From geoffrey at austcom.org.au Thu Oct 9 17:30:21 2008 From: geoffrey at austcom.org.au (Geoffrey Grigg) Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:30:21 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] News from Wingecarribee Shire Message-ID: <48EDA4FD.3010505@austcom.org.au> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/pipermail/transitiontown/attachments/20081009/f7602f75/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Waste managers are moving towards implementing waste avoidance and recovery strategies. Recent discussions here in the Bega Valley with the council and other potential stake holders considered using municipal waste a feedstock for a bio energy plant, this is just one indication of the 'new thinking' occurring within our shire. There has been a range of concerns expressed over the proposed Wolumla Central Waste Facility, decisions are being made right now about the future of waste management in our shire. The ultimate goal of a Transition Town is to produce an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) which includes a diverse variety of contributing portfolios including waste. This represents an opportunity to have your say. The waste portfolio group is forming now, if you have an interest in the waste management future of our shire come along or let The Bega TT crew by jumping onto the website at www.transition.org.au Can we get to Zero Waste? This evening we will screen the Mumbulla School Zero Waste Film and see what has been done in our community by our vertically challenged citizens towards achieving this goal. Come along and learn about the how to reduce, recycle, reuse and store our waste. The Niagara Cafe has again opened its doors to host another Transition Town Bega night and of course will be serving great coffee and a great variety of scrumptious light meals, snacks and drinks during the evening. SEE YOU at the NIAGARA WASTE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 start time at 6-6.30PM CONTACT DEREK POVEL ON 0409921657 FOR MORE DETAILS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/pipermail/transitiontown/attachments/20081014/602ae12c/attachment.htm From begaplants at bigpond.com Tue Oct 14 22:27:23 2008 From: begaplants at bigpond.com (Derek Povel) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:27:23 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] FW: BEGA TT-Niagara Cafe 6 pm Wednesday Oct 15 : Waste Message-ID: <000601c92def$d6459d90$82d0d8b0$@com> TRANSITION TOWN BEGA NIAGARA CAFE WEDNESDAY 6-6.30PM OCTOBER 15 THE FUTURE OF WASTE IN THE BEGA VALLEY SHIRE The old Chinese saying 'the richest man in town is the sh#t collector' may well come true again given the pressing demands of climate change and peak oil. We have the capability to re label waste a resource and the means to reduce our greenhouse gases and energy consumption creating local job, investment and training opportunities through holistic waste management. Waste managers are moving towards implementing waste avoidance and recovery strategies. Recent discussions here in the Bega Valley with the council and other potential stake holders considered using municipal waste a feedstock for a bio energy plant, this is just one indication of the 'new thinking' occurring within our shire. There has been a range of concerns expressed over the proposed Wolumla Central Waste Facility, decisions are being made right now about the future of waste management in our shire. The ultimate goal of a Transition Town is to produce an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) which includes a diverse variety of contributing portfolios including waste. This represents an opportunity to have your say. The waste portfolio group is forming now, if you have an interest in the waste management future of our shire come along or let The Bega TT crew by jumping onto the website at www.transition.org.au Can we get to Zero Waste? This evening we will screen the Mumbulla School Zero Waste Film and see what has been done in our community by our vertically challenged citizens towards achieving this goal. Come along and learn about the how to reduce, recycle, reuse and store our waste. The Niagara Cafe has again opened its doors to host another Transition Town Bega night and of course will be serving great coffee and a great variety of scrumptious light meals, snacks and drinks during the evening. SEE YOU at the NIAGARA WASTE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 start time at 6-6.30PM CONTACT DEREK POVEL ON 0409921657 FOR MORE DETAILS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/pipermail/transitiontown/attachments/20081014/58d4efb2/attachment.htm From nodig at iimetro.com.au Wed Oct 15 18:02:13 2008 From: nodig at iimetro.com.au (Christa) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:02:13 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] (no subject) References: <000001c92ded$32d66420$98832c60$@povel@bigpond.com> Message-ID: Zero waste would negate the need for the Wolumla Waste Facility, how about the Wolumla Total Recycle Facility? The BVSC and other hires for that matter, can make a huge start by not burning "wood waste" from road works. This only contributes to Green house gases. I hate seeing timber burned unless it produces an additional form of energy in the form of home heating and possibly even used in a bio energy plant. There is one such pile of 'waste' around the corner from the BVS Mayor's home waiting to be burned! A lot of local farmers also burn 'waste' wood from under trees - is there a better way of using this