How the candles at Power Down are made |
Since Power Down began, the lighting has endured a number of incarnations. I scoured the internet looking for the best source of lighting for our needs, and found many possible solutions. Clearly t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:19:00 GMT |
Post carbon living: beyond technofix |
Post carbon living: beyond technofixby Richard HeinbergOn January 12, The Guardian quoted departing chief scientific adviser Sir David King as saying, "any approach that does not focus on technologica...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:33:00 GMT |
The not so great Organic Swindle... |
I was bubbling up the used vegetable oil and old candle wax this evening to make new candles for this weekend's Power Down...and i managed to catch some of Horizon on BBC2 tonight...all about testing ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:37:00 GMT |
Power Down or die this Christmas...hehahe! |
Dear Heathens,Power Down III is almost upon us, London's most hardcore ecologically aware music night, will take place on Saturday 15th of December, at The Islington Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Road, Ho...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:39:00 GMT |
The Power Of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil |
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:02:00 GMT |
Power Down III is coming |
We had 2 and a half Power Down's this year, and it rained on every occasion. The open air Power Down...Live Heath...our clever attempt at usurping Al Gore's ridiculous Live Earth, ended in soaking dru...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:59:00 GMT |
Harmony |
"Men make the state and the soil nourishes men; thus the right balance requires that there be land enough to feed the inhabitants and as many inhabitants as the land can feed."Jean-Jacques Rousseau, T...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:40:00 GMT |
Live Heath Location, June 30th Saturday |
Hello everyone,As you're probably well aware, half of Northern Britain is drowning...and it could be that Hampstead Heath will be rained on too. But the show must go on! Live Earth in Wembley has the ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:01:00 GMT |
Perpetual motion and false hopes |
When discussing the issue of peak oil and the impending energy crisis with friends and aquaintences, a common reply or exclamation is that humans are innovative and creative beings, and that will get ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:49:00 GMT |
Power Down 2 & Live Heath news |
What a night Power Down II was eh? I didn't think we could possibly beat the first one, but surpass it we did. For those of you that didn't make it, here's a short run down of what happened that rainy...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:27:00 GMT |
