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Cambridge University physicist, David Mackay, in a passionate, personal analysis of the energy crisis in the UK, in which he comes to some surprising conclusions about the way forward. The film is based on his new book Sustainable Energy without the hot air, in which Prof Mackay has calculated the numbers involved for the [...] ‘Eco-Centric’, a story by reporter Tim Lee from the 2004 ABC program ‘Landline’ about permaculture co-originator David Holmgren, whose “pivotal role in developing permaculture has scarcely been recognised” www.holmgren.com.au addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Furban-arcadia.com%2Fpermaculture%2Fpermaculture-co-originator-holmgren-doco-pt1%2F’; David Holmgren presents the design principles as thinking tools that when used together allow us to creatively redesign our environment and our behaviour in a world of less energy and resources. The full DVD is available from www.holmgren.com.au or http addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Furban-arcadia.com%2Fpermaculture%2Fpermaculture-principles-with-david-holmgren%2F’; Peak Moment 62: Take a whirlwind tour of the Brookside Energy Farm with Jason Bradford and Christoffer Hansen at planting time. Along with perennials, annuals, a food forest, and dryland crops (grains), they’re growing Jerusalem artichoke and dale sorghum to produce both food and energy (ethanol). Watch Chris cut sod with a Swiss glaser hoe [...] Peak Moment 143: Asking “wouldn’t it be wonderful if our city could feed itself?” Joe Leitch ponders everybody in Portland planting a chestnut tree. Pam Leitch relates how they both left the corporate world after reading the book “Your Money or Your Life”. As educators on sustainability and resource depletion, permaculture and social justice, they [...] ‘Eco-Centric’, a story by reporter Tim Lee from the 2004 ABC program ‘Landline’ about permaculture co-originator David Holmgren, whose “pivotal role in developing permaculture has scarcely been recognised” www.holmgren.com.au addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Furban-arcadia.com%2Fpermaculture%2Fpermaculture-co-originator-holmgren-doco-pt2%2F’; A permaculture community subdivision based on tree crop agriculture, on the edge of an Australian country town. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Furban-arcadia.com%2Fpermaculture%2Fmurrnong-a-permaculture-subdivision%2F’; In the future, all of our energy will come from renewable sources. With traditional gas and energy costs skyrocketing, it is apparent that we need to find new ways to make energy production which are sustainable. We need to change our thought process about how we use the Earth and begin to convert our old energy grid into something [...] A complie of some of the activities of Transition Towns around NZ over the last year. … addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Furban-arcadia.com%2Fpermaculture%2Ftransition-towns-new-zealand%2F’; ANCHOR: A number of respected petroleum geologists believe the peak of world oil supplies may be closer than you think, with in the next ten years. For each barrel of oil discover the world is consuming four. But on a brighter note, as our reporter Charlotte Cuthbertson discovers, there are initiatives set up that can [...] |
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