… discharge of raw sewage into the sea … financial penalties from Ofwat . There were protests on Sunday about South West Water ‘dumping sewage’… Read More »South West Water under pressure: protests and fines
“I speculated, about a year ago, that faced with this cliff edge, Defra were going to have to hurriedly dust off the old EU Basic… Read More »Changes to farming subsidies proposed – possibly
… started by a small team from the Vision Group for Sidmouth in 2012. . It was ten years ago when the first Sidmouth Sci… Read More »Science Festival 2022 starts this week, 10 years on
Beaver Trust and The Wildlife Trusts are concerned that it does not give sufficient support to landowners. As we experience more frequent heatwaves and drought,… Read More »Beavers win legal protection from today
“Of the food thrown away in the UK, 4.5m tonnes is perfectly edible – equivalent to each household putting eight uneaten meals in the bin… Read More »Supermarkets helping out with food waste on Intl Awareness Day
Rural communities face “significantly higher” costs and earn “much less” than their urban counterparts. “The government must overcome policy silos and develop an integrated approach… Read More »Rural cost-of-living emergency
… what to do with left-overs at home . It’s easy to blame supermarkets for wasting food: Supermarkets wasting 200,000 tonnes of food that could… Read More »Supermarkets helping out with food waste
“Claims we intend to go back on our commitment to the environment are simply not right. A strong environment and a strong economy go hand-in-hand.”… Read More »Changes to farming subsidies proposed – or not
Insulate, insulate, insultate. Upgrade your home. Reduce electricity demand. Bring in universal basic energy: free energy for normal use and a premium above that. . There… Read More »How to bring down our energy bills
“The government is considering scraping the ‘Brexit bonus’ which would have paid farmers and landowners to enhance nature – and replacing it with a yearly set… Read More »Changes to farming subsidies proposed
“Increased environmental standards” promised. Or is this an “attack on nature”? . The government intends to bring in a bill to replace current EU regulations… Read More »Changes to environmental regulations proposed
“… could protect humanity against the worsening impacts of climate change, such as flooding and heatwaves, while helping to restore biodiversity.” . We need to… Read More »Nature recovery in our urban environments
“The effects of exposure to pesticides on humans and the environment are a continuing concern.” . The UK and EU regularly report on pesticide residues… Read More »Pesticides in our food
What would happen to livestock farming communities? “… particularly now we are starting to see what can be achieved with regenerative farming.” . There has… Read More »How would plant-based farming impact the South West?
Wild deer eat the leaves, shoots and bark of trees and 100 adult fallow deer can munch their way through 500kg of vegetation a day.… Read More »“Eat wild venison and save some trees”