Donate to the BBC’s ‘Saving Planet Earth’ initiative.

A mainstream animal conservation campaign by a powerhouse media organisation like the BBC is to be welcomed with open arms …. and willing credit card!
The ‘Saving Planet Earth’ campaign concentrates on some of the most endangered species and is promoted via a series of 1/2 hour slots on BBC1 at the moment. Each programme looks [...]

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Allotment gardens go global.

Photo: Emma Lynch, for the BBC.
Known as “gardens of the poor,” they originated in Europe about 150 years ago at the height of the industrial revolution when cities, municipalities, and monasteries provided plots for the urban poor to grow food for their families. These gardens proliferated by the thousands in Germany and other European cities [...]

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Restoring China’s Grand Canal.

The Grand Canal system of China (or Da Yun He), 2400 years old and 1800km long, is being revitalized piece by piece. It once connected Beijing at its northernmost extension and Hanghzou at its southernmost point, with many cities in between. Despite the fact that the canal is no longer navigable between Beijing and the [...]

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C-Change: engaging with youth about climate change.

From the C-Change site;
‘Funded by the government’s Climate Challenge Fund, C-Change is a project which aims to engage young people who have some knowledge and concern about climate change in raising the awareness of their peers. The Woodcraft Folk’s steering committee of twenty young people are planning to run a wide range of events and [...]

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Putting the oxygen back into the School Run

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Pdf: Educational resource showing above poster.
Walk to School Week is very popular with the children of our kid’s school. The teachers do a very good job of communicating the clear messages prepared by the the charity Living Streets and Travelwise. The ‘60 balloons’ graphic shown above gives a very clear message and gives [...]

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Lyme Regis Town Mill – new hydro electric plant.

The new hydro-electric plant, installed in the old Town Mill at Lyme Regis (Dorset, UK) is an excellent example of local renewable projects happening around the country. It takes advantage of the government’s Clear Skies Renewable Energy grants, an old mill system already in place and lots of local community spirit!
Clear Skies is now [...]

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The WEEE Directive kicks off on July 1st.

Policy is never really something to get excited about but, good policies can have very positive impacts if they are thought through and implemented properly.
On July 1st the WEEE Directive or, Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment comes into force. I’ve just had a letter from our local lamp supplier detailing its effects on the [...]

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The Green Grid – saving on computer power.

‘The Green Grid is a consortium of information technology companies and professionals seeking to lower the overall consumption of power in data centers around the globe. The organization is chartered to develop meaningful, platform-neutral standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve energy efficient performance of global data centers.’
Board members include heavy weights [...]

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Driving forward renewable energy in the United States.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), based in the United States have come up with the Renewable Electricity Standards Toolkit. It provides a central point for anyone interested in finding out what registered states are doing and planning to do with investment for renewable energy.
This gives us an clearer picture about what is happening on [...]

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