Thursday, July 31, 2014

Turning a slate quarry green: 40 years of Centre for Alternative Technology

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Welsh hippies ushered in an era of sustainable living well before the world had woken up to climate change


Hippies in a slate quarry in Wales are celebrating four decades of green revolution this weekend, having transformed the character of a local town, pioneered new energy technologies and constructed a water-powered railway.


The Centre for Alternative Technology (Cat) near Machynlleth also created hundreds of jobs and a tourist attraction that draws in around 70,000 visitors a year.


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