Premiere of the film exploring the issues at Exeter Phoenix on Wednesday 9 November. . Can we reduce grey squirrel numbers through genetic means? UK… Read More »Should we use gene drive technology to control grey squirrels?
“Chef Mitch Tonks’ South West restaurant chain Rockfish have been honoured in the Marine Stewardship Council UK’s annual awards.” . Last month, Rockfish were keen… Read More »Rockfish wins sustainable seafood award
“In the long term, organic needs to continue to increase its visibility and justify that price premium by highlighting its environmental and health benefits.” .… Read More »Organic farming and food: how is that going to work?
“Gridserve’s Electric Super Hubs at Moto Rugby and Moto Exeter topped the list.” . Two years ago, the Co-Charger app came to Exeter: We enable… Read More »Innovative and popular EV charging from Exeter
New Economics Foundation has modelled a system of ‘free basic energy’, which could be introduced through a rising block tariff, where the price goes up… Read More »How to bring down our energy bills: universal basic energy
“We urgently need more detailed reassurances from Government that protection will not be weakened.” Weakening planning rules and rowing back on plans to pay farmers… Read More »Fears for woodland
“The threshold could be increased.” “Developments could be replaced by a set percentage of affordable homes.” “Modular housing as a potential way of providing more… Read More »Change and innovation in affordable housing in the SouthWest
“Concrete has a massive carbon footprint.” . Rural Britain sees itself at the head of combating climate change in innovative ways: “Rural at the heart… Read More »Making concrete in Somerset: the environmental impact
Looking at: rural productivity… travel options… more personalised mental health and social care… responsible tourism… reviewing the green belt… . Rural communities are at a… Read More »Ways ahead for levelling up rural
“The government’s 25 Year Environment Plan emphasises how dependent the economy is on the environment.” . The University of Exeter is a pretty important centre… Read More »“Nature has the power to unlock greater prosperity”
“England’s flagship Environmental Land Management Scheme – which is to replace the old area-based agricultural subsidy payments – is under review. And there are concerns… Read More »Changes to farming subsidies proposed: demonstrations
“In a world where the average consumer throws away 60 percent of new clothes the year they are bought, Shein seeks to raise that number… Read More »What do you know about the biggest fast-fashion company?
“Every single delegate headed to Egypt’s COP climate summit will be lying about it – although to be fair, a lot of them are in… Read More »“Net Zero is a lie”
“There is a real desire within rural communities to make progress towards net zero but without the tools necessary they can’t make those strides forward.”… Read More »“Rural at the heart of Net Zero”
‘…a gloriously short carbon loop.’ “And anyway, can they criticise us peasants when they’ve been subsidising huge freighter loads of wood pellets being brought across… Read More »Burning wood in the countryside