Ippoippo

Hmmm, smallholdings… but where? UK or Japan.

Anyway, been busy looking around, and found some good sites which I’ll be following from now on.
Ken Elwood
Happy Black Sheep (Transition Initiative)
– Thing Transition Town initiative, like in the UK.
Inaka Life 田舎の生活
Kitchen Garden Japan
SHIZEN NOU 自然農　- Natural Farming in Japan
Wallabi’s Farm

News story today from the Guardian.

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.

So, Japan has a new PM. Whilst I’m not convinced he and the new ruling party can bring much change to Japan… given the ‘real’ power being in the hands of the civil service, my ears did prick up when I heard that Hatoyama wants a 25% cut (from the 1990 levels) in emissions of ‘Greenhouse Gases’ in Japan by 2020. That’s a much bigger cut compared to the previous 8% stated recently by Taro Aso (previous PM).

The other great thing was that in digging around that story, I’ve found another blog to add to my list of Japan Blogs. This one by Martin appeals to me, because it’s based in Japan, and has a ‘Eco’ twist to it.

Great article by French energy giant Total’s German operations.