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Bestival Is EnvironMENTAL!
Coach or Train are easily the best ways of getting to Bestival. And South West Trains operate fast services to Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton to connect with the ferries to the island… simple. One only has to have to have a quick look around their stunning Robin Hill Country Park site to know that it’s worth looking after.
Green (Living) Review - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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How to Add Zest to Your Sustainability Education Program
By Melanie Rios Published in the Summer 2010 issue of Communities magazine - Issue #147 I attacked my driveway with a sledgehammer the day after returning home from graduating from a permaculture design course. Study at the Bethel Training Lab referred to by Priscilla Logan at her website www.outdoorclassroom.org/train.htm.]
The Green Changemakers - Saturday, July 3, 2010
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Is Population a Problem?
Trucks and freight trains run day and night, laden with fuel, fish, and food. Success in these twin facets of human sustainability will crack the unbreakable code of our most pressing global issues: climate change, food scarcity, water supplies, immigration, health care, biodiversity loss, even war. Yes, population is an issue.
The Green Changemakers - Thursday, June 10, 2010
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  • Training manuals and education resources on sustainability
    Training Manuals “Thinking Critically about Environmental Impacts throughout History” is a workshop developed for history and social studies teachers who want to incorporate the scientific and social aspects of using renewable resources into classroom teaching. Both complete sections and individual handouts are available for download.
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 17, 2008
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  • Training course on sustainable community indicators.
    Sustainable Measures has developed a one-day training course on sustainable community indicators. The course can be used by: individuals as a self-directed introductory course, organizations that work with communities on sustainability issues, and community groups that are thinking about starting an indicator project.
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 17, 2008
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  • Online Training Course on Energy for Sustainable Development:
    As a result, development specialists need a comprehensive understanding of the energy/development nexus - not only how energy systems work but also the impact of energy services on other development issues such as income, health and environment. Why an online energy course? This need is largely unmet. When does the next course start?
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, October 26, 2008
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  • Sustrans offers free training for schools across Midlothian to help tackle the school run
    Pupils, teachers, parents and school representatives from across Midlothian will come together at Lasswade High School for a free day of training on Tuesday 24th March. These free training days will give representatives the knowledge and skills they need to champion green and healthy travel in their schools.” Source: Sustrans.
    Green (Living) Review - Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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  • 10:10 Campaign launched to reduce carbon footprint
    Take the bus or train instead of driving. People realise that climate change is a major issue. Minister Gormley launches 10:10 campaign. new Government campaign has been launched to encourage people to do cut their own carbon footprint by ten per cent during 2010. Switch off lights when leaving a room. Reduce heating. Fix leaping taps.
    Green Me - Monday, November 9, 2009
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  • Lessons in Conservation
    NCEP seeks to improve the practice of biodiversity conservation by improving training in biodiversity conservation. Lessons in Conservation (LinC) is the official journal of the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP), and is currently available in electronic format.
    The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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  • Pedestrian Cities / Quality of Life
    There is a growing demand for entire city districts to be made pedestrian, and directly connected to a train line. recent issue of 'Metropolis' magazine talks about Copenhagen and its growing pedestrian street network. Read about the many benefits of trains Read about High Speed Rail From New Urbanism.
    The Green Changemakers - Saturday, December 12, 2009
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  • Capacity building for better cities
    Professor Patrick Wakely, who co-authored a background paper for Habitat II on capacity building, argues here that this term embodies much more than simply training and human resource development. To many people capacity building means training or human resource development. Why capacity building (the new paradigm)? What is to be done?
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, March 28, 2010
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  • Educating for change
    Students learn about the "integrated bottom line," which incorporates issues like climate change, energy efficiency and social good into traditional subjects. The reality is that issues like climate change, energy efficiency, social responsibility. The question now is how to get there. Saïd Business School, Oxford, U.K. In the U.S.,
    The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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  • Jacqui's project
    Introduction and Idea: The basic idea is that introducing children to sustainability and environmental issues at an early age, and encouraging children to respect and enjoy living in nature, should have a positive effect on their attitude, interests and behaviour as they develop into adults. Procedure: 1. hope that you find it useful aswell.
    The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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