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New Years Day walk- 1st January 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT

About a dozen of us enjoyed a gentle New Years Day walk around Farmoor Reservoir, west of Oxford,

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Thought for New Years Day- 1st January 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT

We are grateful to Canon Christopher Hall for pointing out this Thought for New Years Day by Rev. Dr Colin Morris.

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Sir John Houghton- 28th December 2006

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT

Sir John Houghton was interviewed by Joan Bakewell for her Radio 3 programme on Belief.

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CCOW Resource- 21st December 2006

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT

Anne Martin of Christian Concern for One World (CCOW) is preparing a resource for churches on climate change and wants stories to inspire other church action.

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JRI AGM- 14th December 2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:00:00 GMT

A number of Sage members attended the Annual General Meeting of The John Ray Initiative at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London.

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Operation Noah appoints Ann Pettifor- 13th December 2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Operation Noah appoints seasoned campaigner. Operation Noah, the Church campaign to avert catastrophic climate change, has appointed Ann Pettifor, one of the architects of the hugely successful Jubilee 2000 campaign, as its new Campaign Director.

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Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry- Monday 11th December 2006

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Sage members, Martin and Margot Hodson, spoke about Climate Change to 25 members of Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry in Oxford.

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New Bishop of Oxford Announced- Monday 11th December 2006

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:00:00 GMT

A warm welcome from Sage to the new Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard.

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Oxford Green Fair- Saturday 9th December 2006

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:00:00 GMT

A long day in the Oxford Town Hall for Sage and our mini army of supporters. How did it all happen?

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Dave Steel Thanksgiving- Friday 1st December 2006

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:00:00 GMT

St. Aldate's church in the centre of Oxford was totally packed with over 300 people for the Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the life of Dave Steel, one of the founders of Sage.

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Bicester Deanery Synod- Thursday 30th November 2006

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:00:00 GMT

Sage members, Martin and Margot Hodson, spoke to Bicester Deanery Synod on climate change.

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Dave Steel and Wood Farm- Tuesday 28th November 2006

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:00:00 GMT

The Oxford Mail carried a really nice article about Dave Steel's involvement in Wood Farm- A man died two days before his dream youth centre opened He was very much the driving force behind the new youth centre.

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Christmas Consumption- Friday 24th November 2006

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:00:00 GMT

The latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door, is by Ian James, and is entitled Christmas Consumption.

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Berinsfield school has wind turbine- Friday 24th November 2006

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Berinsfield Community Primary School, near Abingdon, who are the first school in the county to have their own wind turbine.

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Oxford Diocesan Environment Group- Wednesday 22nd November 2006

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:00:00 GMT

The inaugural meeting of the new Diocesan Environment Group for the Oxford Diocese took place at the Victoria Arms in Old Marston, Oxford this evening.

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Deddington Deanery Synod- Tuesday 21st November 2006

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:00:00 GMT

Sage members, Martin and Margot Hodson, spoke to Deddington Deanery Synod on "Global Warming- Science, Theology and Action".

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Dave Steel- Monday 20th November 2006

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:00:00 GMT

We have some very sad news to announce. Dave Steel, one of the founding members of Sage passed away at about 6.00pm this evening with his family gathered around him.

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A Rocha 2007 Calendar now available- Friday 17th November 2006

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:00:00 GMT

A Rocha have asked if we can help promote their really rather wonderful looking 2007 Calendar.

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Eco-Renovation lecture- Wednesday 15th November 2006

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Averil Stedeford was invited to give the second lecture in the opening series of Eco-Renovation lectures in Glasgow concerning her Ecohouse project.

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A Rocha Lebanon in Oxford - Tuesday 7th November 2006

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Chris Naylor of A Rocha Lebanon gave an excellent presentation on the work in Lebanon at Woodstock Road Baptist Church in Oxford.

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Sage at Westonbirt - Saturday 4th November 2006

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Six Sage members made the trip to Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire

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Ecospirituality - Tuesday 31st October 2006

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Sage member, Margot Hodson, spoke on "Ecospirituality" for the Oxford Ministry Course.

