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21st Century Homes 15th/16th March
The banner is up outside the venue! Counting down to the weekend of 15/16 March when we are running another 21st Century Homes - Character Comfort Low Carbon event, this time at the Moravian Church in Hornsey. You can register at http://hce21ch.eventbrite.co.uk The idea of this event is to provide practical help and inspirational stories for people looking to improve … Continue Reading
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Our next 21st Century Homes Event 15/16th March
On the weekend of 15/16 March we are running another 21st Century Homes - Character Comfort Low Carbon event, this time at the Moravian Church in Hornsey. The idea of this event is to provide practical help and inspirational stories for people looking to improve their homes. Originally devised by our friends in the Highgate Society Sustainable Homes Group, there have now been two successful 21st … Continue Reading
Fracking talk 4th November
We are pleased to welcome Bob Ward from the Grantham Institute at theLondon School of economics to discuss the future for tracking, including whether it will cut our fuel bills. The talk takes place at the Muswell Hill Methodist Church on 4th November at 8.00pm.
Haringey superhomes open 28th/29th September
Haringey Superhomes Group is holding its first Open Day at the end of September. Five very different houses are opening their doors over the weekend of 28th/29th September, while one house is also opening up on Sunday 22nd September. Two Edwardian terrace houses, an Edwardian semi, a 1960′s 2-storey tile-clad house and a 1980′s single-storey timber-frame house will … Continue Reading
A great day at Ally Pally
The MHSG stall at Ally Pally’s 150th anniversary on 21st July was a big success – a surprising number of people wanted to talk to us about draughtproofing despite the extreme heat! Lots of children took away cress seeds and we sold their parents radiator panels and light bulbs. A couple of new members as well, … Continue Reading
No time for pessimism
MHSG founder member Nancy Hocking writes: Professor Michael Jacobs brought good news to Muswell Hill Methodist Hall. The former Special Adviser to Gordon Brown, both at the Treasury and at No 10 and visiting Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science … Continue Reading
Come and meet us at Ally Pally’s 150th celebration
Muswell Hill Sustainability Group will have a stall at Ally Pally’s 150th Birthday celebrations on 21st July from 11am – 4pm. Ally Pally is a much-loved local landmark and the celebrations look like they will be really popular. We’ll be selling energy-saving products, including radiator panels, energy monitors and LED bulbs at discounted prices and providing … Continue Reading
Inspiring talk by Michael Jacobs
On 23rd May Michael Jacobs gave an excellent talk entitled “No time for pessimism – an overview of global climate science, economics and politics – see Climate talk slide presentation v2-2. He started off by setting out the reasons for gloom and doom such as the depressing fact that we’ve hit 400 ppm of CO2 (450 … Continue Reading
en10ergy Solar – Solar electricity on Haringey Schools
Muswell Hill Sustainability Group is launching an exciting new renewable energy co-operative called en10ergy Solar. This will provide a unique opportunity for our community to invest in solar panels on the roofs of schools and other community buildings. Investors will receive an attractive and fair return on their investment anticipated to start at 4% and increasing during … Continue Reading
London’s Food in the Spotlight
Continuing in the series on London and Climate Change hosted by Transition Highgate and Muswell Hill Sustainability Group: London’s food in the spotlight: five ways to reduce the capital’s foodprint. We are delighted to welcome Dr Vicki Hird from Friends of the Earth to talk about the carbon impact of London’s food and how it … Continue Reading
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