Of reindeer and the Sami way of life, 2022
Green industry is heading to Scandinavia’s far north. Fossil fuel-free steel and clean, green wind energy are in great demand but what does this rapid… Read More »Of reindeer and the Sami way of life, 2022
Green industry is heading to Scandinavia’s far north. Fossil fuel-free steel and clean, green wind energy are in great demand but what does this rapid… Read More »Of reindeer and the Sami way of life, 2022
“If George’s vision comes to pass it will, contrary to his own aspirations, represent an alignment between progressive environmentalism and corporate-capitalist interests that will delay… Read More »Re-viewing Monbiot’s “Regenesis”
“”I fear it’s the case that there are tens of thousands of properties that are not in the state that they should be.” “The poor… Read More »Housing: of mould and affordability, of quotas and supply
“River Exe green spaces and heritage harbour site threatened by ‘Liveable Exeter’ development scheme,” . Exeter promotes itself as a ‘green city’ – but how… Read More »How ‘green’ is Exeter – and how ‘green’ will it continue to be?
“The infrastructure simply doesn’t exist to support the number of visitors making the life of locals unpleasant in peak season, to say the least. Narrow… Read More »Overtourism in the West Country
Is it possible for a nation like Britain to be entirely self-sufficient in food? . It depends who you speak to about the ‘sustainability’ of… Read More »Autarky in Devon
“Rural areas are not on a level playing field with urban areas.” “Those living in rural areas are feeling the burden of historic cost-of-living increases… Read More »Underfunding and neglect in rural England
Continuing doubts about the expansion of Brixham fish market. Fears about the effects of more trawling and dredging. The withdrawal of fish export subsidies. Talking… Read More »More questions about fish and fishing from Brixham
A West Country holiday park business is to close some site areas to reduce energy consumption. “This is clearly not the time to be giving… Read More »Tourist industry struggles with energy bills
Britain is to get its very own savannah – a wildflower grassland across 70 miles of Devon. “It only seems to be North Devon. Perhaps… Read More »UK’s largest wildflower grassland to be created in Devon
“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
“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”
“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