timber? Cheers Christa Rehwinkel ----- Original Message ----- From: Hendrikus Povel To: transitiontown at australiancommunities.org.au Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:08 PM Subject: [Transitiontown] BEGA TT-Niagara Cafe 6 pm Wednesday Oct 15 : Waste TRANSITION TOWN BEGA NIAGARA CAFE WEDNESDAY 6-6.30PM OCTOBER 15 THE FUTURE OF WASTE IN THE BEGA VALLEY SHIRE The old Chinese saying 'the richest man in town is the sh#t collector' may well come true again given the pressing demands of climate change and peak oil. We have the capability to re label waste a resource and the means to reduce our greenhouse gases and energy consumption creating local job, investment and training opportunities through holistic waste management. Waste managers are moving towards implementing waste avoidance and recovery strategies. Recent discussions here in the Bega Valley with the council and other potential stake holders considered using municipal waste a feedstock for a bio energy plant, this is just one indication of the 'new thinking' occurring within our shire. There has been a range of concerns expressed over the proposed Wolumla Central Waste Facility, decisions are being made right now about the future of waste management in our shire. The ultimate goal of a Transition Town is to produce an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) which includes a diverse variety of contributing portfolios including waste. This represents an opportunity to have your say. The waste portfolio group is forming now, if you have an interest in the waste management future of our shire come along or let The Bega TT crew by jumping onto the website at www.transition.org.au Can we get to Zero Waste? This evening we will screen the Mumbulla School Zero Waste Film and see what has been done in our community by our vertically challenged citizens towards achieving this goal. Come along and learn about the how to reduce, recycle, reuse and store our waste. The Niagara Cafe has again opened its doors to host another Transition Town Bega night and of course will be serving great coffee and a great variety of scrumptious light meals, snacks and drinks during the evening. SEE YOU at the NIAGARA WASTE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 start time at 6-6.30PM CONTACT DEREK POVEL ON 0409921657 FOR MORE DETAILS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Transitiontown mailing list Transitiontown at australiancommunities.org.au http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transitiontown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Howzat!!! jo lewis po box 157 bermagui 2546 rainbird at skymesh.com.au On 15/09/2008, at 6:57 PM, Greg Coram wrote: > Sorry I know Im hogging the mailing list today, but am inspired. > Will try to shut up after this and let other people input. > > We have the lists of local and exotic community group genera and > even the species lists. Lets structure the garden with good > permaculture design principles to get the most out of it for the > least input. > > How could we put meat on this bone ? > > For instance which groups are companion species ? which should not > be planted together ? > > which ones provide good protection, which ones need that protection ? > > what other design principles come into play ? > > which ones are media tolerant ? > which ones need lots of feeding (support, skills, money)? > > How do we make a community compost heap ? > How do we use community waste (conflict, bad ideas etc) ? > > What is zone 1 for the TT house ? Possibly identify regular > resources required for the group to function and keep those close. > communication tools, governance skills, income streams etc > then what are the other zones ? zone 2 - local programs in the > community, zone 3 - programs to expand further a field. > > has anyone drawn up local designs, for other communities ? > I would love to help draw up such a plan as an example. > > yes john, I know I should do your course, it has made my list, but > money is the issue, am saving for it. > > I am scouring the designers manual for inspiration though. > > anyone else interested in this line of thought ? > > geoffrey just read the leadership section of tt primer document, > and now see what your saying. I'll buy into that. > > -- > Greg Coram > Austcom - President > http://austcom.org.au > greg at austcom.org.au > 02 6492 5000(office) > 02 6492 4920(home) > > building sustainable communities... > _______________________________________________ > Transitiontown mailing list > Transitiontown at australiancommunities.org.au > http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ > transitiontown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/pipermail/transitiontown/attachments/20081028/5dcf0a19/attachment.htm From careck at gmail.com Wed Oct 29 09:14:05 2008 From: careck at gmail.com (Carsten Eckelmann) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:14:05 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] New Jersey now turning its garbage into energy Message-ID: New Jersey now turning its garbage into energy http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20081027_N_J__now_turning_its_garbage_into_energy.html ------------- KEARNY, N.J. - Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future. Decades worth of household trash, construction waste and assorted refuse buried in the landfill is providing electricity to thousands of homes. "It's like you're buying back your own garbage, but in a different form," said Tom Marturano, director of solid waste and natural resources