We are running out of sand Sand is “perceived as cheap, available and infinite and that is partly because the environmental and social costs are… Read More »Beach Management Plan: “an unsustainable reliance on material for recharging the beach”

The UK’s zero-carbon ‘paradigm shift’ in large-scale, affordable housing “Passivhaus is really not complicated, and it doesn’t have to cost more than conventional construction.” .… Read More »Exeter the ‘accidental pioneer’ in eco-housing

… innovation and opportunities … . The idea of the ‘circular economy’ is gaining traction: The circular economy as a solution to plastic waste –… Read More »Transitioning from the linear to the circular economy

“The emphasis was on benefits from beavers to the rural economy and ecotourism, and in providing nature-based solutions to flooding, but not on biodiversity loss… Read More »The environmental impact of beaver reintroductions

“All in all, though a carbon tax in the UK is likely to be ineffective at best and economically disastrous for marginalized communities at worst,… Read More »To carbon tax or not to carbon tax?

March newsletter . The Joanna Toole Foundation was set up last year: To continue the global work of campaigner Joanna Toole in advancing the welfare… Read More »The work of the Joanna Toole Foundation

Solar panels and bumblebees in an expanding ‘business park’ Or building an eco-home and working the land . There’s a nice ‘business park’ just outside… Read More »‘Net-zero development’ in Mid Devon

“We’re Solarpunks because the only other options are denial or despair.” “The heartbeat of Solarpunk is looking to the future with optimism.” “The choice to… Read More »Solarpunk is alive and well in the Sid Valley!

“Local authorities need to be the captains of change and engage in this agenda.” . As suggested by the Guardian’s architecture correspondent, Oliver Wainwright: As… Read More »Reimagining the high street: creating green spaces

Agreeing to a 6-month ‘pause’ in the process to reassess the options . Thursday saw the first time the BMP’s Steering Group (now its Advisory… Read More »Beach Management Plan: Febuary meeting: further reports

“Solarpunk is the first creative movement consciously and positively responding to the Anthropocene.” “The planet is on the clock, and there’s just no time for… Read More »Solarpunk in the Sid Valley?

“It is just as important to address the inequality within regions as it is between regions, as this is where rural disadvantage is rife.” .… Read More »Levelling up rural: how to fairly allocate government funding

At this morning’s meeting, which was also streamed live on YouTube, the decision was taken to ‘pause’ the Beach Management Plan for 6 months to… Read More »Beach Management Plan advisory group meeting 25th Feb 2021

“The government’s ambition is that every council will produce a local design code and guide which it claims will give residents have a “real say”… Read More »Better design, better planning, better places

“Conservationists are working hard to reverse the long-term deforestation of Britain.” “Deforestation Free Nation” . Where should we be planting trees? In terms of climate… Read More »How to help prevent deforestation