Don’t build on flood plains
Building in high-risk areas has more than doubled in recent years . More and more housing is being built where it shouldn’t be built, so… Read More »Don’t build on flood plains
Fairtrade Fortnight: : talking cocoa trade
“Meet the producers” . The Herald reports: . Ghanaian cocoa farmers to visit Sidmouth as part of Fairtrade fortnight Chocolate producers will be visiting Sidmouth… Read More »Fairtrade Fortnight: : talking cocoa trade
Beach Management Plan: splash barrier and sea level rises
By 2100 relative sea level could have risen by as much as 80 cm around some parts of the UK coast . The next BMP… Read More »Beach Management Plan: splash barrier and sea level rises
Sidmouth Arboretum: community orchard
“A major tree planting programme is under way in Sidmouth” . The Arboretum has several projects lined up for the year: Cretaceous Arboretum at Connaught… Read More »Sidmouth Arboretum: community orchard
What is a ‘net-zero carbon’ building?
A new Exeter Science Park building is to be “net zero carbon for operational energy”. But where are the projects which are cutting the use… Read More »What is a ‘net-zero carbon’ building?
Climate change: what can I do?
How can I bring down my carbon footprint? . It does seem rather daunting or even ridiculous. It can get us down or even paralyse… Read More »Climate change: what can I do?
Climate Change and Sidmouth
… a prognosis Yesterday saw Prof Brian Golding address the monthly Café Scientifique run by the Science Festival: Café Scientifique: Our Fragile Earth .… Read More »Climate Change and Sidmouth
Buses and bikes – beyond London
… from Exeter and Exmouth to Switzerland . There are some good ideas out there about how to tackle transport issues, for example: Universal Basic… Read More »Buses and bikes – beyond London
On the River Otter: final beaver report
“The quantifiable costs and benefits of beaver reintroduction of wild beavers to the River Otter demonstrates that the ecosystem services and social benefits accrued are… Read More »On the River Otter: final beaver report
Flooding issues in Sidmouth: part 2
‘Storm drain issues’ on Woolbrook Road have been getting worse… . During much of today, BBC Radio Devon has been warning of flooding down Woolbrook… Read More »Flooding issues in Sidmouth: part 2
Be part of research on community spirit
Testing a framework to help communities understand and improve community spirit. . Here’s a call from the Royal Society for Public Health: . . Be… Read More »Be part of research on community spirit
Universal Basic Services
Why should universal provision be limited to ‘free at the point of delivery’ healthcare and education? Is Universal Basic Mobility the next step? Both… Read More »Universal Basic Services
The latest in solar technology
Solar no longer requires large parcels of land or roof space, nor does it need to look boring. . There are some great new technologies… Read More »The latest in solar technology
Food waste
… and what to do with it. . We waste a heck of a lot of food worldwide: in fact about one third of it… Read More »Food waste
Planting trees: where, what and why?
It isn’t the only means of carbon sequestration. It seems more like a tactic to relieve our collective social conscience without actually facing the real… Read More »Planting trees: where, what and why?