Connect @ AP Carbon Club
Past Events
Wed 30th September, 1230-1330, Climate Change and Aviation
Wed 23rd September, 1230-1330, The Science Behind Climate Change
Sun 20th September, Beachwatch at Trimley Marsh
Wed 26th August, 1230-1330, The Problem with Plastic
Wed 22nd July 2009, 1230-1330, "Money as Debt"
The next Connect @Adastral Park discussion topic will look at finance and sustainability.
What is money? Where does it come from? Who makes it, and how is it destroyed?
This 45 minute animation describes how money has changed over the years, and explores some of the consequences.
In the past, many societies have used gold, available in limited quantities to anyone lucky enough to find it. Others have used paper notes created by governments, which can be printed in unlimited quantities.
Most of the money we use today is not gold or paper, but DEBT - created by private banks as entries in a ledger, who charge an annual fee for its use ("interest"). The bank's license to print money has profound implications for the sustainability of a society driven to achieve growth to pay the fees.
Join us to find out more followed by a lively discussion.
Mon 29th 2009, Renovating old houses in a sustainable way: Talk by John Taylor
Thu 4th June 2009, A Delicate Balance: The Truth
We have been very fortunate to get the Director Aaron Scheibner of this film to agree to attend and take Q&A session afterwards, after his tour of America and Australia. Plus there will be some free veggie nibbles too.
A Delicate Balance documents the latest discoveries of some of the most prominent experts on nutrition in the world. Over 50 years of research is skilfully woven into what feels like a detective unravelling the mysteries behind the disease epidemic which has struck affluent countries with a vengeance - disease has been escalating over the last 50 years resulting in 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women being diagnosed with cancer.
Watching this film will help you make informed choices about your health and the environment around you and how to reduce your personal impact.
Wednesday 27th May 2009: The Future of Farming
A screening of the inspirational 50mins BBC Natural World programme followed by a short discussion.
Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key.
With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family's wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year's high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is.
Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future.
April 2009, The Story of Stuff - film show and discussion
April 2009, SCC Litter pick
March 2009, Power of Community: How Cuba beat peak oil - film show
November 2008, Low Energy Homes event
September 2008, Down to Earth day