for the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, which owns and operates the 1-E site. The Kearny site is among 21 landfills in New Jersey where methane gas produced by decomposing garbage is used as fuel to generate electricity, according to the state Board of Public Utilities. That is almost as many as in the state of Texas, and more than the combined number in Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Nationwide, the federal Environmental Protection Agency counts 455 landfills that use their methane to generate electricity and has targeted more than 500 more as potential candidates through its Landfill Methane Outreach Program. One of New Jersey's leading environmentalists envisions the state's landfills someday making more use of their sites by installing wind and solar power to supplement methane. "We see landfills as potential New Age energy plants, because you can combine all three and create a steady source of power - and not everybody wants a windmill in their back yard," said Jeff Tittel, executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club. Marturano cautioned that adding wind farms might take a while since landfill surfaces are constantly shifting, but the Meadowlands Commission already has plans to install 20 acres of solar panels on the southern side of the 1-E landfill. Gov. Jon S. Corzine's Energy Master Plan for the state touts landfill methane gas as one of the state's key renewable energy sources. It hopes renewable sources will combine to supply 30 percent of New Jersey's electricity consumption by 2020. According to the plan, New Jerseyans produce 6.7 pounds of trash per day, 50 percent more than the national average. While wind and solar power are in their relative infancy in New Jersey - Corzine recently announced the state's first offshore wind power project - landfills in the state have been collecting methane gas and using it as fuel to generate electricity for more than two decades. Mike Winka, director of the BPU's Office of Clean Energy, said new landfills in New Jersey are required to be designed to accommodate methane gas collection. Landfills can produce methane long after they have been shut down. For example, the freshest garbage in the Kingsland landfill, adjacent to 1-E, dates from 1987, according to Marturano. That means the half-eaten Big Mac you threw away at the end of the Reagan administration may be helping to light your neighbor's home today. Marturano estimates the 1-E landfill can keep collecting methane for 20 more years or so. He said the energy produced by the four landfills in the Meadowlands district powers about 25,000 homes. The Edgeboro landfill in East Brunswick, operated by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority, has been collecting methane since 2001 and currently generates about 13 megawatts of electricity, enough for about 13,000 homes for a year, according to Public Service Electric and Gas, the state's largest utility. The Middlesex County agency uses the electricity generated by the Edgeboro landfill's methane to power the county's wastewater treatment plant in Sayreville. Last year, that saved the authority about $3 million, according to executive director Rich Fitamant. Methane gas is produced by microorganisms that feed on organic matter in trash. The bacteria are not picky eaters and have adapted to feasting on wood, cardboard or plastic if food waste isn't available. "It's evolution on a fast track," Marturano said. Long tubes with perforated bases are drilled down into a landfill to collect the methane gas, which then is used as fuel to drive generators. Inactive landfills like 1-E are capped, usually with a plastic or rubber covering that prevents excess gas from escaping. "People used to think of the landfills as wasted space," Marturano said. "But we're turning them from the juvenile delinquents of the district into productive members of society." ------------------- From brogopg at bigpond.net.au Wed Oct 29 14:15:17 2008 From: brogopg at bigpond.net.au (Champagne) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:15:17 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] Its getting rocky folks Message-ID: <4907D545.3020704@bigpond.net.au> Hello everyone, This came through my permaculture links and emphasises the dramatic situation planet Earth is facing in these troubled times. kind regards John Dire warning posted by Keith Johnson, webmaster for The Permaculture Activist on his website http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/ There is a total of 32 similar links on the LATOC site. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008 11:15pm (US time) Warning: Don't go to this site if bad news bothers you. http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/BreakingNews.html You will have to be able to tolerate stories like: James Kunstler: "Things could be about to get dangerously out of hand" Ken Deffeyes: Peak Oil is the Real Cause of the Current Financial Crisis UK Telegraph: Europe on the Brink of Massive Currency Crisis Meltdown NY Times: American Workers Losing Their Jobs by the Tens of Thousands NY Times: "The dirty little secret of the banking industry is that it has no intention of using the [bailout] money to make new loans" NY Times: "The closer you look at this crisis, the more harrowing it gets" Washington Post: Financial Crisis Devastating U.S. Public Transit Systems Washington Post: Financial Shockwaves Worsening Global Food Crisis Market Watch: "The real tragedy of this is people are going to starve . . ." ----------- From begaplants