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9carrots goes to Transition Conference 2011- 28, jun, 2011by anewholm
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9carrots events launched the scheme in Birmingham, UK and Victoria, Canada- last 01, febby anewholm
Last night, 500 Birmingham residents crowded out the Urban Village bar to launch a scheme aimed at getting local businesses to “go green”. Under the scheme, the bar invests 20% of extra sales towards energy efficiency. Last night alone, the bar accrued £472 towards low-energy lighting.
A soul-funk soundtrack was provided by the excellent Route 49. The event was part of People and Planet’s “Go Green Week” and is the launch of their “9carrots” campaign to give businesses a positive incentive to take action on climate change. Entry was free, Jagerbombs £1.50 and the fun started at 8pm.
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161601410558237
“We think the 9carrots scheme is a great way to connect local businesses with their community and allow them to work together towards a sustainable future. We’re really encouraged by the enormous support in Selly Oak and are really looking forward to getting things going in Kings Heath” said Tom Tierney from the Kings Heath Transition Initiative.
In Victoria, Canada, 2 events are being organised to launch the 9carrots community-business network there.
These events are a powerful way for local environmental groups to introduce their community to this new form of participation. After the event, these businesses continue to participate in the scheme. Read about how to organise these events in the events organisation wiki page.
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Mr. Lawrence wine bar hits green target and installs low-energy lighting- jul, 2010by anewholm
Thanks to 9carrots supporters, the Mr. Lawrence Wine Bar hit its upgrade target today: energy efficient lighting is now being installed throughout the bar. Mr. Lawrence, who had agreed to invest 10% of the extra custom he received, purchased the light bulbs after only three months on the 9carrots scheme.
Mr. Lawrence, owner of the bar said:
We all want to do our bit to help the planet, of course, but this scheme is a great incentive to really look at how we can save energy. I'm delighted to be the first business to reach the target and make a green upgrade. We're proof that the scheme really works!
Local environmental groups have found 9carrots a useful way to open a dialogue with local businesspeople. Francesca Rogers from Transition Brockley, who signed the wine bar up to the 9carrots scheme, said:
We're always hearing advice about how we should save energy as individuals, but we need to get businesses interested in sustainability too. Transition Brockley sees the 9carrots scheme as a great way to get businesses involved.
Mr.Lawrence has asked 9carrots to advise him on how else he can save energy, and is now looking at installing solar panels. Hear about his new target and how other businesses are going green by signing up for updates.
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18th community group opens its 9carrots Starter Kit- jan, 2011by anewholm
Community groups across the country have been requesting 9carrots "Starter Kits" to help them get the scheme started in their local area. Internationally, Transition Milwaukee in the states has started implementing the project and SmallFeet, in Canada, is set to be the first franchise.Word is spreading and 4 Starter Kits were sent out during this weekend alone. Groups that have received Starter Kits so far include: 12 Transition Towns, 2 People and Planet student groups, 2 Councils, 1 Community Centre, 1 Social Enterprise Unit and 1 CarrotMob group.
Order a Starter Kit for your local group and start connecting your community!
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9carrots creates a buzz at the Transition Towns conference- jul, 2010by anewholm
9carrots was extremely well received at the Transition Towns conference last month. Many groups embraced the concept as a way to build strong relationships with local businesses. They see working with businesses as important but it has previously been very difficult for them to achieve. Several transition groups are now starting 9carrots in their area and the Transition Network is creating a "starter pack" to introduce the idea to groups around the world.
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Gil-Lec becomes first official 9carrots supplier- jul, 2010by anewholm
Gil-Lec supplies low energy lighting, dimmers and the like and they really know their stuff. They have agreed a 10% commission for 9carrots installations and will advise local groups on which products best suit the local business's requirements.This income will allow the 9carrots non-profit organisation to help more local groups implement the scheme. See the suppliers list for details of the current suppliers. We are currently looking for other trustworthy suppliers, let us know if you can recommend any.
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Community section launched- jul, 2010by anewholm
9carrots brings together Transition Towns, People and Planet groups, consumers, local businesses, suppliers of energy-efficient products and environmental advisers. It is a bottom-up organisation designed and run by the community that use it. The community area is an open public area where you can discuss, ask and add information about how 9carrots should work. Simply sign up or log in to to join the conversation.Join in and help us design the future of 9carrots.
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9carrots starter pack in development- jul, 2010by orangejon
A new starter pack that explains the steps to getting local businesses involved in transition is currently being written collaboratively on the web site. Feel free to get involved with editing it in the new community area of the web site or reserve one now and we'll send you one when it's ready.
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Ethical Consumer magazine- sep, 2010by anewholm
9carrots is very happy to announce that we just got a write up in the splendid Ethical Consumer magazine (July edition, editorial). Ethical Consumer has also recently opened public forums for members to input into their research."Consumer power gets London wine bar to go green"
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The Green party show support- sep, 2010by anewholm
Jim Jepps shops the 9carrots way at Mr.Lawrence wine bar."No one loses, but we're helping increase the investment in a low carbon economy. Little steps, but no less important for all that."
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People and Planet student group get ready- sep, 2010by anewholm
People and Planet are waiting for our starter pack and have blogged us showing their support for the project. P&P share much in common with the ideology of Transition Towns."The scheme has already shown promising results in London and is easy for a People & Planet group to get going, as all the hard work has been done already."
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Friends Of The Earth show support- feb, 2011by anewholm
Friends of the Earth show their support for the Birmingham area launch party.As the event gears up 5 other businesses also sign up in the same week giving the local community some good choices when doing their shopping.
