Nabble - enironmental & ethical space

Plastic 'numbering' explained!

2008-05-22T10:27:51Z

This is a really cool summary I found on the web - thought it might be of interest to others - I've always wondered what those numbers on plastic actually meant AND why don't we recycle by numbers? If anyone knows please reply - thanks!

Plastic+Products.pdf

Recycle source for polythene wrap

2008-05-22T10:21:14Z

You can post your polythene wrappings for
recycling to the company: Polyprint Mailing Films,
Mackintosh Rd, Rackheath, Norwich NR13 6LJ

only accept polythene which is clean and free of
sellotape, address labels, etc and NOT
biodegradable.
Roll your wrappings up, wrap them
and apply the correct postage - look for more details
on www.polyprint.co.uk/recycling.

Re: Gardening Saturday May 17th in Ballater anyone?

2008-05-09T21:13:21Z

Sorry can't make this. Supposed to be doing a house clean and purge of rubbish on this date. Sounds real fun though :).

Blessings.

J

Gardening Saturday May 17th in Ballater anyone?

2008-05-07T01:53:25Z

Dear all,

following from the wonderful permaculture weekend, the Ballater collective who came to take part in that weekend have now invited us to a weekend of gardening at their collective on May 17!
If anyone wants to come, can you let me and them know so we can arrange transport?
spread the word about this!
k

Subject: Rural Gardening Party
From: "ground walker" <ground_walker@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, May 5, 2008 2:35 am
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Hi,
It had been mentioned that the city dwellers quite fancied a trip out to
the shire, potentially for a spot of gardening, sooooo......
.....folks are invited to a gardening party by the Dee on Saturday 17th of
May. In exchange for your blood sweat and tears, we're offering a tasty
vegan noshup, cosy bonfire and an insulated barn for sleeps.

You're welcome to arrive anytime on the Saturday, bus times:
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/publictransport/timetables/pdf/201DEESIDESAT280408.pdf

We live a couple of miles beyond Ballater on the north deeside road - the
buses that go as far as Braemar can drop you off a 5 min walk from us.
Ask for the Polhollick suspension bridge (on the left) - if you get lost
or only come as far as Ballater phone and we'll come pick you up. don't
stay on the bus any longer than 5 mins after Ballater. Head down the
track, cross over white suspension foot bridge and you're there.

Be good to know how many folks to expect and if you know what bus you're
getting we could come meet you off the bus so you don't miss the track.

Phone/text: 075280 12506

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ballater+polhollick&sll=57.056743,-3.072309&sspn=0.012626,0.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=57.05973,-3.07291&spn=0.012625,0.040169&z=15&iwloc=A

See Ya's

Jah

a talk on the topic: West Papua - the Pacifi's forgotten tragedy

2008-04-23T04:00:21Z

West Papua: the Pacific’s forgotten tragedy

On Monday, the 28th of April, at 7pm at New King's NK12 two special guests from Free West Papua will introduce us to the situation in this part of the world.

Benny Wenda, born in the Highlands of West Papua, will open the evening with a talk about his experience since the occupation by Indonesia in 1969.
A 15min movie, on the situation of refugees in West Papua and Papua New Guinea, will follow.
Richard Samuelson will finish off their presentation with information to the latest happenings in West Papua.

It is highly important for us to share this evening with you!

When: Monday, the 28th of April, at 7pm
Where: New King's NK 12

http://www.freewestpapua.org

WWOOF book anyone?

2008-04-18T08:52:18Z

hey does anyone have a WWOOF book we could borrow?? will return promptly and in good condition, promise!
thanks a lot,
k

Re: Energy Tower: Power for 15 Earths?

2008-02-28T01:34:35Z

Re: Energy Tower: Power for 15 Earths?

2008-02-26T11:39:04Z

Hi,
is this the same thingie...
http://energytower.org/

Re: beekeeping? communal biodiesel van?

2008-02-23T14:30:34Z

this was one of the more intressting pieces of news i read recently: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7243247.stm

there's also a demo video somewhere on the net...

Re: greencity order anyone?

2008-02-21T09:47:26Z

hi, we are ordering rather regularly. and are trying to set up some kind of system because more and more people are joining. latest attempt: http://greencityorder.jottit.com

beekeeping? communal biodiesel van?

