Author Archives: matt

Fields in Trust – portal offering resources for open spaces

Posted on September 7, 2012

  Fields in Trust the new operating name for the National Playing Fields Association, offers a one stop shop for resources to help with the success and sustainability of our outdoor spaces.  Their Toolkit provides PDF downloads, signposting to other … Continue reading →

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Paradox of green.

Posted on December 26, 2009

Article: New York Times Rare earth elements such as dysprosium are increasingly relied upon in the production of so-called ‘green’ components and products.  Much of the supply of these rare earth elements comes from China. The image above of dysprosium … Continue reading →

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Guyana’s plan to preserve its rain forest.

Posted on December 20, 2009

From the New York Times ; In Guyana, where pristine rain forest still covers 75 percent of the land, and barely 750,000 people live in a country roughly the size of Britain, a young economist-turned-president is pushing a development model based … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Green' investments, Biodiversity, Business, Climate change, Economics, Forests, Nature & Conservation, Politics & Policy initiatives, Rural communities, Thinking outside the box, UN | Tagged , | 1 Comment

100 Days to Copenhagen … counting down to the climate summit in December 2009.

Posted on August 29, 2009

  The official launch of the TckTckTck campaign and global partner campaigns was launched 28th August. With 100 days until the most important meeting of our times, TckTckTck is here to show that the world is ready for bold climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Campaigns, Carbon trading, Charities, Climate change, Energy, EU, Funding, Media, Politics, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, UN, US | Tagged | 3 Comments

This week’s environment news.

Posted on May 24, 2009

News for this week from Low CarbonEconomy.com Scottish Power turns on largest onshore wind farm in Europe Europe’s largest onshore wind power project has commenced operation in Scotland.     Bacteria used to create ethanol for biofuels US research suggests … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Green' investments, Biomass, Business, Politics & Policy initiatives, Sustainablity, Technology, Wind power | 10 Comments

Mirror, mirror on the wall ….

Posted on May 3, 2009

image: whyevolution.com Article Charles Siebert writes; The first live chimpanzee to set foot on Europe’s shores arrived in The Hague in 1641, on board a Dutch merchant ship returning from Angola. The only known visual record of this unwitting pioneer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Nature & Conservation, People, Thinking outside the box, Wildlife | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Funding for bees finally announced.

Posted on April 22, 2009

Article On 21 April, the UK government announced that £10m will be spent on research for pollinators – bees, butterflies and other insects – to see if the decline in UK populations can be halted. The government is contributing £2m … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Agriculture, Funding, Nature & Conservation, UK | Tagged | 2 Comments

Greenpeace USA activist training

Posted on April 17, 2009

image: activists today are creative everywhere for all sorts of causes. From Greenpeace; Greenpeace is now accepting Fall 2009 applications for the Greenpeace Organizing Term, a semester of intense activist training for college undergraduates, ages 18-24. The Greenpeace Organizing Term … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Media, Nature & Conservation, Nuclear, Oceans, Politics, Protest, US, Youth | 2 Comments

Rooftop beehives at Fortnum, central London.

Posted on April 9, 2009

The Carniolan bees – noted for their sweet nature – were first housed in Shropshire, where they produced the first batch of Fortnum’s Bees’ Honey in 2006.   Now installed in their new residences on the roof of 181 Piccadilly, they … Continue reading →

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Coffee House 400,000

Posted on April 1, 2009

The Coffee House has reached 400,000 hits this week. Thank you all. Today is Financial Fools Day (scroll down to event listing), also known as Storm the Banks. The world’s most powerful leaders are here in London. Obama meets the … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Climate change, London, Media, Politics, Poverty, Protest, UK | Tagged , , | 4 Comments