Centre for Alternative Technology

I had a day off work the other day, so myself and my mother went for a little trip to Machynllell, where the centre for alternative technology is. I thought it would be a really good chance for me to get some first hand research done. 

Im not sure quite what I was expecting, but was blown away with how amazing it all was, and came away with loads of information that will be useful to me in the months to come.

We went to a talk in the morning, a talk where we were the only two listening. It was all about how to achieve a zero carbon future. Incredibly interesting, even if it does seem incredibly impossible given the way we all live these days. It would mean drastic change. 

The part I was most interested in was the animal agriculture side, and the effects this is having on our climate today, and what would need to be done in order to reduce the damage this is having on our planet. 

The man giving the talk was really interested in what I was doing, and sent me the powerpoint that he had gone through and extra information, which was amazing.

This is the sort of stuff I wanted to know more about, and know I have it in funky graph form! Interested in creating some info graphs myself.

More info from the trip to come. 

Summer research.

This summer has been hectic yet again, but I have been managing to get some research done on my days off. I just haven't got round to blogging much yet.

Ive been working 12 hour days generally, so finding time has been difficult, and I would have liked to have been far more productive on my days off than I have been. Im getting things done, just not at a pace that I would like.

To start my dissertation research, I started reading 'This Changes Everything' by Naomi Klein.

Even the introduction to this book was hard hitting, and a lot to take in. It amazes me whilst reading something like this, that there are so many people on this planet that think its complete bullshit, and for their ignorance, our planet will be unrecognisable very very soon. The people we love will be gone, the things we think we will be passing on to the future generations will not get to them. 

I found it really sad reading the introduction, as Klein talks about the things her 5 year old son may never see. " Rapid Climate Changes turn north woods into moose graveyard". The existence of living creatures is slowly diminishing, with rapid declines of various species left right and centre. 

And yet we seem to be oblivious. Or ignorant.

Ignorance is bliss is starting to be the most annoying thing for me to hear EVER.