The Church of the Crucified One started a Carbon Shredder group called the Carbon Cutters.  Here is their story.  They and many others will be at the upcoming April 30th event -  Living Lightly on the Earth, Your Future, Your Hope at the Big Picture in Waitsfield Vermont.   For more information call Amalia Veralli: 496-3162.

Jean Pain - A french innovator who developed a compost based bio energy system that produced 100% of his energy needs. He heated water to 60 degrees celsius at a rate of 4 litres a minute which he used for washing and heating. He also distilled enough methane to run an electricity generator, cooking elements, and power his truck. This method of creating usable energy from composting materials has come to be known as Jean Pain Composting, or the Jean Pain Method. Here's the film to explain:

April 30, 2009  7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Big Picture Theater
Waitsfield, VT
 
A collaborative, educational, community-oriented gathering of people interested in the current and future state of the earth.    Dee Gish, trained by Al Gore through The Climate Project, will offer an updated slideshow on the  information presented in "An Inconvenient Truth.” Carbon Shredders will offer actual ways to reduce energy usage based on The Low Carbon Diet, A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds by David Gershon.
 

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The Valley Futures Network is a grassroots, citizen effort focusing on
building a healthy and sustainable 21st century future for our Mad River
Valley communities. The initial goal of the Valley Futures Network is to build
enthusiasm and support across the Valley around a common vision of our future.
This vision includes certain critical success factors that are necessary in
order to achieve health and sustainability: bolstering healthy local food;

“Jean Pain (1930 - 1981) was a French innovator who developed a compost based bio energy system that produced 100% of his energy needs. He heated water to 140 degrees Fahrenheit at a rate of 4 litres a minute which he used for washing and heating. He also distilled enough methane to run an electricity generator, cooking elements, and power his truck. This method of creating usable energy from composting materials has come to be known as Jean Pain Composting, or the Jean Pain Method. ” (from Wikipedia)