Reliable Renewables are Here Now
Jenny Cottle One of the arguments frequently put up against renewable energy is that it can not provide base load power. Base load power is the continual supply of the…
Environmental Reprieves
Jenny Cottle A trio of wonderful good news stories about the environment this week, where our voices have been heard. People action has stopped clearing of the Leard Forest by…
Climate of Change
Jenny Cottle At first, this may not seem to be a good news story but it is, and with your help if can become a great news story. Climate change…
We Can Feed the World Without Destroying It
Jenny Cottle One of the biggest challenges our planet faces is our need for food. Climate change adds to that challenge both in the increased difficulty in growing many crops…
Divestment Success
Jenny Cottle Climate Change is a problem – weather patterns are more extreme and news out this week is that the west Antarctic ice sheet is melting, which will cause…
Chelsea Flower Show – a Magnificent Floral Celebration
Elise Hawthorne The grand old lady of garden shows, that’s how I view the Chelsea Flower Show, yet in many ways it is an innovative event on the annual international…
Plastic Pollution Solutions
Jenny Cottle There is no denying it, plastic is the environmental scourge of the modern age. Bottles, plastic bags and fishing nets are amongst the plastic waste found in the…
They Speak for the Trees
Jenny Cottle “I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees” – this is how the central character of Dr Seuss’ wonderful story introduces himself. Watching the original Lorax video…
Let the Sun Shine In
Jenny Cottle Rising electricity prices may be the wakeup call households need to make the change to green energy. This combined with improved efficiency and reduced costs of green technologies…
Are Governments Finally Waking Up?
Jenny Cottle Reading through environmental stories this week, I started to realise a common thread, governments, at all levels, are starting to take action to protect the environment. Below are…