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Review of An Inconvenient Truth - Friday 27th October 2006

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Canon Christopher Hall makes a powerful review of the film.

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CSV Make a Difference Day in Oxford - Saturday 21st October 2006

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:00:00 GMT

CSV Make a Difference Day at Ss Mary & John churchyard was marked by inviting volunteers to come and plant 3,000 spring bulbs in the churchyard.

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Oxford Insulation Poster Available - Friday 20th October 2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Oxford City Council have asked if we can give a further push to their campaign on free insulation for over 60's in the Oxford City area. They have provided us the OCC Insulation Poster for you to download.

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Ruth Conway gets an OSCA - Thursday 19th October 2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Ruth Conway (Ss Mary & John churchyard), joint winner of the first prize in the Community champion award section of last night's OSCAs (the Oxfordshire Sustainability & Conservation Awards).

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Somerville College - Sunday 15th October 2006

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:00:00 GMT

Sage member, Martin Hodson, spoke on "Creation Groaning: the environmental crisis in the 21st century" at Somerville College Chapel.

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Boundary Brook work party - Saturday 14th October 2006

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Tidying and clearing were the important words for our autumn work, by both muscle and petrol power....

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Headington Ecohouse Progress - Thursday 12th October 2006

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Latest news from Averil Stedeford's ecohouse.

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Is God Green? - Tuesday 10th October 2006

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:00:00 GMT

Moyers on America- Is God Green? An hour long program looking at the greening of the evangelicals in the States. A MUST SEE!!

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Oxfordshire's 3rd Local Environment Group Conference- Saturday 7th October 2006

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Oxfordshire's 3rd Local Environment Group Conference was held at North Kidlington Primary School. About forty people attended from across the county. Sage were represented by Clare and Martin, and Ruth was there for the Ss Mary & John churchyard.

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Sage web archive- Friday 6th October 2006

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:00:00 GMT

Our web site was archived for the fifth time today by the the British Library's UK web archiving consortium.

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Ecohouse mentioned in Independent- Wednesday 4th October 2006

Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:00:00 GMT

Averil Stedeford's Ecohouse is mentioned in an article, "The Green House", by Will Anderson in The Independent property supplement today (on p.9).

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions- Tuesday 26th September 2006

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door, is by Sage member, Karl Wallendszus, and is entitled Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Congratulations Jennifer! Sunday 24th September 2006

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Rev. Jennifer Brown, Curate of St. Clement's, Oxford, who was ordained priest at Christ Church, Oxford today (and presided over her first communion service at St. Clement's the next day).

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Climate Change: A distant threat? Saturday 23rd September 2006

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Climate Change: A distant threat? was the title of a day conference organised by Keynsham and Saltford Churches Together, and held at St John the Baptist Church, Keynsham.

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October Sage Words Published! Thursday 21st September 2006

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of Sage Words, including articles on Tibet by Dr. Marc Foggin and Peak Oil by Dr. Mike Pepler is now available to download.

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Richard Sexton- Wednesday 20th September 2006

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

We are very sorry to hear of the death of Richard Sexton, after a brave fight against cancer. Richard was Co-Executive Director of COIN (Climate Outreach Information Network)

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Abingdon Reservoir- 14th September 2006

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:00:00 GMT

What are bound to be controversial plans to build a huge new reservoir near Abingdon made the BBC web site today.

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Human Responsibility for the Environment in a Fallen World- 12th September 2006

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Sage member Margot Hodson can be heard speaking (MP3 File!!) on Human Responsibility for the Environment in a Fallen World Her talk was given at a conference in July 2006 at the Faraday Institute in Cambridge.

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Shillingford walk- 9th September 2006

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Eight of us gathered at Brigid's Kitchen at Bridge House and had delicious home-made teas prepared by Philip and Rosemary - Bara Brith tea-bread, warm apple cake and scones so fresh we had to wait just a few more minutes for them to come out of the oven!