at bigpond.com Wed Oct 29 17:02:45 2008 From: begaplants at bigpond.com (Derek Povel) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:02:45 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPO AND FORUM WEDS NOVEMBER 5 BEGA RSL Message-ID: <000c01c9398b$f82b1460$e8813d20$@com> CLEAN ENERGY FOR ETERNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPO AND FORUM BEGA RSL, Auckland St BEGA Wednesday 5TH November 12midday-6pm, followed by a COMMUNITY FORUM 6pm-8pm ADMISSION BY GOLD COIN DONATION Here's your chance to learn how to save money AND do your bit for climate change. At this year's Clean Energy for Eternity's Renewable Energy Expo you can learn about everything from electric bikes, solar PV and hot water units, waste water systems, insulation, wind turbines, and even new thermal imaging to see where heat escapes from your house in winter - and much more! The evening Community Forum will provide food for thought and a chance to question experts on the potential for renewable energy to solve climate change and the Federal Government's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. After updates on Australia's first community owned wind farm and CEFE's Solar Farm project, there will still be time for a panel discussion and questions from the floor. This year's exhibitors will give our community a chance to learn about a huge range of products and services that can help households and businesses reduce their energy consumption and generate clean renewable energy. On show this year at the Expo is the latest in technology to the standard fare for the climate conscious consumer, all of which can save you money on energy bills and assist our community to meet the 50/50 by 2020 targets. Derek Povel Clean Energy For Eternity PS This is also one of the last official chances to comment on the federal government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, your comments will be recorded and forwarded to DECC. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/pipermail/transitiontown/attachments/20081029/3befb6e8/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From begaplants at bigpond.com Thu Oct 30 12:02:05 2008 From: begaplants at bigpond.com (Derek Povel) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:02:05 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] FW: [climategroups] Important: Australia's Climate Action Summit: templates for climate action group input Message-ID: <004f01c93a2b$21c25b40$654711c0$@com> Hello all TT groups, This is an opportunity for TT on the national scale. Derek Australia's Climate Action Summit Our climate, our summit, our future Templates for community climate action group input Dear community climate action group By now you should have received an invitation to get involved in Australia's Climate Action Summit - the national grassroots climate movement conference in Canberra from the 31st Jan - 3rd February 2009. As well as coming along to the Canberra Summit and peaceful community action on the first day of sitting at Parliament House in February (and joining the organising team if you would like!) we need your input into the process of developing a unified national campaign and a strong national climate movement network. The purpose of this is not to reduce the diversity among climate action groups, but to strengthen it. Across Australia there are many groups doing amazing work in their local communities. The idea behind a national network and national campaign is to provide a way to link your unique engagement in your community into a strong, unified demand from climate groups across Australia for immediate political action for a safe climate. The network will also be a way of sharing skills and resources throughout the movement. The attached document explains the input process and provides templates to help your group structure your ideas and suggestions. Input is separated into 3 areas: 1. Developing the national campaign 2. Movement building 3. Policy stock-take We welcome input into one or all of these. Please take the time to look over it with your group and feed in your proposals. If you need any help or clarification we're very happy to talk to your group and assist however we can. The deadline for the return of these templates is the 21st November. Please email enquiries and templates to proposals at climatesummit.org.au Notes regarding submissions: . Please send policies in 1 electronic file to proposals at climatesummit.org.au (this will greatly facilitate the collation process) . If your group wishes to include any reference material used in development of your policies, please submit only the bibliography, not the full text. . Submissions from individuals, government, businesses will not be accepted, only those from Community-based groups/organisations with climate change agendas. . If you have specific terminology that other members of the Climate Movement may not be familiar with, please include a dictionary of terms with your submission. . The online discussions will be taking place at as ecure private site built specifically for members of CAGs. If you are not already on the Climate Movement collaboration space, please contact Erland Howden at NCC to be added (02) 9279 2466 or ehowden at nccnsw.org.au and if you would like to list your groups details on the public site http://www.climatemovement.org.au/ please also speak to Erland Warm regards The Climate Summit organising team www.climatesummit.org.au info at climatesummit.