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The Bee Lady of Buckfast Abbey

Tim Willmott — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:35:18 +0000

Beekeeping was one of the many forms of husbandry used by monasteries in the medieval period. At Buckfast Abbey in Devon, UK, this tradition is carried on under the stewardship of Clare Densley, Head Beekeeper.

Redefining Time

Rory Spowers — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:06:08 +0000

The notion that time can speed up seems to contradict our basic understanding of the concept, since our clocks and calendars are built upon the notion that time is a universal constant, a linear process which began with the Big Bang and is moving, minute by minute, towards the Big Crunch.

Codepink Women for Peace

Tim Willmott — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:13:15 +0000

"CODEPINK is not exclusively women, but we are particularly eager to see mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters, female workers, students, teachers, healers, artists, writers, singers, poets and all outraged woman rise up and oppose the global militarism."

Forest Schools

Tim Willmott — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:07:39 +0000

Forest schools use the woods and forests as a means to build independence and self-esteem in school-age children. The combination of freedom and responsibility has been particularly beneficial to children who suffer from lack of confidence or whose behaviour is challenging.

Horrors: Biodiversity

Tim Willmott — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:10:00 +0000

Net Primary Production (NPP) - the total photosynthetic production of the planet - is estimated to be 225 billion metric tons of wood, grass, fibre and food. The human economy utilises, consumes, converts, burns or clear-cuts 40% of NPP on land. This figure is projected to be 80% by 2040.

Panchtatva Crazy Green

Tim Willmott — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:05:27 +0000

Started by a small group in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Panchtatva is a platform for people to facilitate the creation of a better society. They realised that to do this they had to "work like crazy", so they adopted the name Crazy Green with the idea of making the earth suitable for the next generation.

Holy Island Centre for World Peace and Health

Tim Willmott — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:15:18 +0000

The Holy Island Project addresses the spiritual value of land through restoring and conserving the natural ecology. In 2003 it was designated as a Centre for World Peace, providing people with ways of developing a greater level of peace and understanding.

Hockerton

Tim Willmott — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:01 +0000

The Hockerton Housing Project (HHP) is the UK's first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. The residents of the five houses generate their own clean energy, harvest their own water and recycle waste materials causing no pollution or carbon dioxide emissions.

Parvez Sagar Foundation

Tim Willmott — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:16:55 +0000

TV reporter Parvez Sagar saw a need and created a Foundation to help raise awareness and alleviate some of the worst excesses among Dalit and other communities in Uttar Pradesh. Its remit includes the environment, children's rights, the empowerment of women and vocational training.

Redefining Progress

Rory Spowers — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:59:49 +0000

Perhaps the real definition of Progress should reflect the real impact that a technology has on natural systems? For example, if renewable energy systems could manufacture the hydrogen required for the transition to hydrogen fuel cell technology, that could be seen as Progress.

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