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Welcome
Welcome to the Sustainable Expeditions (SusExp for short) home page! Here you will hopefully find a wealth of inspiring material about the outdoors and how you can make your leisure activities more environmentally friendly.
About SusExp
SusExp was started at the start of summer 2007 by Tom Pendrey, who lives on the Isle of Barra at the south end of the Outer Hebrides. The purpose of the organisation is to promote sustainable lifestyles by using as much media attention as possible to raise awareness on sustainable issues. This is done by doing expeditions using as many environmentally friendly fuels and pieces of equipment to replace their less environmentally friendly alternatives. Read more about this on the 'About SusExp' page.
What's going on just now?
> Tom is in the middle of planning the first SusExp trip, which will start from the most southerly island in the Outer Hebrides (Barra Head or Berneray) and finish on the most northerly (Lewis). Approximately 150 nautical miles and around 3 weeks paddling. Main planning activities revolve around sorting out media coverage, sourcing food from local suppliers, trip planning including get out points and camp sites, and research on how trips can be made more sustainable. Read more about this on the 'Expeditions' page.
Why is there a black background - it's harder to read it - why not change it to white?
In some research I read, black monitor screen used 59W, compared to white monitor screen using 74W - that's 25% more power for white. So it's a statement about using less energy.
If you have any ideas for things that we could do on the website, or if you would like to know more about the expeditions, or if you would like to get involved then please get in touch, or if you want to get in touch for any other reason please e-mail info@sustainableexpeditions.org
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