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/pipermail/transitiontown/attachments/20081030/677954ae/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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John Derek Povel wrote: > > Hello all TT groups, > > This is an opportunity for TT on the national scale. > > Derek > > *Australia's Climate Action Summit > /Our climate, our summit, our future/ > ** > Templates for community climate action group input > * > Dear community climate action group > > By now you should have received an invitation to get involved in > Australia's Climate Action Summit ? > the national grassroots climate movement conference in Canberra from > the 31st Jan ? 3rd February 2009. > > As well as coming along to the Canberra Summit and peaceful community > action on the first day of sitting at Parliament House in February > (and joining the organising team if you would like!) *we need your > input* into the process of developing *a unified national campaign and > a strong national climate movement network. * > > The purpose of this is not to reduce the diversity among climate > action groups, but to strengthen it. Across Australia there are many > groups doing amazing work in their local communities. The idea behind > a national network and national campaign is to provide a way to link > your unique engagement in your community into a strong, unified demand > from climate groups across Australia for immediate political action > for a safe climate. The network will also be a way of sharing skills > and resources throughout the movement. > > The attached document explains the input process and provides > templates to help your group structure your ideas and suggestions. > Input is separated into 3 areas: > > 1. Developing the national campaign > 2. Movement building > 3. Policy stock-take > > > We welcome input into one or all of these. > > Please take the time to look over it with your group and feed in your > proposals. If you need any help or clarification we're very happy to > talk to your group and assist however we can. > > *The deadline for the return of these templates is the **21st > November. Please email enquiries and templates to > proposals at climatesummit.org.au * > > Notes regarding submissions: > > ? Please send policies in 1 electronic file to > proposals at climatesummit.org.au > (this will greatly facilitate the collation process) > ? If your group wishes to include any reference material used in > development of your policies, please submit only the bibliography, not > the full text. > ? Submissions from individuals, government, businesses will not be > accepted, only those from Community-based groups/organisations with > climate change agendas. > ? If you have specific terminology that other members of the Climate > Movement may not be familiar with, please include a dictionary of > terms with your submission. > ? The online discussions will be taking place at as ecure private site > built specifically for members of CAGs. If you are not already on the > Climate Movement collaboration space, please contact Erland Howden at > NCC to be added (02) 9279 2466 or ehowden at nccnsw.org.au > and if you would like to list your > groups details on the public site http://www.climatemovement.org.au/ > please also speak to Erland > > > Warm regards > > The Climate Summit organising team > > www.climatesummit.org.au > info at climatesummit.org.au > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Transitiontown mailing list > Transitiontown at australiancommunities.org.au > http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transitiontown > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1755 - Release Date: 10/29/2008 5:27 PM > > From geoffrey at austcom.org.au Fri Oct 31 11:59:17 2008 From: geoffrey at austcom.org.au (Geoffrey Grigg) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:59:17 +1100 Subject: [Transitiontown] Sustainable Energy Forum - Bega and Berridale Message-ID: <490A5865.208@austcom.org.au> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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What I want cefe to be able to focus on is; -1 turning LifeSaving Energy into a national campaign. It is on the verge of going national, and I am hoping that it well help draw attention to the many good things that have been going on in SE NSW. -2 community owned solar farms. Creating a replicable model for community owned power stations, that can then be exported right across the region, giving us a solid platform for meeting 50/50 by 2020 -3 Setting up Bega town to be suplied by 100% home grown renewablwe energy, using a community owned solar farm, a wind farm, and hopefully some biogas. I reckon we can get there within 5 years. To that end, we are planning a public meeting  at Bega RSL on 5/11, and I am keen to get a good turnout there, to put pressure on Mike Kelly. If you think a 100% renewable target for Bega is too ambitious, come to the meeting and we will try and convince you otherwise.   We are holding a similar meeting in Berridale on 6/11 where Cooma cefe will present the findings of the 50/50 by 2020 working group. We may be able to start putting pressure on the Comma council to adopt 50/50x2020.   CEFE seems to fit under the umbrella of TT's very nicely. Make the switch to the world&#39;s best email. Get Yahoo!7 Mail! http://au.yahoo.com/y7mail_______________________________________________ Transitiontown mailing list Transitiontown at australiancommunities.org.au http://lists.australiancommunities.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transitiontown 


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