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End of Summer Social- 2nd September 2006

Sun, 3 Sep 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Nine Sage members gathered for a bring and share meal at the Hodson's in North Oxford. Much planning and thinking about upcoming events!

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Experiencing creation prayer walk- 1st September 2006

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:00:00 GMT

Jennifer Brown, Curate of St. Clement's, Oxford, has kindly provided us with guidelines for an Experiencing creation prayer walk. Try it!

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OXFORDSHIRE NATURE CONSERVATION FORUM (ONCF)- 1st September 2006

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:00:00 GMT

OXFORDSHIRE NATURE CONSERVATION FORUM (ONCF)- forging partnerships that will create a sustainable future for nature. ONCF have a great weekly email bulletin.

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Up in Smoke?- 31 August 2006

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:00:00 GMT

Bishop James Jones has strongly supported the recent report "Up in Smoke?", concerning climate change and its effects on the poor in an article in the Church of England Newspaper.

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Shrinking the Footprint- 25 August 2006

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:00:00 GMT

World Environment Day is the title of Martin Hodson's latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door. The focus is on the new initiative of the Church of England, Shrinking the Footprint.

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The Theology of Creation Care- 23-27th August 2006

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:00:00 GMT

The Theology of Creation Care: Christian Environmental Stewardship was the title of a major conference held at the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague in collaboration with the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN).

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New Environmental Bible Studies- 21 August 2006

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Rev. Jennifer Brown, Curate of St. Clement's, Oxford, has kindly provided Sage with a new series of three studies based around environmental themes.

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Sage web site hits 10,000!- 7 August 2006

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT

The Sage website counter on the home page clicked round to the 10,000th hit at 01.22 this morning! A minor milestone!

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Butterflies at Aston Rowant- 5 August 2006

Sun, 6 Aug 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Ten Sage members spent a pleasant afternoon admiring the butterflies at Aston Rowant, and taking photos!

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Climate Change: A Distant Threat?- 4 August 2006

Sun, 6 Aug 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Sage is pleased to support the conference Climate Change: A Distant Threat? which is being organised in Keynsham (between Bristol and Bath) by long-term Sage member John Samways. The programme for the event was released today and is available on the Sage web site.

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Plateau Perspectives visits Oxford!- 1 August 2006

Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:00:00 GMT

Sage members Martin and Margot Hodson were pleased to welcome Dr. Marc Foggin to Oxford. Marc is Director of Plateau Perspectives , a Canadian non-profit organization that supports local initiatives in conservation and sustainable development in the Tibetan Plateau region of China.

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Sage BBQ in Abingdon- 29 July 2006

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:00:00 GMT

The annual Sage barbeque moved for the first time out of Oxford to the home of Richard and Judy Riggs in Abingdon. It was a rare occasion when almost the entire core group of Sage turned out, and there were sixteen of us altogether.

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Free Insulation for Over 60's in Oxford- 25 July 2006

Mon, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT

The sustainable energy team at Oxford City Council are now able to offer free Cavity Wall and Loft Insulation, to any one over the age of 60, who lives in Oxford (city council territory only) and either owns their own property or privately rents. This offer is open to every one and is not means tested. Cavity wall and loft insulation not only save you over 200 pounds a year on your energy bills, but also helps to keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Contact Laura Thompson at Oxford City Council.

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Iffley Rd. Sports Centre, Oxford- 24 July 2006

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:00:00 GMT

The University Sports Centre propose to build a new indoor Tennis Centre along the Iffley Road, Oxford. Express your views by completing the questionnaire online at http://www.sportvision.ox.ac.uk/next.shtml where the proposal is described in full. The closing date for comments is 7th August 2006.

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Climate Change and the Future in the UK- 23 July 2006

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT

The Observer publish another article on the effects of Climate Change: 100 degrees - get used to it. The only people likely to benefit from the warming climate are the UK wine industry!

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Flash Flooding in Oxford- 22 July 2006

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Oxford was hit by serious flash flooding from about 2.00pm this afternoon. The Woodstock Road was literally turned into a river.

