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2010-07-27 00:47:37
Evan Williams said:
I'm not against stunts but probably prefer to just try and buy stuff without much packaging in the first place - a lot of fruit and veg naturally come prepacked with protective skin and really dont need to be put into a plastic box or a bag do they?…»
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2010-07-27 00:44:38
Evan Williams said:
Has anybody visited Carl's blog? How about sharing links to blogs you like.…»
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2010-07-27 00:39:37
Evan Williams said:
Interesting report would be interested in hearing about the arguments around using waste as an energy source - some people argue that this just encourages the continued production of waste. Is that an argument that still has some virtue or is it outdated?…»
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2010-07-27 00:23:46
Evan Williams said:
Interesting question, what are your innitial thoughts? Are you interested in tools and techniques, or policies and regulation?…»
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2010-07-27 00:21:22
Evan Williams said:
Jan is brilliant she really is an inspiration in so many ways. This works really well because Jan is so good. How easy is it for people less brilliant to participate in events in a similar way?…»
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2010-07-25 15:45:06
Marion Cummins said:
I am a Masters student of Town Planning. My dissertation topic is on how Green Networks can contribute to sustainable development in the A96 Corridor. I have found alot of information on both sustainable development and green networks-now I just need to demonstrate how this can happen.…»
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2010-07-19 14:11:35
Caroline St Johnston said:
Jan Bebbington's experiment to give a keynote address to the 2010 APIRA conference in Sydney via a video rather than flying there is inspiring, informative and funny. It highlights the links between different disciplines by showing the role accountants can play when it comes to biodiversity issues. Here is the link to the video and the reasoning behind her experiment: http://www.s…»
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2010-07-16 12:38:47
Ruth Bush said:
Nice topic title Maf! The community-led design charity Glass House are holding a free workshop in partnership with the Development Trust Association Scotland in Dunblane in September. The workshop will be a two-day, hands-on course for community groups, who are in the early stages of regenerating a communal space, park or play area in their neighbourhood.…»
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2010-07-15 16:00:03
Maf Smith said:
This weekend I read a great piece in the Observer, detailing how in Detroit they are turning over vacant domestic lots over to agriculture. From a city of 1.8m Detroit now has only 900,000, and there are over 33,000 empty lots and houses.…»
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2010-06-28 16:33:52
Frank Rennie said:
We should set up a Delicious page to bookmark all the good links. I would add the work on energy and bildings being done at Lews Castle College UHI http://greenspaceresearch.uhi.…»
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2010-06-28 16:30:14
Frank Rennie said:
I have done some work in Bhutan, where the Govt is pioneering the concept of Gross National Happiness. Not quite so loopy as it first appears!…»
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2010-06-23 11:32:29
Ruth Bush said:
The potential energy from waste that cannot be reused or recycled has been quantified for the first time in a new report which highlights opportunities from the use of various waste to energy technologies. http://www.scotland.…»
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2010-06-17 12:28:21
Ruth Bush said:
An interesting discussion on the City Cycling Edinburgh Forum today http://bit.ly/dikpTO - hearing from people that cycle to work and what got them started.…»
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2010-06-01 14:26:07
Anne Marte Bergseng said:
Here they are - the 20 inspirational people named on the Scottish Green List 2010 http://www.ssdforum.org.…»
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2010-05-11 09:59:19
Anna Hunter said:
Dear SSDF Forum, The Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) supports staff in Scotland’s 32 local authorities to promote sustainable development. We are now looking to recruit a Senior Development Officer to enhance the SSN staff team based with Keep Scotland Beautiful in Stirling. We are seeking someone with a good understanding of sustainable development and experience in: - Organising and facilitating events - Partnership and programme development and management - Promotions, communications, fundraising and network development This is a temporary post, fixed term to 30th June 2011, with the possibility of extension depending on funding.…»
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2010-05-10 16:04:45
Evan Williams said:
Anyone have any experieince of trying to set up and run such organisations? what are the difficulties / challenges? I expect fundraising is always a bit of an issue even more so now - what are the models and how do they work?…»
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2010-05-10 15:53:35
Johnny Markham said:
Kyle, I suggest you take a look at the Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative launched in June 2008.…»
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2010-05-10 15:01:30
Anne Marte Bergseng said:
The SSDF has been working informally for quite a while with the Planet Group (on sustainability) of the Scottish Construction Forum (SCF). Initially this was in support of work they were doing on a sustainability strategy for the construction industry. We are now exploring ideas about enthusing and encouraging the entire built environment sector to grasp sustainability.…»
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2010-05-05 14:33:47
joffres muriel said:
Talking about hapiness and sustainable development... i'm a student and our group is thinking about what is important and what solution bring to allow people to feel well in an ecological district. Go and see our website to tell us what you think about it: http://sites.…»
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2010-05-04 17:02:05
Kyle Porter said:
I'm trying to focus on the role of the developer in creating sustainable communites through new developments. I'm not quite at the interview/questionnaire stage yet, i'm trying to find a relevant case study which would help my dissertation. Do you happen to know of any new sustainable communities being built in Scotland.…»

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