tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19976734582846287742025-09-14T21:35:06.694+10:00Transition Town Kenmorepathways to a sustainable futureMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-71863781169581683232017-10-12T22:03:00.001+10:002017-10-12T22:15:00.846+10:00FIND US ON FACEBOOK. THIS BLOG IS INACTIVEPLEASE GO TO TRANSITION TOWN KENMORE ON FACEBOOK TO FIND NEWS OF OUR LATEST EVENTS: PLEASE NOTE THIS BLOG IS INACTIVE. www.renaissancerenee.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234955044813989193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-46826418151496751362013-11-14T11:31:00.001+10:002013-11-14T11:31:49.668+10:00TTKD Nov 2013 meeting: Sustainable Local Food TTKD Nov 2013 meeting.pdf Thursday November, 21  7.15pm for a 7.30pm start   Kenmore Library Meeting Room Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-4504566448149825122013-10-15T23:54:00.000+10:002013-10-15T23:54:31.346+10:00Who'd have guessed? Increasing renewables really does decrease carbon emissionsRenewable energy, especially solar and wind are growing and supplying an ever greater percentage of the electricity in many countries. Common sense would tell you that as solar and wind increase and coal and gas generation goes down the amount of carbon pollution and other toxic gasses emitted from fossil fuel plants will decrease. Like anything in the climate and clean energy though, there are "Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-86518390392714365752013-10-08T23:22:00.000+10:002013-10-08T23:22:10.731+10:00TTKD October meeting: The Story of StuffClick on the image to see it full size:   October 2013 TTKD Meeting The Story of Stuff Thursday October 17 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-13187939524851824512013-10-08T23:04:00.001+10:002013-10-08T23:05:35.817+10:00Australian heat records keep tumblingAnother heat record has tumbled as Australia's year long heat wave continues. Australia has (again) broken the record for warmest 12 months on record after previously breaking it only last month. The heat in September was something else, at +2.75 °C above the long-term (1961–1990) September average. Naturally this was the warmest Sept on record, what's more amazing is that in the last Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-39499666348496150002013-09-27T07:23:00.000+10:002013-09-27T07:25:13.482+10:00Australia has hottest 12 months on recordIf you felt it's been hot where you live recently, you're right. Recently the Bureau of Meterology (BOM) announced that the last year has been Australia's hottest 12 month period on record. This information is containing in a short report you can find here and summarised here. Along with the warmest 12 months, a host of other records have also been broken in individual towns and cities and rightMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-21179645138994260732013-09-18T23:06:00.001+10:002013-09-18T23:08:16.291+10:00TTKD Sept 13 Meeting: Fossil Fuels and Alternatives TTKD Meeting Flyer Sept 13 Fossil Fuels and Alternatives  Thursday September 19  7.15pm for a 7.30pm start  Kenmore Library Meeting Room  Lloyd Hamilton will present information on fossil fuels, and Will Booth will present information from 350.org on the impact of these fuels and alternatives. As usual the meeting will be followed by supper and conversation. PleaseMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-20176546894857176512013-09-05T21:55:00.003+10:002013-09-05T21:55:55.570+10:002013 election: What the major parties will do about climate change, clean energy and public transport.As you go into vote this weekend you may want to consider how the various parties rate on issues important to Transition Town Kenmore (TTKD) such as action on climate change and increasing resilience in the face of resource depletion (a good example of this would be policies on active and public transport). While TTKD does not endorse any particular political party I've written a bit of a guide Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-67693654775032942622013-08-01T12:12:00.001+10:002013-08-01T12:16:56.314+10:00TTKD August 2013 Meeting: Healthier waterways for a resilient SEQ Thursday August 15  7.15pm for a 7.30pm start  Kenmore library meeting room  Moggill Markets This Saturday (3rd of August) we'll be holding an information and produce bring and swap stall at the Moggill Markets. So if you have any produce you'd like to bring, or swap, come see us. Hope to see you there.  Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-27525333039977896562013-07-25T22:38:00.000+10:002013-07-25T22:38:00.509+10:00South Australia on verge of being 30% powered by renewablesIn the race to transition to renewable energy in Australia, one state is way ahead of the pack. While Australia as a whole has a renewable energy target of 20% by 2020, South Australia is now close to getting 30% of it's power from renewable electricity in 2013. You can read more about this achievement here in the Climate Spectator. Mostly SA has done this using wind power, 10 years ago wind Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-76928531039465557342013-07-11T22:54:00.001+10:002013-07-11T22:55:59.850+10:00Is the carbon price reducing emissions?Good article at The Conversation looking at the carbon price one year on. We know that in the last year electricity demand and emissions have fallen, but how much of this is due to the carbon price, the renewable energy target (RET) or other one off events? As I have mentioned here a few times here and is explained in the article, the main impact of carbon pricing is to change long Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-25173700773370179482013-07-07T13:23:00.000+10:002013-07-07T13:25:25.827+10:00TTKD July 13 Meeting: Edible Yards with Sarah Wesche TTKD July 2013 Meeting - Edible Yards with Sarah Wesche by TransitionKenmore Thursday July 18  7.15pm for a 7.30pm start   Kenmore Library Meeting Room As usual the meeting will be followed by supper and conversation. Please feel free to bring along a plate to share (preferably locally produced or homemade!). No need to RSVP.