2008-02-21T09:07:27Z

sound interesting? wanna get involved in making urban beekeeping (in the heart of aberdeen! bzzzz) or hunting out and fundraising for a diesel 2nd hand van and learning how to convert it to run on used veggie oil (and eventually making soap from the glycerine byproduct), get in touch! we had the transition towns meeting yesterday and these are a few of the things i'm personally really interested in, just looking for folk who might want to do this too...
k

Donald Trump and his golf course - film

2008-02-21T06:15:45Z

Trump want to build a massive golf course complex with hotel on a fragile Sight of Special Scientific Interest.
Here is a little film all about it
http://current.com/items/88837840_the_donald_and_the_dunes

for more info also see
www.meniescotland.co.uk

greencity order anyone?

2008-02-18T06:42:16Z

hey hey, anyone running out of stores and want to order cheap organic fairtrade stuff in a bulk order from greencity??

The era of environment or a story of human idiocy peak…

2008-02-14T15:30:59Z

The nostalgia of the lost Eden could not be more prominent than in present. In Eden’s myth human chooses exile and loses paradise (and the critical bond with nature…) as a result of a boosted self-esteem… Human “recognises” self-superiority over the whole rest nature (not to mention God, to keep the discussion neutral…). Believe in myths or not, the morale of this story is the same; the concept of human superiority over nature is raised. Human is not anymore a team player and his stance to nature is changed from the “follow” to the “force” dogma. The environmental countdown has started. Human alienates dramatically, suffering and causing suffers, while his attitude is more than biologically irrational, is even self destructing… In our era and with the toy of technological advance on hand, the human-nature drama accelerates. What could be the salvation/solution if these fundamental issues (lasting already some thousand of years) are not resolved?

P.S. Any ideas are more than welcome!! ( after all it’s a share planet )

Re: "MOUTH OF DON" CLEAN UP sunday 12:30 at Brig 'o Balgownie

2008-02-11T08:29:41Z

cool - count me in!

"MOUTH OF DON" CLEAN UP sunday 12:30 at Brig 'o Balgownie

2008-02-11T06:38:48Z

As the spring sun lures us all out of our little cozy winter habitats I am
probably not the only one who has noticed the endless amounts of rubbish
hanging and flying sadly about everywhere.

Hence:

LETS DO SOMETHING!

Everyone is invited to join me cleaning around the mouth of Don next
Sunday at 12:30 on Brig' o' Balgownie. Bring one of these big black plastic
bags, gloves, some cookies, enthusiasm and your eyes- not only for the
rubbish to pick up but also for all those pretty little flying creatures of
the skies (aka birds)...

\o/

hannah

Careers Week- full of good stuff? YEAH!

2008-02-11T06:18:12Z

For any of you who delete these Emails as an automatic reaction, here
another chance for a closer look! Seems damn right to me up here!::

Back by popular demand - CAREERS WEEK

Following the success of our first Careers Week in 2006/7, we are pleased
to present Careers Week '08 from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd February. This
year's event is split into 4 themed days:

- Media Careers
- Green/Environmental Careers
- Workshops Day, and
- Not-For-Profit Careers.

You will get the chance to hear from a host of guest speakers - employers,
alumni, and other industry representatives. There will be an opportunity
for you to make useful contacts at the 'Your Future in the North-East'
networking event; you can learn how to style-up for interviews at the
'Dress to Impress' event; and we'll be launching this year's Blue Skies
Business competition.

PLUS, stand the chance to win your dream job for a day in our 'Dream Jobs
Lottery'. There'll be prizes, freebies, and a lot of information to get you
thinking and prepared for the next step in your career.

Visit our web site or lookout for our posters to get further details about
events, dates, venues, speakers, etc. Find your direction!

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/

aberdeen activist email list--get on it and find out what's going on

2008-02-07T08:26:21Z

just wanted to let everyone know that there's an aberdeen and -shire email list which posts info about activist stuff going on and which you can post on when you want folk to come to stuff you're organising.

it's not super active right now cos it's quite undersubscribed, so if you're interested, visit the website below and add your email address to the mailing list. you can unsubscribe at any point.

https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/aberdeen-activism

cheers,
k

help wanted with Sunday filmscreenings!

2008-02-07T08:22:34Z

Dear All,

We've been having very low turn-out at our weekly Sunday evening filmscreenings on campus, and want to know why! If you don't attend and are interested, please let me know why you don't come, what you'd like changed and we can try and change things!

