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Reducing food waste on the Broadway
According to WRAP, the waste action group, , 5.3m tonnes of still-edible food is thrown away each year. The Best Before project www.bestbefore.org.uk has the desperately sensible mission of redistributing unsold food from retailers which is past its Best Before date, to those who will benefit from it such as soup kitchens and community groups. … Continue Reading
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WE HELP THE METHODISTS GO SOLAR
Crowds flocked to the Methodist Garden Party on Saturday afternoon, 25 June 2011 where our 39 solar panels were on public display for the first time. All the traditional elements in a Garden Party were there, including cream teas and a brass band; and Alan Morton took the mic to tell a respectful audience how … Continue Reading
Compost giveaway
Remember all that green and food waste you put out for the Little Green men to collect? Well, it’s been processed in the Edmonton Eco Park and is now being returned to the community as compost by courtesy of the Council, the Warner Estates Residents Association and the Muswell Hill Sustainability Group. So roll up … Continue Reading
March Stalls on the Broadway
Mike Goldwater and Peter Thompson on one of the stalls Muswell Hill Sustainability and Muswell Low Carbon Zone set up on the Broadway. We were running a membership drive every Saturday and Sunday this March and making the LCZ better known to the public. It went well with a lot of positive response from the … Continue Reading
Low Carbon Buying Group launched
Low Carbon Buying Group Launched – November 16th On 16th November 2010 we launched our Low Carbon Buying Group. This is a bulk-purchasing scheme which will bring lower prices on the more expensive energy-saving measures and on renewables. The first products to be included in the scheme are Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal installations. We are pleased … Continue Reading
Walt Patterson visits MHSGroup
Walt Patterson is a distinguished scientist who has been campaigning since the 70s for better management of energy by end-use technology (in, for example, buildings and vehicles) rather than by putting fuel producers in competition with each other. In a stimulating hour he described many ways in which energy could be better managed for climate security … Continue Reading
en10ergy Share Launch Party a big success!!
Muswell Hill Sustainability Group launched en10ergy limited, Muswell Hill’s first social enterprise dedicated to reducing carbon emissions in Muswell Hill and surrounding areas. Lynne Featherstone MP and Cllr Clare Kober attended and gave their very enthusiastic support. It was a good gathering. We had six stalls at the Launch. En10ergy had swathes of pennants above … Continue Reading
Muswell Hill Sustainability Group supports Haringey Council in successful bid to DECC for the Low Carbon Communities Fund.
Huge appreciation for Alan Morton and Dermot Barnes who put the bid together Muswell Hill in Haringey, London, has won up to £500,000 in a competition to become a blueprint for sustainable living. Muswell Hill is one of the first ten winning locations to benefit from a £10million fund as part of the Low Carbon … Continue Reading
2009 has been a busy year for us!
2009 has been an eventful year for our organisation. Here is the main news; We have held 10 meetings, included one addressed by GLA member Nikki Gavron, * We provided members for 3 eco-teams and set up a light bulb library, * We established this website, * We ran stalls at the Green Fair (“rocket science”) and … Continue Reading
INCORPORATION FOR en10ergy Limited!
The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group is proud to announce the incorporation on 30 October 2009 of a new social enterprise company, en10ergy Limited, which is now registered with the Financial Services Authority under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965. The founder members are Alan Morton, Fred Fitzke and Cara Jenkinson and the secretary is Peter … Continue Reading
Guardian Environment blog
- Red kites within a few wingbeats of the centre of Leeds
- Revealed: How fossil fuel reserves match UN climate negotiating positions
- Leaked Heartland Institute documents pull back curtain on climate scepticism | Leo Hickman
- Obama revives green agenda with push to end oil industry tax breaks
- Review: ITV's Cost of Going Green | Nick Molho
- Are the world's glaciers threatened by climate change? | Leo Hickman
- 14 years of US weather animated | Video
- What do you get when you cross an accelerator with a nuclear reactor? | Corrinne Burns
- Barn owls and kestrels as biological control agents [video] | GrrlScientist
- Australia reacts to Lord Monckton's call for a 'Fox News' funded by 'super rich'