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-38989837993791795932013-06-29T11:51:00.000+10:002013-06-29T11:56:39.150+10:00Clean Energy Finance Corp inks first deal - $100 million for business in renewables and energy efficiencyThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), set up as part of the Clean Energy Future/Carbon Price law, has just signed it's first deal to supply up to $100 million dollars in loans to businesses looking to improve their energy efficiency, buy solar panels or set up cogeneration and trigeneration plants. The CEFC, which will have $10 billion dollars to invest over the next 5 years, was setMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-33414258691259668552013-06-26T23:26:00.004+10:002013-06-26T23:26:57.933+10:00Obama takes climate action in the USAYou might have missed this in the Gillard vs Rudd rumble in the jungle, but earlier today President Obama outlined a wide range of actions to tackle climate change. In the USA the conservative controlled congress is hostile to any action on climate change, this means that Obama cannot, for example, introduce carbon pricing but he can pursue regulatory action. Hence Obama has chosen to exercise Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-88294432829951433352013-06-16T15:24:00.003+10:002013-06-16T15:51:45.627+10:00Queensland electricity prices to soar by 22%, who's to blame?Many of you will have heard that electricity prices in QLD are skyrocketing by 22% this year. For the average household this is predicted to increase bills by $268 a year, while "the average electricity bill for a family of four will increase by $343 a year". But why?  If you listen to Campbell Newman or the energy minister Mark McArdle you might be forgiven for thinking that this Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-82629671366131905672013-05-24T15:39:00.003+10:002013-05-24T15:39:38.556+10:00TTKD June 2013 meeting: Bryan Hacker "Towards a Natural Envinroment" Thursday June 20 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-7763420715091167352013-05-12T15:40:00.004+10:002013-05-12T15:40:31.845+10:00Could we have have 100% renewable electricity?Yes, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), which has just released its draft results on whether Australia could run it's electricity supply off 100% renewable electricity by 2030 or 2050. As noted here, this should kill off the idea that the intermittency of supply in renewable electricity prevents it from supplying all our electricity, especially in a country like AustraliaMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-90145748361931197302013-05-08T10:51:00.001+10:002013-05-08T10:51:04.242+10:00TTKD May 2013 meeting: Reinventing the Toilet! TTKD Meeting Flyer May 13 Thursday May 16 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room Also of note: Moggill Market Stall: TTKD will be holding a stall at Moggill Markets on Saturday 1 June – people are welcome to bring any surplus home grown produce to share. We will also have some native plants from Moggill Creek Catchment Group for sale at $2 each. Healthy Waterways AwardsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-76385202666870027202013-04-22T21:57:00.003+10:002013-05-08T10:43:59.402+10:00City council releases its bus review and proposed network changesThe Brisbane city council has now released its planned changes to the Brisbane Transport bus network. You may recall that after the outcry over the proposed Translink bus changes the city council took over responsibility for redesigning the bus routes that it ran. Reading the BCC's proposed changes it seems to me that the city council has thrown the baby out with the bath water. If Translink Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-71301434378429979292013-04-12T08:33:00.001+10:002013-04-12T08:33:24.137+10:00TTKD April meeting- Permaculture: Sustainable Food Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-11135874557830271392013-03-22T21:30:00.000+10:002013-03-22T21:30:49.860+10:002012-13 Australian summer was the hottest on recordIf you thought the summer we just had was hot. You were right, the 2012-13 summer we just had was the hottest Australian summer on record. This and other facts are outlined by two scientists from the Bureau of Meteorology here. Some other interesting facts: Janurary 2013 when we had that massive heatwave was the hottest month in Australia on record, hotter than every other month going back Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-86975430228470943582013-03-16T13:14:00.002+10:002013-03-23T22:59:28.217+10:00Govt to abolish 444 and 443 buses - western suburbs to loose only high frequency busKenmore, Moggill and the western suburbs north of the river are to loose their only high frequency bus service and peak time express bus to the city in the recently announced changes to the SEQ bus system, with the popular 444 and P443 bus routes to be axed. Last year the LNP state government committed translink to review every bus route and rate them by "value for money" and "patronage" as Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-52575843249154386532013-03-16T12:17:00.000+10:002013-03-16T12:17:21.478+10:00TTKD March Meeting: Waste Management: Past, Present and Future Deana Nichols is Brisbane City Council's Waste Management Education Officer - she will give us a comprehensive insight into waste management in Brisbane. TTKD Meeting Flyer Mar 13 2013 Thursday March 21 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-29097807615113317332013-02-13T14:55:00.000+10:002013-02-13T15:30:45.030+10:00TTKD Feburary meeting: In Transition 2.0 Video ScreeningIn Transition 2.0 is recent documentary produced by the Transition Network. Transitioner's from all around the world share their inspirational stories in growing food and localising their communities. Please see attached flyer for full details. As usual the meeting will be followed by supper and conversation. Please feel free to bring along a plate to share (preferably locally produced or homeMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997673458284628774.post-25150553711203202692013-01-31T22:24:00.001+10:002013-01-31T22:24:35.516+10:00California lauches Cap and Trade schemeA quick update from overseas. The US state of California introduced it's carbon price on the first of January. California is using a cap and trade system (also known as an emissions trading scheme /ETS). This action by California is important for a couple of reasons. Firstly, California is the most populous state in USA and it has a very large economy. In fact, if California was a country, it Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910583782876431345noreply@blogger.com0