Opinion piece in DominionPost 7th March 2009
This opinion piece was written prior to the Pathways to Resilient Communities forumSee More
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Local currencies are easy to start and use and work well in a recession.Time trading platforms are perfect for communities and networks where people know each other and already trade skills... like Intersect!Post your knowledge about alternative currencies here, and lets encourage more resilience and sustainable growth back into our local economies!See More
paul bruce is attending Silvia's event
"Rail against the Expressway" march and rally at Parliament at Parliament
July 6, 2011 from 12pm to 1pm
We are ready to deliver the petition to John Key! Can you join us???? Can you help us spread the petition through your network??? Attached is a flyer advertising the march to Parliament on Wednesday 6th July. The objective is to deliver a petition to John Key in support of a local two-lane road, an upgrade of SH1 and an upgrade of the rail, as opposed to the bulldozing of the ‘Sand Hills’ Road of National Significance (RoNS) through the heart of the Kapiti Coast. Those of you on the KAPITI…See More
paul bruce is attending freda wells's event
Atmospheric Commons - Free Public Dialogue at Room 10A02, Old Museum Building, Massey University
June 23, 2011 from 6:30pm to 8pm
What's going on up there??Andrea Polli's work has taken her to both Polar regions and the centres of huge developing cities where she works with atmospheric scientists and their data. How does her work help us to understand the way we measure, interpret and respond to the ceiling that encases us all: our joint atmosphere? Join Andrea in conversation with meteorologist and poet,…See More
paul bruce commented on Nick Potter's group Free Wheelin'
"Thanks Eli.
Grist always have great stuff. ..."Imagine getting a $3,000 to $12,000 tax rebate this year. Now imagine it coming again and again. Every year it grows by around a thousand dollars". Wow!"
paul bruce commented on Nick Potter's group Free Wheelin'
"This is exactly the sort of presentation we need other Councillors at Greater Wellington to see. We have agreement for a report from officers, but it wouldnt be complete without this !
Thanks"
paul bruce replied to Carl Chenery's discussion Feed in tariffs for New Zealand in the group 350 Aotearoa - Climate Action
"Hi Richard,
We are in the process of setting a community owned wind farm in Wellington... in Long Gully...
and would be great if we could share information.
Paul.Bruce@greens.org.nz
tel 021 02719370"
paul bruce commented on Nick Potter's group Pathways to Resilient Communities
"Waitati Energy Project meetingBlueskin Bay and Waitati plans to become the first community in New Zealand to own their own power company, build a community-owned wind-turbine cluster, and sell electricity back to the grid. Scott Willis, Project…"
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- I am a passionate sort of guy, love the outdoors, sharing,
and being out and about. I am a Greater Wellington Regional Councillor up for re-election this October.
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- Meteorologist, scientist, climate change, cyclist and tramper, gardener, local economy, local government
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 13:36 on June 29, 2009,
Sophie Jerram said… - Paul thanks for the email regarding Definancialisation, etc... I got half way (it's a biggie) and alarm bells started ringing. EG "Money is the ability to get work done. The work is done using fossil fuel emergy. End of oil means end of money."
We all know that money has been in existence as a medium of exchange and is not nec linked to fossil fuels. Of course much of our economy depends on oil but that doesn't mean that money has no purpose. I'd be interested in your comments. best regards Sophie Jerram (last seen at the Climate Change Hui)
- At 16:28 on February 13, 2009,
Lindsay Alderton said… - Hi Paul - Finn's email address is kaitiakiorcon.net.nz and I suggest you try and contact him there. I did email him details about the event you're organising, but he's currently down in Golden Bay teaching a permaculture course, and sporadically checking his email. Best of luck!
- At 15:42 on January 29, 2009, Lindsay Alderton said…
- Hi Paul,
It sounds like a great event and I'm really sad that I won't be able to make it - I would absolutely love to partake. Unfortunately I'll be returning to the UK at the end of Februay and won't be back in Wellington until mid-March.
I do have a friend - Finn Mackesy, who is the Co-chairperson of Permaculture in NZ - who might make a good presenter for the scenario you are suggesting. Would you like me to contact him?
Once again, thanks for the invite and I hope it's a great day!
All the very best,
Lindsay
- At 18:43 on January 20, 2009,
Nick Potter said… - Hi Paul
I thought you might be interested in this discussion I just started about Rintoul St...
All the best
Nick
- At 22:04 on December 2, 2008,
Carl Chenery said… - Hi Paul,
The biowaste dreams event looks great. Shame I live in AKL. Love the name.
A crucial shift at this time is from linear to cyclical thinking. It would be great to begin to document the loop being closed in different parts of NZ. So we can eliminate waste from our vocabularly and have biological and technical nutrients.
Feels like important work in relation to climate change with 2/3rds of our carbon being in soils- rebuilding essential for this.
Love to hear how it goes.
Carl
- At 13:11 on July 10, 2008,
Intersect's Coordinator said… - Welcome to Intersect! You can add events, videos, create discussion and groups and invite your friends and colleagues to join. It's your network, so use it in ways that will support your networking, and contact us if there is something we can help with.
Also, get thee to the Strategic and Executive group - I'm sure you have a lot to contribute!
Kind regards, Megan and the Intersect crew
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