Nottingham Spring into Action :: Bicycle power for electric generation.

Spring into Action activities continue, with Sunday being the 4th day of activities.

At the Spray Building [the central venue] there are a number of examples of using bycycle power for electric generation. These picture show just a few methods of doing it.

Pedal Generators
 http://www.re-innovation.co.uk

Campaign For Real Events is a voluntary group providing demonstrations of DIY renewable energy
 http://www.c-realevents.demon.co.uk

An outfit, expert with such adaptations are Rink-Y-Dink  http://www.rinky-dink.org

Further, some other related links.

Nottingham's April [Extra] Critical Mass and Bike About
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/04/367274.html

Construction of the 'multi-person thingy'
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/03/335512.html

Design & building the multi-person powered thingy - Nottm's Rinky-Dink Phase 2
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/04/337654.html

Yet another thinggy is made: Pictures
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/06/341783.html

Bicycology biketour pedals onwards : Nottingham Pix
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/08/348752.html


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Thu 5th - Wed 11th Apr, Spring into Action - A week of workshops, events, music and action on climate change happening at different venues across Nottingham. It is expected that within this period, there will be some workdays, were you will be able to turn up,and get involved in helping build the project

Spring Into Action - A week of events on Climate Change, happening in Nottingham Thursday 5th - Wednesday 11th April 2007.

This is the 'full' Programme of Events, with dates, time, locations ..... and everything

 http://www.eastsideclimateaction.org.uk/workshops/programme/

 info@eastsideclimateaction.org.uk
 http://www.eastsideclimateaction.org.uk

Please check Nottinghamshire Indymedia on the 'Events' column [left hard side] for details of what when, how and where, nearer the time.

A week of workshops, events, music and action on climate change happening at different venues across Nottingham.

Climate change is real and its happening now. Governments and corporations dream of continued economic growth - economic growth can't solve this crisis, but we can. A massive and concerted effort is needed on the scale of 'Dig for Victory' or the 'Home Front': A war on climate change.

We can't continue our current way of life - the oil on which it all depends is running out too fast. A shift to a locally based economy will have to happen, with food and energy being produced by the people that use it. The only question is when? We could start now, or we could wait for a future of war, famine, hurricanes, droughts and floods. We need to gain the courage and change fast enough to cultivate a new world, before it's too late.

'Spring into Action' is part of an emerging grassroots movement against climate change. Born out of the Camp for Climate Action (www.climatecamp.org.uk), 'Spring into Action'unites people across the east of England into making changes in our own lives, creating small scale solutions in our communities and resisting those who still seek their own short term gain over a safe future for us all.

So get involved, come join a workshop or run one yourself, come and help organise the change that you want to experience in our world.

See also:  http://www.eastsideclimateaction.org.uk

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