Perceived risk vs actual risk
We are much more likely to die from a car accident or air pollution than any form of influenza The issues around the coronavirus… Read More »Perceived risk vs actual risk
We are much more likely to die from a car accident or air pollution than any form of influenza The issues around the coronavirus… Read More »Perceived risk vs actual risk
There is a pervasive sense of insecurity about the future; you hear it everywhere. We need to start fighting for optimism – which, finally, might… Read More »Climate change: from fatalism to optimism
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us,” said Winston Churchill… . … He was right; our surroundings can make us healthier and… Read More »How architecture shapes society
Rolling out further Combined Heat and Power systems. But should the council be promoting the model at Cranbrook? . Earlier this month, the Science Festival… Read More »District Heating in East Devon
Rearranging the small section of rock revetment at Pennington Point . With the collapse of more of the cliff at Pennington Point, there have been… Read More »Beach Management Plan: emergency survey
Europe’s biggest regional airline has collapsed. . Flybe has been in difficulties for months: Council leaders fight to keep Flybe in Exeter (November 2018) Flybe to… Read More »BREAKING: Flybe goes under
People had been “fed up…with these unsightly structures”. But why not build small-scale wind farms? . It’s been a pretty windy month – as well… Read More »Onshore wind power ‘makes a comeback’
What has the move achieved? And further questions about how the costs and value have been calculated… . The news pages of this site have… Read More »Knowle relocation project: some reflections
The latest cliff falls call for emergency action to be taken, including “some sort of revetment to protect the cliffs”. . The Steering Group of… Read More »Beach Management Plan: emergency revetment
The Fashion Industry produces more clothes than we can buy. We buy more clothes than we can use. . Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom’s satire… Read More »Reduce, re-use, repair and recycle your clothing!
‘Net’ is the last refuge of the climate scoundrel. ‘Net zero’ describes when the emissions that are left are absorbed (or netted out) by planting… Read More »What exactly is ‘net-zero carbon’?
A new report shows just how little public land is being used to solve the housing crisis. . As the previous post has shown, councils have… Read More »Council land: and social housing
“It is the intention that part of the building should be used for housing (the major part of the purchase price is for this purpose)… Read More »Knowle Relocation Project: and social housing
Retrofitting the old HQ would have been ‘more sustainable’ and ‘better for the environment’. . The District Council has just produced a glowing report: read… Read More »Knowle Relocation Project: and greenwashing
Sign the petition: Challenge the planned obsolescence of smartphones. . There’s clearly far too much e-waste: The growing problem of e-waste . So, what can… Read More »Reduce e-waste: extend the life of smartphones