Biofuels Community Gardens DIY Hydroponics Freecycle Car sharing Airships Turboprop Aircraft Micro -, Macro - and Bloody - Massive - Scale Wind Turbines Solar Power to Power a House or to Power the World

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Chew Magna's Go Zero Project Community Solutions to Coming Challenges: Peak Moment TV More on Transition Towns Transition Towns Reach New Zealand Transition Town Plants Up Nut Trees for Food Security Interview with Rob Hopkins, founder of the movement Transition City Bristol The Transition Handbook Transition Towns Reach Australia The Virtual Orchard Project

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Sami has written extensively in TreeHugger about the Transition Town movement, where people are looking for resilient communities that can survive in a crisis.

By including this information alongside her explorations about town, this website makes it a natural and smooth transition for audiences who go from researching the area to seriously browsing and considering available properties.