Also if anyone wants to help organise these filmscreenings, please let me know! The idea was to screen films (usually indy films) on ethical/green/activist issues. we could expand to having speakers etc., it's up to what you want!

So get in touch and let me know if you'd like to see any particular films, change time and venue (8pm Sundays, NK11), or can help out!
thanks,
k.

n.b.: This Sunday's filmscreening's been postponed and we'll have it again when the organiser can attend.

Why do we want an envionmental and ethical committee??

2008-02-07T06:27:47Z

Resently we have set up an ‘environmental working group’ under the ‘Welfare’ committee in the Student Assosiation, we the SA to have ‘Environmental and Ethical’ concerns at its core and want this group have a higher priority by making it a Committee in its own right.

Why do we think there should be an Environmental and Ethical committee..

1. Fundimentally because we think ‘environmental and ethical’ concerns are important!
2. Because at the moment no one in the Student Assosiation is responsible for these ideas, so no one does very much!!
3. We don’t think the SA comunnicate enough with students about these ideas, and that its very difficult to communicate ideas with them.

4. At the moment scoieties and individuals can push the SA and the Univerisity to do environmental and ethical things, but this is not enugh, we think they should have an internal group to deal with these problems.
5. Other Unions have active E and E groups that have achieved lots of great things!!
6. We think ‘Environmental and Ethical’ concerns should be as important as sport and entertainment and other existing committees.
7. We think they should join up to ‘e and e’ style awards where the good work that is going on will be rewarded and continued.

If you think we should have an Environmental and Ethical commity then come and vote! We need 250 students to vote for an environmental representative.
Your vote counts!

Where: William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre
When: Monday 18th February at the AGM, from 6.30pm onwards
What to bring: Yourself, your student ID card, and some chums

See you there!

Re: Making Campus Plastic Bag Free

2008-02-06T01:06:42Z

I think plastic bags have their uses. I mean my kitchen is minute. I don't have a bin I just have hooks. I don't have anywhere I can compost (I live in a multi storey tower block). My last composting expo was homemade manure in the juicer.

But there is another good reason not to use plastic bags on campus. They just kill your arms! I use a shoulder shopping bag and a cotton/hemp bag and with those two I can near enough get all my groceries in for the week. In fact I can't get much more in my ladybird 'granny' trolley. Though sometimes I have to use the trolley.

I think for emergencies if we could get the retailers to use recycled paper bags it would be a lot better. I also think if we could have some Aberdeen Uni hemp bags made that would be good as well as a tourist buy (sorry don't know the word. Need breakkie).

I don't think we should charge for the paper bags because students get fleeced enough. I am shocked how much the costas on campus charge for coffee. I think it would be better if they subsidized fair trade coffee refills for flasks.

Anyhow....need breakkie. WILL GET BREAKKIE.

Jo

re. soap nuts

2008-02-06T00:58:58Z

Jodi asked me to post something on here about them because I use them. Sorry it's been a few days. Been unwell. Anyhow.

I used them because they are small and compact mainly. Ideal for travelling or when you live in 'junkie towers' and the washing machine is on the ground floor! They are also relatively eco friendly and whilst they don't get things whiter than white they are okay. As good as ecover etc and cheap. (I'm still on my first £4 bag 8 months after I got them!)

Links are as follows.

In a soap nut shell
&

ebay

Though there maybe others. Believe you can use an old sock to put them in if you haven't got anything else.

For stubborn stains I use ecover bleach on top but not often do I need to use that. It gets the remains of dinner out fine (I'm a messy eater )

But I know if you order a sample from In a soap nut shell they take ages to come!

Jo

GreenPrint

2008-01-29T02:24:46Z

Windows only: Save money on ink and paper while helping the environment with GreenPrint World Edition. The freeware version of the otherwise shareware GreenPrint offerings, GreenPrint World Edition identifies and removes unnecessary pages or space—like images you don't need to waste ink on or pages with lone URLs—from your print jobs. GreenPrint also keeps track of just how much money, paper, and greenhouse gases you're saving by using it.
download here: http://www.printgreener.com/productworld.html

Re: Ecological Technology

2008-01-27T15:54:48Z

awesome! will sure read about this dude.

