What is this growing movement called ‘Solarpunk’? Let’s go to California: As well as being a scientist, writer and environmentalist, I describe myself as a ‘solarpunk’ to my 25K followers on Instagram, which is a new term for many people. ‘Solarpunk’ refers to a broad movement in climate activism, fiction and art. When it comes to climate… Read More »Solarpunk: let’s get optimistic about the future in Sidmouth
The Vision Group for Sidmouth was set up back in 2005 – to create a ‘vision for Sidmouth’, which was duly put together and authored by Prof Brian Golding of the Met Office: The original Vision Group report – Vision Group for Sidmouth The VGS has since joined the Transition Town movement: Sustainable Sidmouth and the… Read More »The VGS and climate awareness
The Champions Awards are all about recognising the amazing people, organisations and businesses who are making a real difference to the Sid Valley. As for the Champions Awards 2023, they are about highlighting how we can ‘Make Do And Mend’ as a positive way to not only manage the current difficult times – but also to… Read More »Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards: cutting carbon, cutting costs
Seaweed looks to be a very useful thing for the environment – whether as kelp: Carbon and kelp – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth … or as brown algae – with lots of stories coming out this year: The Use of Algae to Reduce CO2 Emissions How can we further reduce CO₂ emissions? New study reveals… Read More »Carbon and brown algae
One project which is being mooted for Lyme Bay is kelp farming: Could seaweed become a major part of the economy of the South West? – Vision Group for Sidmouth and A seagrass project for Lyme Bay? – Vision Group for Sidmouth It was the key theme for this year’s Sea Fest: Kelp our Oceans: Help our Kelp –… Read More »Carbon and kelp
Trees are pretty important – and perhaps more important than we thought, especially the big ones: UK forests lock away twice as much planet-warming carbon as previously thought, a new study reveals. The study using lasers and 3D scanning showed that old trees in particular were critical to fighting climate change.” Prof Disney says this… Read More »Carbon and trees
Issues are often interconnected, as this piece from the Conversation shows: Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time. Plastic was once thought to be a miracle invention that made life simpler for families. But just as our exploitation of fossil fuels led to climate change, the unsustainable use of plastic materials… Read More »Carbon and plastic
There’s a lot of information about ‘energy’ out there which can be a little overwhelming. The solar energy company Solarsense is of course a commercial enterprise – and it does seem to offer some good ideas and products: Solarsense: Clean Energy | UK’s Best Solar Panel Installer Solarsense It also offers some good information on ‘energy’… Read More »News on renewables
The Sidmouth Churches are very active when it comes to climate change – for example, with this event earlier in the year: Sidmouth church to host climate change seminar | Sidmouth Herald They have put together a fabulous active programme: Our Fragile Earth – Sid Valley Mission Community and Our Fragile Earth – All Saints Sidmouth With an excellent… Read More »Our Fragile Earth @ the Sidmouth Churches
Today’s Observer carries an inspiring piece: Power to the people: the neighbours turning their London street into a solar power station | Solar power | The Guardian A couple of weeks ago, the Sidmouth Solar Punk site carried something similar: Do you fancy making your own power station? The ‘solar punks’ turning their London street… Read More »How to make a power station on your street