FREE Downshifting e-book and Competition

You might remember the Rising Water project and initiative driven by Ian Mowll which is all about hearing people’s personal stories of flooding – one result of unpredictable weather conditions- and downshifting. Ian believes that by listening to other people’s experiences, we can more easily make the connection between our everyday actions and the effects on our environment. Ian also says that “by listening to people’s positive experiences of downshifting, we can learn that combating climate change can be a rewarding experience, leading to a more fulfilled life. This is because downshifting can result in reduced carbon emissions and therefore a lifestyle that has less impact on the climate.”

FREE E-book.

To begin with, Ian has compiled some stories of flooding and downshifting into an e-book, which you can download for free here:

http://www.greenspirit.org.uk/risingwater/html/book.shtml

and then there’s also a…

Competition

Can you write a story or a poem about downshifting? Or do you have a piece already written that you’d like to submit?

The best 3 contributions which, in the judge’s opinion, will inspire other people to downshift will receive a free copy of ‘The Lilypad List: 7 steps to the simple life’ by Marian Van Eyk McCain. You can find out more here.

The closing date is 30^th November 2011.