“The rate of coastal erosion is predicted to increase.” Presentation looking at local issues in the context of wider coastal erosion risk and adaptation. .… Read More »Science Festival: our eroding coastline: 13th October
Your disposable vape “is killing the planet, one lithium battery and non-degradable colourful plastic casing at a time.” . The Express carries a story about… Read More »Disposable e-cigarettes and e-waste
“I think about it as the ‘life reappraisal’.” . People have been leaving the work market in their millions: The ‘great resignation’ and the future… Read More »The ‘great resignation’ and the over-50s
“BlueAdapt presents a unique opportunity for us to investigate emerging disease risks in our coastal waters. We hope to be able to improve the understanding… Read More »The impacts of climate change on our health: more research
Big Picture for Small Footprints “Understanding your carbon footprint is the first step to reducing it.” . There’s a lot of practical and inspiring stuff… Read More »Carbon Savvy: October newsletter
“The crop is both the largest for several years and of excellent quality thanks to just the right amount of sun and rain.” . Cider… Read More »Bumper apple crop across the Westcountry
… discharge of raw sewage into the sea … financial penalties from Ofwat . There were protests on Sunday about South West Water ‘dumping sewage’… Read More »South West Water under pressure: protests and fines
“I speculated, about a year ago, that faced with this cliff edge, Defra were going to have to hurriedly dust off the old EU Basic… Read More »Changes to farming subsidies proposed – possibly
… started by a small team from the Vision Group for Sidmouth in 2012. . It was ten years ago when the first Sidmouth Sci… Read More »Science Festival 2022 starts this week, 10 years on
Beaver Trust and The Wildlife Trusts are concerned that it does not give sufficient support to landowners. As we experience more frequent heatwaves and drought,… Read More »Beavers win legal protection from today
“Of the food thrown away in the UK, 4.5m tonnes is perfectly edible – equivalent to each household putting eight uneaten meals in the bin… Read More »Supermarkets helping out with food waste on Intl Awareness Day
Rural communities face “significantly higher” costs and earn “much less” than their urban counterparts. “The government must overcome policy silos and develop an integrated approach… Read More »Rural cost-of-living emergency
… what to do with left-overs at home . It’s easy to blame supermarkets for wasting food: Supermarkets wasting 200,000 tonnes of food that could… Read More »Supermarkets helping out with food waste
“Claims we intend to go back on our commitment to the environment are simply not right. A strong environment and a strong economy go hand-in-hand.”… Read More »Changes to farming subsidies proposed – or not
Insulate, insulate, insultate. Upgrade your home. Reduce electricity demand. Bring in universal basic energy: free energy for normal use and a premium above that. . There… Read More »How to bring down our energy bills