The District Council is making efforts to tackle climate change in East Devon: District Council commits to action plan on climate change . And at… Read More »District Council to give added weight to all environmental policies

Every Saturday of late, the Guardian has been looking at how we can enjoy our food a little more: Waste not . The county council… Read More »Free cook book from Recycle Devon: waste less and save money

Last year, a plastic-free shop opened up in Ottery – with a lot of support from the local community: Futures Forum: Crowdfunder campaign to fund… Read More »Plastic-free shop opening in Sidmouth

Daniel Clarke writes in the latest Devon Live, showing the considerable impact of several large-scale developments – many of which are very controversial, all of… Read More »Overdevelopment in Sidmouth

There’s been quite a reaction to the prospect of a higher sea wall – both on-line and showing what it might look like: . .… Read More »Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s Esplanade: petition

We are often told we should be panicking about Climate Change, or ‘turning into a Third World Country‘, or dying of the infection of choice… Read More »Media hype and mental health

Last month, the Sid Valley voted for its Neighbourhood Plan: . . Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: overwhelming support Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: passed with 90%… Read More »Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: formally ‘made’

The notion of a new national park has been gaining ground: New National Park planned for East Devon Dorset/East Devon AONBs ‘strong candidates’ for new… Read More »District Council to debate East Devon National Park

There are a lot of minerals in your mobile – and you might not want to know where they’ve come from: Futures Forum: Conflict minerals… Read More »E-waste: recover, recycle, redistribute and reuse

The vegan diet has become mainstream – and of great interest to business, with Radio 4’s The Bottom Line looking at ‘plant-based foods’: How can business benefit… Read More »Vegan events in Exeter this autumn

Is eating meat bad for the environment? . . Cow Grazing | The environmental contribution of cows to climate change… | Flickr . It’s certainly… Read More »UK agricultural methane is not contributing to global warming

How do we work out the impact of our food shopping?   Is organic best? . . ORGANIC food. Buy Organic – short tips |… Read More »100% organic could mean 70 % increase in food emissions

Is ‘green growth’ possible? Not according to a piece in the Financial Times by Simon Kuper: . The myth of green growth Unfortunately, green growth… Read More »Green Growth

Last week’s BBC Spotlight South-West looked at a rewilding project in Mamhead Park, just south of Exeter – which is also a sculpture park: devonsculpturepark.org/tag/rewilding/… Read More »Rewilding in Devon

There’s been quite a furore over the future of a very popular and much-loved local business: Petition to save Sidmouth’s Jurassic Paddle Sports reaches over… Read More »What would the cost be to the council of the lifeguard service provided by Jurassic Paddle Sports?