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17th December 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Bulldozes Homes and Human Rights
OK, strange subject line, but true; people are being forcibly removed from their homes for the continental festival of schalger music, Eurovision. In order to beautify the city of Baku and construct facilities for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, people are being evicted to clear sites for construction of contest facilities.21st November 2011
Jam Tomorrow: Unconventional Gas and Britain's Energy Future
A new presentation/discussion on shale gas/coalbed methane, gas "fracking", and the future of Britain's energy economy, developed by Paul Mobbs and the Free Range Network11th October 2011
Energy Beyond Oil Project:
New Sheet E11. Fracking and Coalbed Methane
When gas fracking and other "unconventional" energy resources are discussed in the media the focus is usually on the technology used to produced the energy, or the impact this might have on the environment. In fact, the significant feature of the exploitation of unconventional energy resources is that our present energy situation has become so precarious that companies and government consider these valid energy sources!5th October 2011
North Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire Fracking Campaign
The Government is carrying out another round of onshore oil and gas licensing, and many of these sites will be using gas fracking techniques. In advance of this, Ideas for a Change are launching a campaign of possible fracking in North Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.10th June 2011
FRAW Site Design Statement
After a bit of delay whilst we found time to carry out the necessary research to compare different site design strategies, we've finally completed the 'FRAW Design Statement' page. For the full analysis see Ecolonomics No.12: Promulgating the Web's calorie controlled diet.19th April 2011
The political acceptance of peak oil, and what it means for 'economic normality', has begun
Paul Mobbs has released an update last months 'ecolonomics' newsletter on the energy situation and nuclear power. He broadens his view to look at the areas where Monbiot's pro-nuclear stance falls down when we factor-in the implications of peak oil.
Free Range Projects- A directory of the Free Range Network's research projects and networking initiatives
The Community-Linux Training Centre (CLTC) Project- The Free Range Community-Linux Training Centre (CLTC) Project is a research project on the use of free and open source systems and technologies by individuals and community organisations. It developed out of some work we carried out in the late 1990s on developing a mobile computer training platform for activists and community groups, and has since developed into a more general project on developing resources for training in the use of computer systems and free and open source software.
The Energy Beyond Oil (EBO) Project- The Free Range Energy Beyond Oil Project is a research project on energy and resource depletion (and/or "peak everything") and the changes that this may create within our modern technologically-oriented lifestyle. EBO was our first research project on depletion, begun in 2001, and has since influenced the development of all other projects.
The Ecological Lifestyles Project (ELP)- The Free Range Lifestyles Project is our most recent addition, and is a synthesis of all our work on energy, skills and consumption by focussing on how we can develop an ecological lifestyle through the choices we make to serve our everyday needs. Please note that at present this Project is still in its initial research phase, and will not be publishing any work until mid to late 2011.
The electrohippies collective Project- The Free Range electrohippies collective Project concentrates on the right to protest and organise, the use of technologically mediated systems for networking, freedom of expression and communications, and virtual organising in support of community or individual campaigns. It developed out of the former "electrohippies" group which became infamous after the Seattle Protests in 1999, but has since focussed on activities that keep it out of the news due to the obstructive hassles that notariety creates.
The Great Outdoors Project (GOP)- The Free Range Great Outdoors Project focusses on communicating education and skills for adapting to a lower energy and consumption oriented lifestyle. For most people this is a challenging prospect, and so The Great Outdoors has been developed around a simple acitivty which most people are able to undertake... camping outdoors! The Great Outdoors is the result of our experiences working with the EBO Project, and is our best attempt yet at finding a practical way to teach depletion issues.
The Salvage Server Project (SSP)- The Salvage Server Project is the Free Range Network's ecological engineering and technology initiative. From renewable energy and electronics, to home gagets, to recycling computer hardware, the purpose of the Salvage Server Project is to allow people to understand and interact with the technology of their everyday lives – and then manipulate those objects to make them more ecologically practicable to face the future challenges of energy and resource depletion.
The Permaneering
Initiative- The Salvage Server Project's exploration of a systems integrated and ecological footprint-driven approach to how we design and engineer the world around us.
- The Limits to Technology
Initiative
- The Salvage Server Project's research initiative on mineral resources and the impact that depletion of certain critical resources might have on our technological society.
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