‘ENVIRONMENT’ Archives
DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS [PART 4]
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TOP TIPS FOR A LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS . By CHANTAL COOKE. December is here! Will your Christmas festivities be low carbon this year? There’s still time… so here are a few top tips to make your Christmas a planet friendly one… 1) After all the festivities are over see how much of the Christmas wrapping paper and Christmas [...]
REGENERATING DEGRADED LAND
INTERVIEW: DR MIROSLAV VOSATKA Mycorrhizals could hold the answer to regenerating degraded land simply by growing plants on it. