Low Carbon News Update No 2

August 25th 2009

Welcome to the second EPIC Lincolnshire Low Carbon Update

Now that there is a steady stream of new members joining www.epic-lincolnshire.org it has been decided to aim to produce a Low Carbon Update approximately every four weeks. It’s encouraging to see new members from beyond Lincolnshire finding us as the website’s Google profile grows.
An encouraging number of businesses are also setting up profiles on the Low Carbon Business Network and the first case studies have just been uploaded. There’s plenty of room for more and it represents a relatively free method of profiling business products to an expanding audience. Don’t forget there are also profile directories on each of the low carbon community and education networks which might be more appropriate.

Shrink your footprint

Have you assessed your carbon footprint recently? If it’s anything like as bad as the editor’s you need to!! Have a look at my carbon footprint to link to two different checkers and some basic advice on what to do. Some action now could ease your conscience, help the planet and might save you some money as well.

We hope you find the rest of this newsletter of interest and that you will take the opportunity to send in contributions or comments and suggestions to the site. If you would like to submit an article or notify us of an event so this it can go on the calendar Email editor@epic-lincolnshire.org. Articles as word documents and jpeg pictures can easily be included onto the site.
For those of you who have already seen this newsletter our apologies for repeating ourselves as we experiment with different ways of expanding our networks.
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New articles include

Building with straw bales or hempcrete,
A report from the Energy Savings Trust on the practicalities of micro wind energy generation
A celebration of the conversion of St Denys’ church Sleaford into a mini power station!

The following stories have also recently been added to EPIC-Lincolnshire News

New opportunity to fund low carbon community projects
North Kesteven’s Straw Homes are on the way!
Office for Renewable Energy Deployment up and running at last
Hill Holt Wood wins a national award for its low carbon community centre
Lincolnshire to host one of DEFRA’s five National Anaerobic Digestionemonstrator Projects

Shrink your footprint

Have you assessed your carbon footprint recently? If it’s anything like as bad as the editor’s you need to!! Have a look at www.epic-lincolnshire.org/my-carbon-footprint to link to two different checkers and some basic advice on what to do. Some action now could ease your conscience, help the planet and might save you some money as well.