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LinksPlease let Bob Imrie (bob "at" creditlaw.co.uk) know of any errors or additions: Local groupsLocal governmental sitesEverybody's Talking - the site for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire We Save - an offshoot of the Everybody's Talking site, provides a good method of assessing carbon footprints Newark and Sherwood District Council waste and recycling National and international governmental sitesIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change DECC Climate change model - try your hand at cutting carbon by 2050 Energyshare - an information site about local, sustainable energy projects Ethical Junction - a directory of ethical businesses Greener Together - a movement co-ordinated by UK co-operative groups Home-2009 - creators of the video on ours news page BananaLink - a not-for-profit co-operative explaining why FairTrade is important Act on C02 - calculate your own carbon footprint 10:10 - can the UK force its government to cut emissions by 10% by 2010? 20's plenty for us - lowering speed limits for safety and encouraging greener travel Other useful sitesCentre for Alternative Technology Campaign against Climate Change The man at Seat 61 - Mark Smith's expert advice on travelling internationally by train BBC Bloom (connected to the It's Hard to Be Green series on BBC2 TV) Ashton Hayes - a Cheshire village going carbon neutral Bollington - another Cheshire village going green The story of stuff - a 20 min, fast paced, fact filled video on the underside or our production and consumption patterns Local retailers selling local productsChurch Farm Shop, South Scarle Red Earth Organics, Hockerwood Park, Southwell - veg box scheme delivering to Collingham Lime Tree Design, 14 Low Street, Collingham - eclectic design and gifts from Kate Barker Sueander Farm, North Scarle - home grown vegetables plus other fruits/veg from local markets, with free local delivery. Tels 01522 695118 / 0781 344 1910 / 07827973353. Currently no website, but email possible on sueanderfarmproduce@sky.com. They currently run a fruit & vegetables stall every Friday morning, in the Royal Oak car park - 9 am to 10 am, and in the Grey Horse car park, 10.15 am to 11.30 am The Grey Horse - the new landlords are using local fruit and vegetables from Sueander Farm, and meat from Nicholsons Local retailers offering refilling or recyclingThe Friendly Farmer - A46/A17A1 roundabout, Winthorpe (supplies and can refill some Ecover washing and cleaning products) Local companies providing new green energy products Freerain, 1 Rio Drive, Collingham - rainwater harvesting installations Freewatt, Danes Farm, Stow, Lincoln - Solar PV, wind power systems Kube Technology, 17 Carnarvon Place,
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