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| 2024 |
Transition town
Psychological work related to Transition Network's inner transformation continued, focusing on emotional adaptation to a low-energy world and community resilience.
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| 2024 | AltE Store, which had previously acquired Real Goods, became part of California-based GigaWatt Inc., further consolidating the company's position in the renewable energy market. |
| May 2024 |
Transition town
As of May, the Transition Towns movement had 992 registered groups and 21 established hubs, continuing its global expansion and community-driven approach to sustainability.
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| 2023 |
Visible mending
John Lewis department store reports dramatic increase in visible mending product sales: darning wool sales doubled year-on-year, and repair product sales increased by 61 percent, including selling out of darning needles.
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| 2022 |
Visible mending
John Lewis department store begins tracking sales of darning needles and repair products, noting growing interest in visible mending.
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| 2022 |
Visible mending
John Lewis department store observed a significant increase in sales of visible mending supplies, with darning wool sales doubling compared to the previous year.
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| 2019 |
Transition town
The Totnes pound became defunct.
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| September 4 2019 | The Alternative Energy Store Inc. (altE) acquired the Real Goods Trading Corporation assets from John Schaeffer. Sascha Deri became the new CEO of Real Goods, bringing personal inspiration from the company's catalog and Solar Living Sourcebook during his teenage years. |
| January 2 2017 | Sister Frances Carr dies, leaving only two remaining Shakers: Brother Arnold Hadd and Sister June Carpenter. |
| October 2015 | Emerald Pharms, a solar-powered cannabis dispensary focusing on medical, non-psychoactive CBD strains and education, opened on the Solar Living Center property. |
| December 2014 | John Schaeffer purchased 100% of the Real Goods retail, catalog, and e-commerce business from RGS Energy for $1 million, reestablishing himself and his wife Nantzy Hensley as the sole owners of Real Goods. |
| January 2014 | Real Goods Solar announced a company-wide rebranding as RGS Energy, combined its residential and commercial solar installation divisions, and changed its Nasdaq ticker from RSOL to RGSE. |
| 2013 |
Transition town
The Stroud pound became defunct.
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| September 2013 |
Transition town
By September, the initiative had grown to 1,130 registered groups, with 462 being Official Transition towns and 654 in the Muller category, spread across 43 countries.
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| March 2013 | John Schaeffer was inducted into the International Green Industry Hall of Fame in March, acknowledging his long-standing commitment to green business practices. |
| 2012 |
Transition town
The Transition Network established the REconomy Project to support local economic initiatives.
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| December 20 2011 | Real Goods Solar completed a merger agreement with Connecticut-based renewable energy installer Earth Friendly Energy Group Holdings, LLC (Alteris Renewables). Alteris equity holders received 8.7 million shares of Real Goods Solar Class A common stock in exchange for 100% of Alteris' outstanding equity. |
| 2010 | Implemented a '75% reduction in paper and printing impact' strategy by reducing catalog mailings and driving business to their website. |
| 2010 | Launched the 'Don't Buy From This Catalog' campaign in Spring/Summer and Fall/Holiday catalogs to encourage reduced catalog consumption. |
| May 2010 |
Transition town
By May, over 400 community initiatives were recognized as official Transition towns, spanning multiple countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Italy, and Chile.
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