The option preferred by the authorities for stopping further erosion of the beach at Sidmouth involves heightening the seawall – although another option might not… Read More »Beach Management Plan: trialing a glass splash barrier
Some ways of catching fish are more environmentally-friendly than others: Supporting Sustainability: A Guide To Responsible Fishing Methods | greenne.com Unsustainable fishing methods – Wikipedia… Read More »How environmentally-friendly are fish fingers?
Germaine Greer has lost the piece of rainforest in Queensland, Australia she helped to restore – and asks how it might have been saved: .… Read More »Climate change: fighting fire with fire
The CEO at the District Council thinks that by going ‘carbon neutral’ by 2025, “you will be refusing all planning permissions”: Unsustainable over-development in East… Read More »Sustainable development: what if new buildings had to be resused or built with materials already available?
The new government’s new “vision for future farming” strikes a bold direction: A vision for future farming Theresa Villiers’ speech to Oxford Farming Conference… Read More »A new vision for the future of farming
We must be careful to overdo the doom and gloom of climate change – as it tends to switch people off: Eco-anxiety: between doom and… Read More »The psychology of climate change
The District Council wants to provide more social housing: “More social housing for the residents of the district to be provided.” The council also wants… Read More »Affordable housing in East Devon: further public consultation
What sort of facilities do we need to encourage electric cars? Solar-powered charging stations for electric cars . The Herald reports on another, local. initiative:… Read More »Funding for electric vehicle charger
Last week, it was reported that PegasusLife, now known as LifeStory, had every intention to pay up for the Knowle site, which it had agreed… Read More »Knowle relocation project: BREAKING: developer pays up
The latest Word of Mouth on Radio 4 looks at how we talk about the primary issue of our time: . Communicating Climate Change From… Read More »The language of climate change
Last night’s Panorama on BBC One looked at a pressing problem for all our towns and cities, including Sidmouth: . How to save the UK’s… Read More »Save our High Street: creating places where you can “work, rest and play”
The District Council has very few charging stations: District Council votes for charging points in its car parks The trouble being that we have to… Read More »Solar-powered charging stations for electric cars
The Neighbourhood Plan is made: Sidmouth (made) … together with the excellent Place Analysis which goes deeper into the layout and design of the Valley’s… Read More »Resilient responses to reverse the effects of urban flooding
The Telegraph points out that the huge amount of e-waste we create can actually be recycled and earn a bit of money: . Got a… Read More »Turning e-waste into opportunities
“80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 have already been built. The most effective form of sustainability may, therefore, be saving energy by… Read More »Adapting buildings to climate change