Ecological Technology

2008-01-26T12:30:23Z

http://www.schauberger.co.uk/index.html

The site above gives anyone interested an insight into a new paradigm within science which observes and notes the natural processes of nature and then uses them to produce energy which is harmonious with these processes.

save energy with google when searching the web

2008-01-23T08:23:45Z

check this out http://www.blackle.com/about/

Re: MINI FESTIVAL JUST FOR US!!

2008-01-22T08:52:42Z

what a great idea Jodi! go go go

Re: Making Campus Plastic Bag Free

2008-01-11T10:00:08Z

There's a limited amount of hydrocarbon on the planet and we're using it up to make unnecessary things like plastic bags and packaging? What's that about? Surely we should be conserving them for more important things...

Science and art - bridging the gap

2008-01-02T04:35:42Z

Ecologists at the University of Aberdeen have come up with an innovative way of engaging first year ecology and environment students. read more @ http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/release.php?id=1176

MINI FESTIVAL JUST FOR US!!

2007-12-21T08:32:59Z

Horah!

In the quest to improve the networks between different 'e and e' style societies we are going to hold a little mini festival just for us!

All groups are invited to this exciting event to promote themselves and have some fun :)

The vague idea is that it will be held in Botanic Gardens / Ephinstone hall (probably a wednesday in early April) and will be an all day event where different groups can have a stall advertising thier society, turning into an everning of music/dance raising money for all groups involved.

Each group that wants to get involved can plan an activity to do, such as becylce, who are planning an all day bike workshop to fix the bikes they have and help anyone who brings a broken bike, or the veg garden who plan to get people to make little paper pots for seeds that people can take away and grow, and maybe bring back to the garden in the summer for the veg garden to grow on1 (and then even come back in the new term and to eat)

This is a great oppurtunity to do something interesting to get more people aware and involved in your group, aswell as meet all the other group and raise some money...

I will post here when I have any new information,
or you can contact me u01vjp6@abdn.ac.uk

Making Campus Plastic Bag Free

2007-12-21T08:12:25Z

As we all know plastic is very damaging to the environment. At the current rate the world produces 200 million tons of plastic a year. Less the 3.5% is recycled.
Plastics do not biodegrade, they photo degrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil, waterways, oceans and entering the food web when ingested by animals.
Scientists estimate each plastic item could last in the environment anywhere between 400 to 1000 years, so every bit of pastic that was made is still here.. wow.. thats a lot of junk.

So that leads to the question, what are we going to do about it??
The newly formed 'environmental working group' in the SA has a plan to make Campus plastic bag free.
Around the country town and viliages are turing away from plastic bags and promoting reusable and biodegradable bags in a first step to reducing plastics.
Modbury was the first town www.plasticbagfree.com

To progress this idea the environmental group will be holding a talk / video / presentation on alternatives in the New Year, followed by inviting all shops to choose a date for the switch over.

If you want to know more please contact me u01vjp6@abdn.ac.uk

I think that on this Campus plastic bags are greatly unnecessary as most people have a bag on thier backs anyway, and most of the things bought are small, ie a sandwhich a book etc.
What do you think?

What's this website all about??

2007-12-21T07:55:09Z

Congradulations on finding this little gem of a website, and congradulations to all who put it
here!

So whats it all about??
Well, do you know what the zoology soc are up to this weekend? Did you know there was an organic veg garden on Campus? Do you have any idea what an environmental working group is and if there is one in this Uni? What does this Uni invest our money in?
This Website aims to collect all this information in one place and thus make it easier for everyone to find out what is going on! Simple..

If you go to the main page and click in the right hand corner 'how to use this webspace' it will tell you just that, at the bottom of the page click on 'page flakes' to get the whold site in a prettier version with a frog :) if you have any questions you can contact us @ envroandeth (at) googlemail.com

We plan to advertise this website first to the different groups on Campus and then to go to different lectures and tell the students about it, currently it is in early days, but 'from small seeds whole communities grow'.

Enjoy the winter break

the frogee

Energy Tower: Power for 15 Earths?

2007-12-10T15:35:49Z

http://tinyurl.com/2ofwu6 --
Researchers have designed a product that its inventors claim could easily produce between 15 and 20 times the total electricity the world uses today. Not only that, it could also be used as a desalination device and may be able to reverse the effects of global warming.

the plastic problem

2007-12-04T18:14:37Z

here's an article I think you should read!!!
http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/health-fitness/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we_2_printer.shtml