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Like tens of thousands of others from around the world, including quite a few Coop members (Rich, Tom and Andy from 1Fl, Sam 20 Arg, Ben 22 Arg), I spent most of December in Copenhagen, to witness and try to influence the UN negotiations on climate change (COP15 – the 15th Conference of Parties of [...] Cambridge is lucky enough to be the home of the excellent climate change NGO Cambridge Carbon Footprint. They do courses called ‘Carbon Conversations’, where people can explore ways in which they can make big reductions in carbon emissions, and together overcome the barriers associated with making such reductions. In the next few weeks there will [...] Development The development group is continuing to explore the possibility of buying the bit of land next to the Argyle St garden off Network Rail. Late in 2009, a housing needs survey of ASH residents was conducted and found that almost all respondents expressed a need for more family housing and flats for single people [...] Today we started doing ‘Blower Door Testing’. Basically this involves opening the front door and putting some fabric in a frame in it’s place. The fabric has a hole for a fan which sucks air out of the house, causing the inside of the house to be at a lower pressure than the outside. This [...] We will be hosting the Mill Road Winter Fair again this year. There will be the usual events in the car park, including live music, the samba band and random food. |
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