“Rural communities desperately needed an ambitious and robust plan to create jobs, share prosperity and strengthen communities, but Government has failed to deliver it.” “If… Read More »Levelling Up: what rural areas can expect
“A single member of a UK household could use up to 149 litres of water every day.” “It is estimated that 10% of the water… Read More »Reducing the amount of water we waste
Separating and making use of our urine . We have a problem with sewage: “Raw sewage is being pumped into our waters and it’s an… Read More »Old and new ways to treat our sewage
How green are electric vehicles? . How much energy, carbon and resources are needed to build e-cars? Electric cars are not carbon neutral – Vision… Read More »Understanding the sustainability of electric cars
“How safe are these places, and should people be concerned about living on top of them?” . There are several uses for our town dumps… Read More »When is a ‘dump’ not a ‘dump: when it is a site for new housing
“Ancient woodlands are important because they have had time to develop a rich diversity of wildlife and they sequester a large store of carbon in… Read More »Allowing and encouraging woodland to regenerate
“The Environment Secretary told a meeting that he wanted to change rules at council recycling centres so people can recover valuables. Currently, many local authorities… Read More »When is a ‘dump’ not a ‘dump’: when it is a ‘reuse centre’
The idea of ‘mining’ former town dumps is gaining ground… . In this week’s Herald, Mike Dibble suggests what we can do with our town… Read More »When is a ‘dump’ not a ‘dump’? 1: When it is a ‘mine’
“a homeowner’s guide to maximising energy efficiency” . As energy prices are set to soar, the government has made certain commitments: Chancellor’s statement to the… Read More »More basic energy-saving tips
“It’s a complex picture, and to paint Devon as just a place of cream teas and summer holidays does a disservice to everyone who lives… Read More »Levelling up: what Devon can expect
A new research report with input from environmental scientists, ecosystem modellers, human geographers, humanities scholars “To reach the net zero goals we need to make some challenging… Read More »Climate change: looking at the whole picture
Ordaloca… EcargoBikes… Exeter Science Centre… Library of Things . Some great ideas and actions from the VGS sister group – with some selections from their… Read More »Transition Exmouth: Jan/Feb ’22 newsletter
reducing both our household spend and our environmental impact . Back in the autumn of last year, there were already fears about rising energy bills:… Read More »Basic energy-saving tips
plant-based plastics… products from plastic waste… plastics as eco-alternatives… . Plastic is everywhere in the media. This product deals with two tricky issues – concrete… Read More »Plastic: let’s get innovative!
complexity, diversity, variety, richness from Kerala to Devon . There are urban forests: Urban forestry – Vision Group for Sidmouth Urban Forests uses the Miyawaki method to… Read More »Multi-storey forests