“Farming thrives when it works with local ecosystems.” “The transition to agroecology has wide and significant benefits, for farmers, soils, nutrition and nature.” “From box schemes… Read More »Agroecology: a science, a movement, an agricultural practice.
The alternatives to turbines. . There are a lot of issues around wind turbines: The questions around wind energy – Vision Group for Sidmouth Not… Read More »Bladeless wind turbines
“A boom in demand for rural living and the rise of working from home propelled house prices in the South West to grow at the… Read More »Rural relocation
“We have no choice. Our resources are waning. Some materials just won’t last forever.” . One way to green-up the construction industry is to source… Read More »Urban mining: recycling buildings
How we – and the natural world – have been changed by the pandemic. . A year ago, there was a lot of talk about the… Read More »How has a year of lockdown changed our environment?
Reducing distances. promoting local materials. The ‘slow movement’ has been around for some time now, starting with food: Futures Forum: Slow Food: “Pleasure, hedonism,… Read More »Zero km architecture
“Most developers tend to be slightly smarter than sending in the bulldozers; they say to the council, ‘This is a derelict site that needs to… Read More »“Planning officers need to be wise to these tricks.”
“What Can We Do To Solve the Problem of Ocean Trash” . Following on from this posting on doing things with plastic pollution: Turning plastic… Read More »A guide on trash in our oceans
“Any help to attract people back will no doubt be welcome.” . There are quite a few links on the VGS website to government initiatives… Read More »Helping high streets reopen
… with a push for more by the town and county councils. Charge points appear in the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan. . The District Council… Read More »District Council votes for charging points in its car parks: part two
… the case for a more nuanced and balanced approach. Join the consultation on the Draft National Action Plan on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides… Read More »Pesticides: “banning is not always best”
“Rural economies are distinctive. They are characterised by higher levels of employment and home-working.” . Promises have been made to ‘level up’ – but it… Read More »Levelling up rural: the untapped potential
The “green approach” in architecture and design. . The Arch Daily features a lot on these pages as it regularly has great ideas on urban… Read More »Green infrastructure
“Emerging diseases are a symptom of disrupted ecologies and new animal-human exposure…” “… of degraded ecosystems leading to intimate contact with animals we don’t normally… Read More »Covid, the environment and the spread of zoonotic diseases
“Bitcoiners may not like it. But ‘greener’ bitcoin may be the price of admission to mainstream markets. This isn’t 2015 anymore.” . Is the cryptocurrency… Read More »Bitcoin and energy consumption