         
Welcome to September's update - judging by the amount of events coming up, it's certainly back to school and work time. I hope you had a good summer - even though August was the dullest and one of the wettest on record, with parts of the UK seeing less sunshine than in any year since 1929.
Got something to share about the climate? Send it in to info@climatex.org by 15th September for the next newsletter
1. IN THE NEWS... Green grousing 2. PLANET EARTH SEASON IS HERE - including the jaw-dropping outdoor, free Earth from the Air exhibition coming to Oxford Castle from late Sept-Jan 9th. Next update will feature plenty of opportunities to see it, combined with a host of events. An Oxford Inspires brochure is available for distribution. If you could help distribute it, please contact olivia.Thornton@Oxfordshire.gov.uk with your name, address and number of copies requested. The full diary of events will be online soon.
3. COMMUNITIES UPDATE
3.2 EAST OXFORD CAR CLUB UPDATE Abi writes: I just wanted to update you on the East Oxford group's progress towards a car club (see www.carclubs.org.uk and www.carplus.org.uk for more info on car clubs and their green credentials). We did a small information gathering / awareness raising exercise recently - delivered leaflets to 400 households and then went door to door, speaking to 63 people, to gauge interest in a car club and to see what features would be important for it to work in our area (leaflet info is on our provisional website www.oxcar.org.uk). We got resoundingly enthusiastic responses and are now working with Commonwheels, a not for profit car club, to get cars on the streets of East Oxford in November (www.commonwheels.org.uk). We are looking to build a fleet combining good, fuel efficient, reliable resident donated cars with a couple of new ones (hoping one of those will be electric). To find out more, contact Abi - abi@abijohnson.com
3.3 Henley Climate Workshop are kickstarting the autumn at the Henley Show - see details in the events section
4. SPECIAL EVENT : A Manifesto for a Low Carbon Future, the Symposium of Dr Brenda Boardman, Lower Carbon Futures, Environmental Change Institute. An impressive list of speakers and discussions for this timely symposium - open to all, but please book in advance. Saturday 6 September 2008, Tea at 3pm. symposium 3.30pm - 5.30pm, Martin Wood Lecture Theatre. Full details here: http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/johnandbrenda/symposium.php
5. UPCOMING EVENT: ECO-HOMES OPEN DAYS - 11-14th September Discover how Oxfordshire homeowners transformed their ordinary homes into inspiring low energy eco-homes. The houses cover a wide range of types - including a flat, a terraced Victorian house, a 17th century cottage in a conservation area, a listed Regency villa and a 1980's developer house. The house owners themselves will show visitors around and share the excitement, challenges and sometimes frustrations they encountered in creating their green home. Full info: http://www.ecovation.org.uk/ ** Help us spread the word - forward this email to a friend, or request some leaflets / posters to distribute from jo@climatex.org **
6. WEBINARS* - BREAKING THE CLIMATE DEADLOCK The Climate Group would like to invite you to a series of in-depth webinars to be held from September 3rd as part of our Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative with former UK PM Tony Blair (see http://www.breakingtheclimatedeadlock.com/ for more information), and sign up for the webinar. * a seminar - on the web
7. IS IT TIME FOR THE HEATING ALREADY? www.imeasure.org.uk .... can I encourage you to think about contributing to this University research project ..contribute your energy meter readings. It's very easy. And find out how much your using personally - and NEW ...HOW MUCH YOUR SPENDING week by week (excluding standing charge). And please encourage all your friends and enemies. Over 600 are registered with imeasure already. (A New Scientist article this week says we're increasingly recognising the value of the rapid feedback that projects like imeasure provide..this project is doing some very new stuff)
8. TAKE ACTION ON BIOFUELS - Stop the EU using food to make fuel If you want to suggest to MEPs that they change their mind, you might wish to participate in this Oxfam letters-to-MEPs campaign. http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=92&ea.campaign.id=1263
9. JOBS Eco-St currently has a vacancy for a part-time sales assistant at our shop in Yarnton Nurseries. For further details email them: yarntonshop@eco-st.com
10. RESOURCES
UPCOMING EVENTS If you have a climate change event to add please either send through the details to jo@climatex.org , or add them yourself , simply click on ‘submit a new event' on http://climatex.org/whats-new/
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Thurs 4th Sept 6.30pm onwards Green Drinks Oxford - the monthly social for those working to keep the world in one piece. We will be meeting in the Cape of Good Hope this month (upstairs).
** Sat 6th September - the Symposium event of Drs John & Brenda Boardman, to take place on Saturday 6 September, 1pm onwards. This is a public event and open to all. Please book your place at events@eci.ox.ac.uk by Wednesday 3 September 2008.
Full details here: http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/johnandbrenda/symposium.php
** Thurs 11th Sept, 7pm, Northmoor Trust Water Matters: Is flooding in Oxfordshire getting worse? Join the Debate Full info: http://www.northmoortrust.co.uk/home/events/flooding-oxfordshire ** 11-14th September - Oxfordshire Eco-Homes Open Days.... Need we say more? Full info available here: http://www.ecovation.org.uk/ ** Sat 13th Sept 10am - 6pm - Henley Climate Workshop present an astounding variety of talks and events at the Countryside Marquee, Henley Show. See www.climatex/org/events for full info and running order
** ECHO training - Thurs 18th September, Oxford Town Hall Oxford City Council are holding another Energy Conservation for Homes in Oxford (ECHO) Training, for community group representatives to get feedback on how ECHO training could be useful to community groups and how they can improve it in the future. ECHO training is free and covers: Home Insulation, Heating and Hot water, Fuel use and tariff issues, Damp and mould, and Grants and subsidies.
If you are interested in attending the 18th September session contact Laura at Oxford City Council home_energy@oxford.gov.uk
** ‘Another Kind of Silence' at the Northmoor Trust The award winning play ‘Another Kind of Silence', covers the story of legendary environmentalist Rachel Carson. For bookings and info see: http://www.northmoortrust.co.uk/home/events/rachel-carson-play-oxon Tickets £8, Please call 01865 407792 to book ** Thurs Sept 18th, 7.30 pm Blackwells Climate Change Debate Tickets cost £6 (concessions £5) and are available *** 28th Sept Reading Climate Action Group: Turn your ideas into action
1st Oct Weds 1st Oct 7.30 pm Peak Oil, oil price expectations and climate change What it Peak Oil and what are the implications for fuel and energy prices? How much fossil fuel can we afford to burn to live within our carbon budget? A talk exploring peak oil and climate change with Dr Bassam Fattouh (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies), and Dr Christian Jardine (Environmental Change Institute). Friends Meeting House, 43 St Giles, Oxford. Further info www.climatex.org.
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