“Virtually every home in the UK is subjected to air pollution above World Health Organization guidelines, according to the most detailed map of dirty air… Read More »“Significant air pollution” on Sidmouth’s High Street
“A lot of farmers face great pressure from supermarkets and some would argue that they (supermarkets) actually control the prices that farmers get.” . Environment… Read More »The cost of living crisis: the impact on farmers
– leaving the carbon rich soil structure intact “The new buzz word among politicians and companies as well as among farmers.” . Marianne Landzettle writes… Read More »Carbon farming
Sat 7th May: Sidmouth Carbon Footprint Project – open day Sat 14th May: Creation Care Seminar – with Billie Anderson Sat 21st May: Sidmouth Sea… Read More »Green events in May in the Sid Valley
“I love the fact people might think of the Ramblers as a very genteel organisation but it’s also a campaigning organisation and its roots are… Read More »Celebrating rambling
– the latest tips and advice . The Herald has launched its new money matters campaign. Each week we’ll be giving out local tips and advice… Read More »How to work around cost of living increases
“Live long and prosper” . Last week’s Sid Vale Association talk from Dr Peter Fung was a very entertaining look at why Sidmouth is such… Read More »“The secret to long life in Sidmouth”
“Famous people are often lauded for using their public image to raise awareness of environmental issues and causes.” “Would it help East Devon’s efforts to… Read More »Celebrity endorsement of green issues: does it work?
Within five years, the world’s longest undersea cable will link Devon to a vast territory of solar panels in the Sahara Desert, supplying electricity directly… Read More »Solar from the Sahara
How can we ‘Invest In Our Planet’? . Questions for Earth Day: Earth Day 2022: What is Earth Day, what is the theme, when do… Read More »Questions for Earth Day
“Making efficient use of land for production of resources such as food and timber, while conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment for future generations.” .… Read More »Farming with trees
“I am increasing concerned about the overplaying of ‘climate change is going to kill us all’.” “How do you raise a generation to look towards… Read More »Confronting eco-anxiety
Herefordshire Citizens’ Climate Assembly . Some four years ago, there was a lot of talk about ‘refreshing’ our approaches to democracy: What if we replaced… Read More »Of sortion, participatory democracy and engaging people in the political process
The late Kurokawa Kisho, was the original capsule architect. . Is the prefab pod the way forward for housing? An iconic building has just been… Read More »The many environmental advantages to prefabs
“This energy security and price crisis is another prompt to do this.” . Maybe we need to be taking drastic action to reduce our energy… Read More »A guide to cutting both our energy bills and our carbon footprint