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
The Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards are looking to highlight both ongoing and new projects which tick several boxes. Under the general rubric of ‘sustainability’ and ‘resilience’, they are about recognising initiatives, “whether it’s saving energy or saving food from getting wasted, whether it’s grow-your-own or do-it-yourself – these are all positive, practical ways to help… Read More »Green projects
Tom Heap’s Radio 4 series “39 Ways to Save the Planet” has not only been inspiring but have won a lot of praise for the positive look at practical ways to reduce our carbon footprint: BBC Radio 4 – 39 Ways to Save the Planet He’s worked on the series with the Royal Geographic Society’s Dr Tamsin… Read More »39 Ways to Save the Planet @ Sidmouth Science Festival
It’s not just individuals and households who can try and reduce their carbon footprint. The District Council has been sharing its latest investments on social media: electric powered bin lorry As part of our ‘Driving towards Net Zero’ project, we recently trialled an electric powered bin lorry on some of our rounds. This is an… Read More »Decarbonising the council’s recycling fleet
From the Vision Group for Sidmouth news pages: How effective are green home improvements? “On average green homes sold for more than comparable homes without green technology.” Is it worthwhile investing in green energy technologies on your home? Today’s Mail looks at the issues, following on from an experiment run by bank NatWest: How it… Read More »Is it worthwhile investing in green energy technologies on your home?