Category Archives: Environment
An Energy Transition
Much has been said and written about a transition to a new energy economy and what that may entail. The first thing it involves is a new UK wide industrial strategy that focuses on a substantial investment in domestic manufacturing … Continue reading
Fossil Fuel Free Towns & Cities
More than 100 towns and cities across the world now support the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. This includes some Scottish cities. Now it’s time local Council areas follow suit and endorse this proposal for a global plan … Continue reading
Why are we still using GDP?
For more than 70 years our economic system has been using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the yardstick measurement of our economy. This yardstick measures only economic activity. It was meant to help reduce poverty using “trickle down” economics. But … Continue reading
Net Zero is Greenwash – Don’t be Fooled
There is a lot of talk these days from people advocating we should be trying to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions as soon as possible to stop the planet heating up even further. However most of this is greenwash, it’s … Continue reading
Flowers at the roadside
I’ve noticed recently that there are some different flowers growing in the roadside verge near Marine Parade compared to those that grew last year. It is likely a combination of the dry, sunny weather, lack of rain, chill breeze from … Continue reading
A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic
We all had plans for 2020. And then a global health pandemic happened. Nearly a year ago, life as we knew it began to change. From work to school to home, almost every aspect of daily life took a hit. … Continue reading
How to get a fairer, greener planet
Politician’s are like balloons tied to a rock. Campaigns trying to influence only them can only blow them so far. You can’t fundamentally change the position of the balloon without moving the rock. The rock in this instance is the … Continue reading
Deposit Return Scheme
Scotland is due to start a deposit return scheme in the next few years for all glass bottles and soft drinks cans. The idea is that you will pay an extra 20p for a soft drink at your local newsagent, … Continue reading
Nature’s Calendar
Many people have been giving up their time during this pandemic to become a citizen scientist, collecting data to help further our understnading of the health of the planet. The Woodland Trust has had manu contributions to it’s Nature’s Calendar … Continue reading
Farms To Feed Us
A project was launched back in April 2020 by a group of food activists and farmers to bring fresh produce directly from farms to people’s dinner table. It is an open database of small scale farms and growers throughout the … Continue reading
