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A little way off but definitely worth noting is the Bristol Green Doors weekend event on the 11th and 12th of September. A range of homes in different neighborhoods across Bristol will be showcased with no-cost to high-cost ways to reduce energy consumption. Find out more here: www.bristolgreendoors.org
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If you are interested in seeing what everyone on my course and I have been doing the past year then why not come along to our degree show.
Take a look at the website: www.uwedegreeshow2010.co.uk
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Hello everyone
Well I have finished my project and also my degree. I just wanted to thank everyone who participated in the events and activities I organised as my project would not have been possible without you. Also thank you to everyone who has visited this blog as it is so nice to know people are interested in what I have been doing.
I will keep up with using this blog as much as I can with any local information or useful links.
Thank you all again
Emily
To view my magazine just click on the link below:
Don’t forget if you want a copy just comment on this post or e-mail me (see contact page)
Now that my project is coming to an end I have produced a small magazine as a way to conclude my work with Brighton Road. It contains local and sustainable information as well as a summary of my project. If you would like a copy of my magazine please let me know with a comment or e-mail with your road and house number and I will drop one off in the next week. I will also be posting a PDF copy on the blog soon for everyone to view.
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My final aspect of sustainability to explore is waste. Please take part in my poll below and pledge to start doing one of the options as part of a more sustainable lifestyle. You may already do some of them so why not challenge yourself to do one more! I will post the results up in a couple of weeks. Thank you
If you have any feedback on your experience using the board (did any of the statistics surprise you, did you enjoy playing etc) please comment as this would be really useful to my project!
Today I put out this energy board game. I have made it to make people think about the energy used by our appliances in a fun and interactive way. The statistics that can be found under the flaps have come from things I own after I bought an energy monitor. All appliances vary in energy use but this is to get you thinking about how much you use some of these items. Could you cut down on how much you use any of these?
Today I put out some jam jars ready to be put in resident’s toilet cisterns:
The more jam jars that are taken the more water we can save as a road! For anyone who is not sure where to put your jam jar here’s a photo of where I put mine:
Make sure you flush the toilet just to check the jar isn’t obstructing the ball float, mine sits just out of the way. Be aware that more modern cisterns have dual flush capabilities so will not need a jam jar! I have been informed that it’s best to remove the lid of the jam jar when you put it in as it will rust.
If you take one of my jam jars or choose to use on of your own it would be great if you could take a picture of it like the one above and send it to me. (the e-mail can be found on the contact page)
On Saturday 24th April Bristol’s CREATE Centre is holding a free event – Bristol after the oil age – all about peak oil. Annoyingly I won’t be able to go but I would really recommend you take a look at what’s going on at:
www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Environment-Planning/sustainability/create-events.en
There will be workshops on things from how to grow in small places to how to hold a street party and plenty more to take a look at!
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A big thank you to all that came to my Swap Sale on Sunday! It was lovely to meet some new people and swap some stuff. I hope you are all enjoying your new possessions!
Apologies for the lack of activity recently but I’m back with news of my latest event: a swap sale. Next Sunday – 18th April – outside 21 Brighton Road I will be putting out a table full of items for you to swap for your unwanted stuff! The aim is to give unwanted stuff a new life instead of just throwing it away. If you want to take something you must bring along something to swap it with. Everything that is left over will be taken to a charity shop.
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It has been about a month since my giveaway now. I collected email addresses from most of the people who attended and have asked them to send me a picture of their plants. If you didn’t give me your email or you did and didn’t receive one then I would really appreciate it if you sent me a picture of your plant wherever you have been keeping it (on a windowsill or in the garden etc.) along with a couple of sentences on how you have got on (good or bad!). Please use the email address in the contact section of my blog. Thanks!
Today’s board is about the problem with bottled water. I got these statistics from the Thames Water website but have also found a great video describing the story of bottled water, it’s well worth a watch:
http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/
I am going home tomorrow for 3 weeks for Easter so I’m afraid that’s it for the blackboards for a while. It seems to have come at the right time too as unfortunately I think the bin men took the board today as it has disappeared. Silly of me not to think of this but I shall get another ready for when I come back.
Follow the link to see the infographic I got this statistic from:
Of all the water on Earth 1% is actually available for human use but about 70% of this is for irrigation, about 22% for industry and only 0.08% comes out of our taps!
Yesterday was World Water Day. It first started in 1993 to celebrate freshwater after it was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). This year’s theme was ‘clean water for a healthy world’. It’s definitely a day to think about how lucky we are to have access to safe water but also to be aware of the serious need to make this basic resource available globally.
This statistic was taken from the environment section of the Guardian’s website linked below:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/datablog/2009/jan/15/household-recycling-rubbish-data
Todays notice is about the not so well known objects that can be recycled.
These include:
Textiles (clothing, blankets, material) – should be put into an untied shopping bag/bin bag
Shoes – should be tied together and kept dry
Household batteries (inc rechargeable) – put in a tied clear bag
Spectacles
Aerosol cans – empty and remove the lid
This notice is about some of the issues surrounding beef production. The first point talks about something called virtual water which is the volume of water required to produce a product. So 4,500 litres of water is needed to produce just one steak. This website is quite interesting if you want to know a little more about virtual water: http://www.traumkrieger.de/virtualwater/
The second point highlights deforestation. A major cause is to clear land for pastures or cropland to feed cattle.
The third point refers to the large amount of methane cows emit and the CO2 produced when producing beef.
While researching this issue I came across the idea of meat free mondays! A simple way to cut down on the amount of beef we eat.
For the remainder of my project I will be putting notes up on a blackboard outside my house every few days so keep an eye out!. They will be about all things sustainable including advice, facts, tips and anything else I think is useful to know! I will be posting each one on my blog too just incase you miss one. Here is the current notice:
