Knowle Relocation Project: and social housing
“It is the intention that part of the building should be used for housing (the major part of the purchase price is for this purpose)… Read More »Knowle Relocation Project: and social housing
Knowle Relocation Project: and greenwashing
Retrofitting the old HQ would have been ‘more sustainable’ and ‘better for the environment’. . The District Council has just produced a glowing report: read… Read More »Knowle Relocation Project: and greenwashing
Reduce e-waste: extend the life of smartphones
Sign the petition: Challenge the planned obsolescence of smartphones. . There’s clearly far too much e-waste: The growing problem of e-waste . So, what can… Read More »Reduce e-waste: extend the life of smartphones
The growing problem of e-waste
– and the UK is one of the worst offenders. Make all electronic items recyclable and offer easy ways to do it, such as doorstep… Read More »The growing problem of e-waste
The low-tech wind turbine
“Having more control over your own hands-on environment.” . Wind turbines do not have to be massive – in size or in scale: Wind power… Read More »The low-tech wind turbine
Electricity from ‘thin air’
If everything is to be electrically powered in future we need to be able to create clean electricity. Fortunately many scientists are working on this… Read More »Electricity from ‘thin air’
‘British weather-proof’ solar panels
Liquid technology could be used to coat existing structures to provide unobtrusive electricity. . The UK press has been very much taken by a new… Read More »‘British weather-proof’ solar panels
Nature-based solutions to flooding
We need a holistic approach. . The East Devon Watch blog has been quite critical of the Leader of the Devon County Council’s views on… Read More »Nature-based solutions to flooding
Alternatives to asphalt concrete
District Council trials bitmac in Budleigh car park: incorporating non-recyclable plastics into the resurfacing mix. But there are issues about microplastic pollution. . Interest in… Read More »Alternatives to asphalt concrete
Wessex Community Housing Hub
Giving local groups support to develop innovative community-led solutions to housing. Free events in March and April across Somerset and Dorset. . An invitation from… Read More »Wessex Community Housing Hub
Don’t build on flood plains
Building in high-risk areas has more than doubled in recent years . More and more housing is being built where it shouldn’t be built, so… Read More »Don’t build on flood plains
Fairtrade Fortnight: : talking cocoa trade
“Meet the producers” . The Herald reports: . Ghanaian cocoa farmers to visit Sidmouth as part of Fairtrade fortnight Chocolate producers will be visiting Sidmouth… Read More »Fairtrade Fortnight: : talking cocoa trade
Beach Management Plan: splash barrier and sea level rises
By 2100 relative sea level could have risen by as much as 80 cm around some parts of the UK coast . The next BMP… Read More »Beach Management Plan: splash barrier and sea level rises
Sidmouth Arboretum: community orchard
“A major tree planting programme is under way in Sidmouth” . The Arboretum has several projects lined up for the year: Cretaceous Arboretum at Connaught… Read More »Sidmouth Arboretum: community orchard
What is a ‘net-zero carbon’ building?
A new Exeter Science Park building is to be “net zero carbon for operational energy”. But where are the projects which are cutting the use… Read More »What is a ‘net-zero carbon’ building?