How do we use our land? The VGS news pages have looked at the issues: Our land is a valuable resource A solution to our… Read More »Campaign for land reform

There is a lot of speculation going on about where Lidl would relocate in Sidmouth: Supermarkets on industrial estates: Would Lidl moving to Alexandria take… Read More »Supermarkets on industrial estates: Could Lidl move to Sidford?

Back in 2015, the Ecologist was calling for changes in the tax regime around what we build: . Use VAT to reward ‘green’ refurbishment –… Read More »Campaign for zero tax on green refurbishment of buildings: petition

A great idea which started Down Under: . . boomerangbags.org Boomerang Bags | facebook . There’s a group in Ottery St Mary: Futures Forum: Plastic… Read More »Boomerang bags in Devon and Dorset

This month: #TreesAreTheKey … and next month: #TreesAreTheKey … a very interesting film comes to Dorset: . . #TreesAreTheKey is a powerful new environmental film… Read More »#TreesAreTheKey

The group campaigning against the proposed for an industrial estate at Sidford met up last week: Sidford Business Park: Update 36: public meeting Tues 15th… Read More »Sidford Business Park: mitigating the worst effects

. The big news in Sidmouth is that Lidl wants to relocate – and the question is where to: Supermarkets on industrial estates: Would Fords… Read More »Supermarkets on industrial estates: Would Lidl moving to Alexandria take Woolbrook back to square one?

There are some very interesting projects happening in the Orkneys: Orkney: a model for renewable energy In particular, the production and use of hydrogen: Orkney… Read More »Hydrogen: the future energy source

Lidl wants to move to somewhere a little larger, as announced today: On the move? The Lidl store in Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth. Picture: Google Maps.… Read More »Supermarkets on industrial estates: Would Fords moving to Sidford free up Alexandria for Lidl?

Exmouth is busy: Our Planet, Our Exmouth . The town’s latest green project is also doing very well: Wild Exmouth   And they’ve just launched… Read More »Wild Exmouth launches “My patch for nature”

Six months ago, ‘eco-anxiety’ was a growing phenomenon: Futures Forum: Eco Anxiety and what to do about it . And it continues to grow… .… Read More »Eco-anxiety: between doom and denial

The District Council has not handled its proposals for increasing car parking charges well: Raising car parking charges is about raising revenue – not about… Read More »Raising car parking charges: controversial or more efficient?

The District Council recently had to answer a couple of Freedom of Information requests about its relocation project: Knowle relocation project: further FOI requests .… Read More »Knowle relocation project: more profit for a retirement development

There are some excellent, innovative ideas being looked at by architects:   Researchers at the University of Michigan sought to develop a solar energy system that… Read More »Solar design, solar architecture

We have been told we need to do something about our air pollution: Failing to protect us from air pollution .So the government is making promises: Queen’s… Read More »How to tackle air pollution