thegreenmoleforum For a sustainable Mole Valley
As I write there’s drought in Russia, Australia, Africa and the UK and much of Europe is in the grip of a heat wave with abnormally high temp- eratures being recorded.
Average daily water consumption in the UK is about 150 litres per person. Conserving it saves energy, money and CO2
emissions due
to reduced extraction, treatment and heating, not forgetting those on a meter.
Long before oil supplies run out, as with all fossil fuels, it’ll become uneconomical – there’s no point wasting an oil barrel’s worth of energy producing a barrel of oil!
Coal’s a dirty energy source and natural gas is expensive to extract and transport, both emit pollutants and contribute to climate change. Nuclear creates radioactive waste, dangerous material can get into the wrong hands and disasters can, and do, happen.
There’s not enough hydrogen to go round and clean methods of production are very expensive. Biofuels require large areas of fertile land, and most renewables large amounts of oil, to produce, and both are unlikely to be adequate for our needs.
This is where the Transition Towns come in, with energy descent plans to reduce oil dependency, and helping to prepare our communities for the inevitable oil shock.
Making Local Food Work is a £10 million, five year project funded by the BIG Lottery, investing in local food initiatives increasing access to fresh, healthy food with good, traceable origins.
It’s rooted in the belief that the needs of consumers, producers and the land are interdependent, and that community enterprise can renew and strengthen these links to the lasting benefit of all.
Sue’s Preserves, run by Sue and Richard Williams here in Bookham, are seeking local ingredients for their homemade cakes, jams, relishes and chutneys.
If you’ve an excess of produce call them on 453324 for details. Their products can be found at local Country Markets, at Denbies Wine Estate, on Dorking Food Float and elsewhere, or they’ll deliver in Mole Valley.
It’s estimated that the world’s topsoil could vanish within 60 years due to erosion from over farming, chronic soil mismanagement, climate change and increasing populations. Good reason for growing at home or joining Transition Bookham’s garden share scheme.
Upcycling is the conversion of waste materials into new ones, or products, of higher quality or “environmental value”. The internet is full of projects and products.
The Green Mole Forum team
www.greenmoleforum.org see Look Local at left for links and Contact at top Local events for August 2010 see Events at left on website Fridays 10:15-11:30 Bookham Country Market – The Old Barn Hall, Bookham 18th 21st 21st
19:30-21:30 Transition Bookham open meeting – St Nicolas Pastoral Centre, Bookham 11:30 LETS trading morning and BBQ – Fetcham
info@lets-mole-valley.org.uk 12:00-16:30 111th
Capel Horticultural Flower Show – Capel Recreation Ground, Capel 71
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