Ecojam Bristol: Discussions

Latest BrSN Discussions

Latest discussions

Transforming the Frome Greenway

Bristol City Council are consulting on plans to improve the walking and cycling corridor from Junction 2 of the M32 to Cabot Circus. The route ...

Office space available for charities/ethical businesses!

Ethical Property have offices available to rent now on Colston Street, BS1 & Brunswick Square, BS2.  The Colston Street Centre plays ho ...

Tell us what you think of Ecojam

Bristol’s Ecojam.org has just celebrated its first year since its official launch. We made Ecojam.org for you so we would like to hear how you t ...

Biofuel plant planning application

Biofuel plant application Development Control Meeting webcast watch live now! or in archive at the end of the week   www.bristol.gov.u ...

Pizza Oven Workshop - Can you hold one?

Hi all,  I'm currently for schools as a support worker and looking for some one who can come and hold a work shop in making a pizza oven. ...

Leader of the council talks about transport & carbon reduction

Have a look at the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWaUBoRaHU Also get involved in the debate about ideas for a new layout for ...

Re: New to Bristol?

WOW Bonnie, you have got off to a flying start heh! Thanks for your response. I will give you a ring in a few days. Best Emily

Re: Resource based economies: brave new thinking or Brave New World?

Dammit! Ok, so the embed thing didn't work like I'd hoped, but the link is good. Watch it. PN

Resource based economies: brave new thinking or Brave New World?

A resource based economy advocates a departure from our profit-driven, monetary economy (no more money) to one where Earth's resources are share ...

Re: New to Bristol?

Hey Emily...I'm new to Bristol. Perhaps too new?? I've only been here since 1st December - my boyfriend and I moved down from London because I g ...

Can micro & community scale anaerobic digestion ever be economically viable?

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is a hot topic in the UK at the moment, driven by the rising cost landfill & energy, but also by increasingly tight ...

Re: New model for a city

Great to see video content on the ecojam site. More please. Content wise with this one, I'll need to think on it some more - economics perceived a ...

New model for a city

Talk by Paul Romer

New to Bristol?

I'm looking for a story of someone who has come to Bristol recently, within the last two years, with an interest in sustainability, environmental ...

Re: Carbon Trading and Converging World

I'm afraid you haven't convinced me, largely because CW is based on the assumption of economic growth.  You see this as inevitable and even ...
Ecojam Bristol: Bristol's Green News

Bristol's Green News

Bristol's Green News

Capitalism: A Love Story: A Review

Michael Moore returns with another of his own special brand of documentary, picking at what is wrong at the heart of America. The mould of his doc ...

Bristol and Bath Couldn’t be Fairer!

Fairtrade fortnight took place between 22nd February and 7th March, with this years theme "The Big Swap", both Bristol and Bath were busy making a ...

International Women’s Day.

Free sandwiches, a new handbag and getting dressed up in a two-person sea goddess suit. Kesty Morrison gets more than she bargained for at Bristol ...

Scramble for gold leaving a toxic legacy

Exploding national debt is increasing the demand for gold. Gold is seen as a safe bet by investors during uncertain time’s. Justin Allen investigates.

The West of England Carbon Challenge Business Leaders Breakfast.

Reaching out to local businesses, The West of England Carbon Challenge holds an introductory breakfast for prospective joiners. Kesty Morrison see ...

Turn Me On: Join the Refill Movement.

Bristol based charity, Frank Water, has this week launched a competition as part of its campaign to encourage us to refill and reuse, rather than ...

Reclaim the Night

Last Friday evening Bristol city centre echoed to the sound of the samba beat as a group of drummers led the way for the ‘Reclaim the Night’ marc ...

Soil Association launches new Holiday Organic web directory

The Soil Association’s new Holiday Organic web directory is the perfect place to track down a fantastic rural hideaway this summer. Browse your w ...

Local Solutions for Global Problems

The global economy is straining under the weight of debt incurred by nations who took short term decisions for quick profits, and encouraged the i ...

Bristol Airport expansion decision - crunch time - 3 March

Bristol International Airport (BIA) has lodged a planning application for a massive development with North Somerset Council. They are proposing to ...

Wear Fair? How to be Fashion-conscience

Everyone has their own eco-downfall, be it flying, power- showers or South African grapes. For Emmelie Brownlee it is fashion. Full of excitement, ...

Bath Celebrates Two Years as Transition Town

Bath is now one of 275 communities in the UK and abroad to be officially designated a Transition Town and this February it celebrated its two year ...

Avonmouth Power Plant Scheme rejected.

Bristol Councillors made a landmark decision last Wednesday when they rejected WB4 Bristol’s planning application to build a palm oil power plant ...

Engaging the Powers

Acclaim for Alistair McIntosh’s book on Climate Change ‘Hell And High Water’: “inspirational” says the Archbishop of Canterbury, "truly mental" sa ...

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint

There has been lots of talk about climate change and the need to reduce carbon emissions, but how many of us actually know what our own carbon foo ...
Ecojam Bristol: Events

Events

Green and ethical events

GRO-FUN Plot Days Every Fri and Sat from Noon

GRO-FUN assist and support members of the community to grow food. If you dont have your own growing space we offer our lovely shared allotment to ...

Win Some, Loose Some – The Impact of Severn Tidal Energy

A Seminar by high profile speakers on the effect on the Environment, local jobs and lives by the shortlisted schemes to harness the energy of the ...

THE MEANING OF WATER

Join the Royal Anthropological Institute on the River Thames for an exciting event that explores economic, political and cultural issues that cent ...

Grass-roots Celebration of Social Inclusion at Bristol Cathedral

You are invited to a grass-roots celebration of Social Inclusion at 12noon on Monday 22nd March at Bristol Cathedral . There’ll be music, poetry, ...

Green, Open and Social ICT

Bristol is an unorthodox city. This is certainly true when it comes to ICT. The city is home to businesses, public bodies and community groups who ...

The Landfill Communities Fund

This event (previously The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme) examines how local community environmental projects are benefiting from this £65 million fu ...

PR AND THE MEDIA - Susan Pearson

A FREE Learning Lunch on PR AND THE MEDIA with Susan Pearson

CRUDE Screening

A powerful documentary on Chevron's destruction of the Amazon in their quest for oil. It's been billed as: "A forceful, often infuriating story ...

Film Night with Biggerhouse!

Ten short films bring the Pierian Centre to life on Sunday 28th March. They are the work of Bristol- and Somerset-based Biggerhouse and their fri ...

HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THE MEDIA

A stimulating, interactive one-day programme that will introduce the media and the basic concepts of news and PR, explain the huge benefits of pos ...

HOW TO ENGAGE A LIVE AUDIENCE

A practical one-day introduction to making presentations to live audiences of different sizes.

Lovesickness in renaissance literature and culture

Dr Lesel Dawson from the Department of English at the University of Bristol will give a talk on Lovesickness.

HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THE MEDIA IN A CRISIS

A practical one-day introduction to representing your organisation in the media in the event of a disaster, emergency or other bad news.

Free Easter egg hunts on organic farms – reserve a place now!

What better way to spend Easter than on a family-friendly egg hunt on an organic farm? Choco experts Green & Blacks are giving away 5,000 dark an ...

Safe Land For Bees

We are hosting a public event in Bristol which will look at the issues affecting bees.
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