Transition Town Alness

1. Where can you get more information?
(News/General News)

... which is the best thing to read on how to get started transitionculture.org - a sister site of transitiontowns.org with more information on Rob Hopkins postcarbon.org - an action group for bringing ...

2. Want help to lower your energy bills?
(Energy/General)

...  Monitoring how much energy you're using   A visit is followed up by a brief summary of the issues we've highlighted and what you can do to lower your carbon footprint and start saving money. Get ...

3. How can we make transport more sustainable in Alness?
(Transport/General)

Transport is responsible for around a quarter of our carbon emissions in the Highlands. Our communities are spaced out and so we have to travel proportionally more. A lot has been done in Alness to make ...

4. How can we use more renewable energy?
(Energy/General)

... significantly reduce your carbon footprint. We want to give you a bit more information on some of our plans - you can still complete a survey online (Click Here to take survey):   Renewables in public ...

5. What ideas do we have for energy efficiency in Alness?
(Energy/General)

Energy efficiency is key to our plans. Around one-third of our carbon footprint comes from our homes and so reducing the amount of energy we use by insulating and switching things off is very important.  ...

6. John Thurso MP visits ATTG
(News/Latest)

... was interested to hear more about Community Powerdown and how the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund is supporting carbon-crunching projects in communities from the borders to the northern isles. ...

7. How did you think we could make Alness greener?
(News/Newsflash)

ATTG has been asking Alness residents for feedback on various projects and activities that would reduce our community's carbon emissions. We included feedback forms in the November issue of the ...

8. Funding announced for two projects in Alness!
(News/Newsflash)

Alness Transition Town Group are delighted to announce that two major carbon-cutting projects have been awarded funding by the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund.   Our group has been ...

9. Did you fill in an energy survey?
(News/General News)

... your home, which may help you save hundreds of pounds on your fuel bills and reduce your carbon footprint. You may even find out that you qualify for free insulation”. Similar mail-shots have been conducted ...

10. Thanks for coming to "Environmentalness"
(News/General News)

... the local projects that have already helped Alness reduce its carbon footprint and dependence on fossil fuels. Most importantly, it was an opportunity for locals to meet and discuss ideas that could help ...

11. What ideas do with have for local food?
(Food/General)

Food is important to all of us. Around one-fifth of our carbon footprint comes from food, but it's not as simple as how far the ingredients have travelled to your plate. Local food production is key to ...

12. We want your opinion!
(News/General News)

... will be of great value to us when we look at how we are going to reduce our carbon footprint and dependence on fossil fuels in Alness. ...

13. The Alness Green and Easy Food Fair
(Food/General)

... and fun activities to provide more information on the environmental impact of food. As the way we grow and process our food is responsible for around one-fifth of the UK’s carbon emissions, ATTG’s display ...

14. Powerdown gets underway!
(Powerdown/Powerdown News!)

... determine how best to help them reduce their carbon footprint. Peter is keeping in touch with the other Powerdown Officers, especially those who are working in communities that share similar interests ...

15. Community Powerdown Powers Up!
(Powerdown/Powerdown News!)

... of‘ 'low carbon’ community developments including local food allotments and markets; community energy audits using thermal imaging cameras; use of electric vehicles; developing local renewable energy generation; ...

16. Community Powerdown Project
(Powerdown/Powerdown News!)

... to progress various energy saving and carbon reduction projects in Alness.    ...

17. Funding announced for two ATTG projects!
('Uncategorised Content')

... staff will be employed to run the Home Energy Project up until March 2011, by which point over 500 tonnes of carbon dioxide will have been saved across Alness. Alness Transition Town Group has also been ...

18. About Us
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Who are we? Alness Transition Town Group is a network of local people who are working together to build a low carbon, sustainable community for the future here in Alness. With the imminent threats ...

19. Our working groups
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We currently have six working groups looking at different ways to cut carbon emissions. Each of the groups are working in a different area e.g. energy, transport etc.    ...