“Why are so many of us glued to ‘weather porn’? It’s as if the hour-by-hour dramatic accounts are so much more exciting than actually concerning… Read More »It’s the climate – not the weather.

Questions for the Sidmouth tourist industry. . The cost of living crisis means that more Brits are holidaying at home: The soaring costs stretching holidaymakers’… Read More »Cost of living crisis hitting staycations

“But acting will cost money. Technical innovation alone will not save the day, as Vallance underlined.” . Two days ago, the government’s chief scientific advisor… Read More »Climate change: a renewed commitment

“The stench of a scandal grows with every update.” “Further scrutiny and regulation is to come.” . The government has just issued a press release… Read More »SWW ‘joint worst performing water company’

How to “to take variations in weather, infections, food supply, costs, and general fortune, as part of life.” . The media is really pushing the… Read More »How to cope with the heat wave

“Rural areas are about much more than food production and need to be supported in the transition to mixed, post-carbon economies.” . ‘Planning’ isn’t normally… Read More »Rural Planning for the 2020s

Back in October 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a group of school children that recycling “doesn’t work” and “is not the answer”. . Is… Read More »‘Recycling doesn’t work’

“Shower less and save water for tourists. Brilliant.” . We are being encouraged to use less water: People in Devon and Cornwall have been told… Read More »Cutting water usage in the South West

“Converting cars to electric is much more sustainable than buying new.” . How much carbon and how many resources do you need to make a… Read More »Upcycling vehicles

“… the best sustainable fish and chip shop chain in Britain” Meanwhile, hopes remain that the regeneration of the derelict Drill Hall would “transform the… Read More »Rockfish owner wins Restaurateur of the Year

“The UK remains a long way from meeting our climate targets.” . One of the gaps highlighted by the Climate Change Committee in its recent… Read More »Agriculture’s glacial progress on climate change

“Concerns raised” despite “overwhelming support”. . There are serious questions about the environmental impact of air displays – as considered back in 2016: Futures Forum:… Read More »The future of the Sidmouth Air Show: environmental impact

… the economic potential and social benefits of investing in nature… . The idea of “natural capital” has become key to the idea of restoring… Read More »Investing in natural capital

“At the heart of the debate is whether 21st-century farmers can somehow blend the roles of food producers, conservationists, carbon sequesters, leisure providers and linchpins… Read More »What is the role of the farmer?

Flood maps for the Sid Valley – areas of high and low risk . Maps of the ‘risk of flooding’ for Sidmouth town centre were… Read More »Flood preparation and safety