Recycle, repair, reuse… buildings
“the architecture of creative reuse” The critical onus on architects and developers is to retrofit, reuse and reimagine our existing building stock, making use of… Read More »Recycle, repair, reuse… buildings
“the architecture of creative reuse” The critical onus on architects and developers is to retrofit, reuse and reimagine our existing building stock, making use of… Read More »Recycle, repair, reuse… buildings
In Sidmouth, Devon and beyond… . There has been a bit of discussion on what is meant by ‘rewilding’ in Sidmouth: At Lymbourne on the… Read More »The ‘rewilding’ debate…
“Much is made of the need for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and a few basic principles can be applied but realistically its common… Read More »Going green means cutting business overheads
Local initiatives to build rural resilience, empower communities and improve the lot of people and planet . ARC is an active group which looks at… Read More »Stories of rural action from across Europe
How can the benefits nature provides to society be quantified in predominantly economic terms? How can the Natural Capital Approach be used in English conservation… Read More »Can environmental credits deliver nature recovery?
Recycling contractors “are mostly based in the UK and subject to rigorous vetting by Devon County Council or our contractor Suez.” East Devon continues to be top… Read More »Where does East Devon’s plastic rubbish go?
“We need to think differently.” . The candidates for the next PM/Conservative party leader are in Devon today – as reported in Politico: ON THE… Read More »Housing at the hustings
The ‘Seeding Change Together’ project in Cornwall . Seagrass and seaweed have all sorts of benefits: Planting seaweed and seagrass forests – Vision Group for… Read More »Restoring the South West’s seagrass
Who will benefit from the new South West 660 tourist route? . The West Country undoubtedly has some wonderful places to explore: Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s… Read More »The overwhelming impact of tourism
“Transport is the only sector where greenhouse gas emissions have increased in the past three decades. Now a backlash is growing, with forward-thinking mayors spearheading… Read More »Getting to car-free town centres
“The stench of a scandal grows with every update.” “Further scrutiny and regulation is to come.” . The government has just issued a press release… Read More »SWW ‘joint worst performing water company’
“At the heart of the debate is whether 21st-century farmers can somehow blend the roles of food producers, conservationists, carbon sequesters, leisure providers and linchpins… Read More »What is the role of the farmer?
Vision Group for Sidmouth’s new chair aims “to make the town an even better place” . Last week, a special meeting was called: New chair,… Read More »New direction and new chair at the VGS
Bristol’s latest “low-carbon and eco-friendly proposals” on brownfield sites. How to create “new homes alongside employment, cultural and public spaces that respond to the climate… Read More »New models of carbon neutral and sustainable development
“Unplugging things that for most of the time are doing nothing but consuming electricity.” . It seems that you really can save quite a lot… Read More »Saving energy: switching off standby