Transition Town Kingston – celebration and future plans

by Shaun Chamberlin | Mar 6, 2010 | All Posts, Transition Movement

Following on from our success in the local Green Awards, TTK has won ‘Green Group of the Year’ at the South London Awards. I was also highly commended in the Green Champion category, with my indefatigable friend Lucy Neal of Transition Town Tooting the...

Applied Philosophy

by Shaun Chamberlin | Feb 23, 2010 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Peak Oil, Philosophy, The Transition Timeline

Below the cut is the text of my latest article for the highly-recommended Resurgence magazine. They asked me to tell the story of my own personal journey thus far, and how I ended up doing what I do. Thanks to Resurgence for permission to reproduce it here (and on my...

Debate at the Science Museum’s Dana Centre

by Shaun Chamberlin | Feb 17, 2010 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, TEQs (Tradable Energy Quotas), The Transition Timeline

I’ve just been sent this footage from a debate on carbon trading and offsetting I took part in at the Cheat Neutral event at the Science Museum’s Dana Centre. As will be obvious, this all took place in December, just prior to the Copenhagen conference....

Which three technologies would you take with you into a lower energy future?

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jan 31, 2010 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Transition Movement

So here it is – this first video contains the final proof that all Transitioners (me included) have been brainwashed to think alike! Two other vids – and an explanation of where they all came from – below. Transition: What’s that all about...

Kingston Green Guardian Awards 2010

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jan 26, 2010 | All Posts, Transition Movement

Last night saw this year’s local Green Awards ceremony, organised by the Royal Borough of Kingston and the Kingston Guardian newspaper. We were delighted that Transition Town Kingston beat off around twenty nominees to win the Green Group award, and that I am...