“Britain must urgently reconsider its energy security.” “The sudden push to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and oil could trigger a paradigm shift to… Read More »The alternatives to imported gas and oil
Ways to make your business more sustainable. Does your business have a plan for reaching net zero? . How can we be both business-minded and… Read More »How to make your business more eco-friendly
… with a strong and unique password . The VGS webmaster has just sent out this piece of useful advice from Security Info Watch –… Read More »Stop yourself from being hacked and stay safe online
What our biggest (and smallest) companies are doing. . How can we be both business-minded and green? In the first in this series, we looked… Read More »How established businesses are reducing their impact on the planet
Tips and resources to help you take your first steps towards ECOpreneurship! . How can we be both business-minded and green? This is the question… Read More »How to help the environment through your new business
“If we believe that local democracy needs to be revitalised and invested in, then to me digital infrastructure will be part of it.” . When… Read More »Virtual meetings and citizen engagement
How much ‘intervention’ is needed to regenerate woodland? . It’s clear we need to be planting more trees – but how and where is key.… Read More »Temperate forests, livestock and climate change
“Advocating for improved disclosures, transparency, and a shift to renewable energy sources, considering lesser energy-consuming cryptocurrencies, and offsetting emissions.” . One of the biggest users… Read More »Bitcoin and energy consumption: the debate intensifies
The causes of and responses to soaring energy bills. Or: how to wean ourselves off gas. . The energy company Enova in Australia poses questions… Read More »Tackling the energy crisis
– a community-driven project . The ‘circular economy’ is gaining traction – but it’s still a rather difficult thing to get across: Transitioning from the… Read More »An innovative circular neighbourhood
“Turning the least productive fifth of our farmland towards nature recovery would lead to a less than 3 per cent reduction in food production.” .… Read More »Landscape Recovery: “rewilding landscapes”
Community gardens, agroforestry, physic gardens and no-dig gardening . Recently, these pages published excerpts from a very up-to-date piece on food forests from a very… Read More »Food forests and forest gardens
“We need tourism in Cornwall — there are not many other industries down here. But currently, we’re a little out of balance and the tourism… Read More »AirBnb and homelessness in the South-West
“Amid the zeal to recycle, there’s no small irony in the fact the main sources of renewable energy cannot themselves be renewed when they reach… Read More »The hidden costs of alternative energy technologies
“All birds are brilliant, but Swifts are something else.” . They are an iconic part of our summer skies: Can you tell the difference between… Read More »How will you welcome swifts back this summer?