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Caring for Creation: Climate, the Bible and Us- 30 June 2006

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:00:00 GMT

Sage members Martin and Margot Hodson spent a whole morning with nearly fifty American students on the Oxford Summer Programme.

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On-line Environmental Discussion at St Pixels

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 28th June 2006 and onwards into July- St Pixels, the online church, is holding a special discussion on environmental theology and issues. If you want to join in you will need to register at St. Pixels.

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Fair, Local and Environmental

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:00:00 GMT

Glyn Evans focuses on buying food locally for the latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door.

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Sir John Houghton Honoured- 21st June 2006

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Sir John Houghton who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science by Oxford University at Encaenia on 21st June. Sir John is the Chair of The John Ray Initiative, and has probably done more to raise the issue of climate change in both secular and church contexts than any other individual.

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Ecohouse Gains Local and National News Coverage

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:00:00 GMT

Averil Stedeford's Ecohouse has continued to get local and national news coverage, following her winning of one of the Observer Ethical Awards last Friday.

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God, the World and Us

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:00:00 GMT

Sage member, Margot Hodson, spoke to about a dozen people in the series- God, the World and Us at The Old Deanery, Wells. Number Two- of - Five seminars to engage theology with the environmental crisis.

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Ecohouse wins Observer Ethical Award- 16 June 2006

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:00:00 GMT

The Observer Ethical Awards were announced today, and Averil Stedeford's Ecohouse has won!!! The Sage website has covered Averil's project from shortly after she moved into her new house in Headington. Averil will put the 1000 pounds prize towards her wind turbine. Very well done Averil, and we must all buy our Observers on Sunday!!!

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Cowley Deanery Synod- 14 June 2006

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:15:00 GMT

Sage members Martin and Margot Hodson spoke to Cowley Deanery synod on "Global Warming- Science, Theology and Action". About 60 representatives of the Anglican churches in this half of Oxford were present at St Mary's, Barton, and this was the main item on the agenda. This was one of a series planned for the deanery synods of the Oxford Diocese.

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Sage website gets RSS Feed!

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT

The latest development on the Sage website is the creation of 2 RSS feeds - one of the calendar of events and the other (this one!) for news items. With a feed aggregator such as the free Feedreader (http://www.feedreader.com) you can subscribe to the feed and receive news bulletins as they are issued!

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Environment Sunday Service - 11th June 2006

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT

This year for Environment Sunday, Sage took part in a special service at St. Frideswide's church on the Botley Rd. in Oxford. For a report see Environment Sunday 2006.

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Caring For God's Creation - presentation on 7 June 2006

Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT

About 50 people were present to hear Pip Murray, the Head teacher of Ss. Mary and John CE Primary School, present the work she has carried out for her Farmington Fellowship Caring for God's Creation Developing the Ethos and Religious Education of a Global School - at the Meadow Lane site of the school, Oxford. The work was an interesting development of the CRES thesis by Sage member Emily Wilkins.

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Shrinking the Footprint - 2 June 2006

Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT

The Church of England will be marking World Environment Day (Monday 5 June) by taking a further step forward in the campaign to "green" the Church. All parish churches are being invited to carry out an audit of current energy uses so that a benchmark can be established. Once the size of the current "carbon footprint" of the Church has been assessed, the campaign will roll out initiatives to shrink that footprint. The campaign has a dedicated website, Shrinking The Footprint, but this is still under development, and only consists of one page at the moment. No doubt we will hear more of this initiative in the coming months.

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Delight in Diversity - 31 May 2006

Wed, 31 May 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Delight in Diversity. Ian James focuses on biodiversity for the latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door.

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Songs of Praise - Sunday 28 May 2006

Sun, 28 May 2006 13:00:00 GMT

The Ss Mary & John churchyard project received national attention when Ruth Conway of Ss Mary & John was featured on Songs of Praise on BBC1, talking about the transformation of the churchyard. The program, which was part of the BBC's season on climate change, also included Jo Rathbone of the Ecocongregation scheme. Details of the programme can be found at Songs of Praise factsheet for Sunday 28 May 2006

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