Communities
03 February 2012
If you wonder where all that cash goes then wonder no more. Just out in 2012 is Where The Green Grants Went 5 (WTGGW5). This report from the Environmental Funders Network records a big increase in the proportion of environmental philanthropy going to tackle climate change, averaging 21% of green spend over the three years to 2009/10 - up from less than 9% in 2005/06 to 2006/07.
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I've always like Letter from America. The inverted music snob in me prefers the less popular Proclaimers numbers but this one seems appropriate. Forward Scotland Ltd, trading as Future Balance established SustainableScotland.com just over 4 years ago and has moderated the content and encouraged volunteers and others to write articles that interest people. People with an interest in all things sustainable. Sadly the times are changing and the site could soon disappear.
Famous people from Nottingham.....The Sheriff and Brian Clough (European Cup winning manager from Middlesborough) might not have been born there but Sue Pollard from Hi-de-hi and Bruce Dickenson from Iron Maiden were!. A new feature with an all star cast is just out. Maybe not the big hollywood names but Nottingham people know this lot as real stars. Ecoworks has produced a short film all about its sustainable food project, might not be Oscar material but who's acting.
2012 finds the City & Guild's Centre for Skills and Development pushing a new report that looks at Local Food-funded, lottery funded in England, scheme Capital Growth to show how community food-growing and urban agriculture projects can help people to develop employability skills and find work.
