Today is Earth Day, and this year, Earth Day’s 2025 theme is OUR POWER, OUR PLANET, calling for everyone to unite around renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030. It’s interesting then to ask here in the UK how weather affects renewable energy, as, despite changes in our climate, one of the biggest influences on renewables has been around harnessing energy… Read More »Earth Day 2025
One of the starting points of CAPS was the Carbon Footprinting project – showing that the point of measuring our carbon footprint is quite impactful, as it can: Reduce the environmental impact of the residents of the Sid Valley through a bottom-up, granular approach to understanding and reducing individual carbon footprints. Support Sid Valley residents to estimate… Read More »Do we understand our carbon footprint?
It’s all about ‘Active Travel’ at the Sidmouth Eco Hub in April. At its stalls on Saturday 12th at the Tourist Information Centre and on Saturday 26th at the Library, the focus will be on ‘Promoting Walking and Cycling’ in the Sid Valley. And so the Eco Hub regulars will be joined by the Sidmouth… Read More »Active Travel @ Sidmouth Eco Hub – Promoting Walking and Cycling
There has been a lot of discussion about solar farms in Devon of late. In October 2024, a huge new solar farm plans was announced in South Hams and last month, a solar farm at Ebberley Down in north Devon was approved after appeal Also wind farms have been in the news, with the Crown Estates’ Devon and Cornwall… Read More »Where is the Sid Valley going to get its energy from in the future?
Bernie Davis has been the stalwart force behind the Sidmouth Eco Hub project – both organising behind the scenes and attending every single session these last months. Here is her full report, plus photos of the March sessions at the Tourist Information Centre and Library: Reduce/Reuse/Recycle The three ‘Rs’ of sustainability are Reduce/Reuse and Recycle.… Read More »Reduce/Reuse/Recycle @ the Sidmouth Eco Hub – the full report
As reported on these pages, this month, the theme of Reduce/Reuse/Recycle is headlining the Sidmouth Eco Hub. And as reported by Eco Hub lead, Bernie Davis, last weekend’s session went very well – and we can look forward to the next one next weekend: Reduce/Reuse/Recycle We live in a material culture where all kinds of stuff… Read More »The district council answering questions on where our recycling goes
There’s a lot of bad news about the climate out there – which can be paralysing, which isn’t good. So, how can we progress from eco-anxiety to eco-action? One way to overcome the doom and gloom is to ‘do something’ – which might mean popping by the Reduce/Reuse/Recycle stand @ the Sidmouth Eco Hub next weekend for an… Read More »Sharing the good news on the climate
The Sidmouth Eco Hub has been setting up stall at the Library and Tourist Info Centre every month – and each with a new theme. In January it was energy – with an appearance by Exeter Community Energyoffering free advice on keeping cosy and info on the CAPS/Town Council’s free thermal imaging survey. Last month the theme was food… Read More »Reduce/Reuse/Recycle @ the Sidmouth Eco Hub
The documentary Six Inches of Soil has earned a lot of praise and attention since its release last year – and this Sunday it will be showing at the Radway Cinema in Sidmouth: … It hasn’t been without its critics, however. In a review from the London-based Culture Vulture, Phil Kirby fears that most of his neighbours… Read More »‘Six Inches of Soil’: documentary and panel of local farmers at Radway Cinema: Sunday 2nd March
February’s Eco Hub focusses on FOOD! LAST WEEK’S HUB: LOCAL FOOD! The first session earlier in the month looked at local food – and asked what are the benefits of a food forest?, with the Sidmouth Community Food Forest on hand to show and meet visitors. Some good conversations were certainly had – and some new… Read More »It’s all about FOOD at the Eco Hub this month!