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Derbyshire Eco Centre Courses

Wed, 19 October 2011

Various dates

The Derbyshire Eco Centre – one of the county council’s adult education centres - is
holding a number of eco-themed courses this autumn, including topics as diverse as
building a house from wood and making jewellery from recycled materials.

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ecocentre

Farming Renewable Demonstration Workshops

Wed, 19 October 2011

Various dates and locations across the East Midlands: see website for more details

Each event: 9:45am-1:15pm

£10 per person, advance booking essential:
Organised by The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group in partnership with ICE
Renewables.

A series of workshops across East Midlands for farmers and landowners on reducing
energy costs and increasing income through renewable technologies. This is a great
opportunity to find out how renewables could help you save money on farming costs,
secure your energy supply, diversify your business and understand your carbon footprint.
The workshops are based at farms across the region where you can see the technology in
action. Expert speakers will present on: Energy Efficiency & Carbon Audits, Overview of
Renewable Technologies, Demonstration of Featured Technology.

www.fwag.org.uk/events/england-events.htm

Free Business Energy Monitoring Kits in Derbyshire

Tue, 11 October 2011
Are you a Derbyshire-based small or medium sized business looking to reduce your energy usage and cut your bills? Then Derbyshire County Council can help you with free energy monitoring kits available to borrow for 12 weeks. The kit includes a real time monitor, separate plug-in monitors for individual pieces of equipment, monitoring forms and climate change and energy management guides. The aim is to help you know what energy you’re using and where so that you can then use less.
 
To arrange a loan contact your local Derbyshire library or call 01246 207207 to arrange collection from the Chesterfield Commerce Centre. For general enquiries about the scheme email or call 01629 538304.
 
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news_events/campaigns/save_energy/business_monitors/default.asp

Cut Carbon Emissions to Prevent an Alien Attack

Tue, 11 October 2011

NASA Scientists have claimed that reducing our carbon emissions could prevent an alien attack. Extraterrestrials could view changes in the earth’s atmosphere as evidence that humans are spiralling out of control and decide to take pre-emptive action to wipe us out to ensure we don’t become a threat: ‘Humanity may just now be entering the period in which its rapid civilisational expansion could be detected by an ETI because our expansion is changing the composition of the Earth's atmosphere, via greenhouse gas emissions,’ a report states.

 http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4462

Behaviour Change and Energy Use

Tue, 11 October 2011

A new report combining ‘behavioural economics and psychology’ explores why people make energy saving decisions and how to nudge them in the right direct direction. From the newly formed Cabinet Office's Behavioural Insights Team it considers how to increase take up of renewable energy generation and domestic energy efficient behaviours.

 www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/behaviour-change-and-energy-use.pdf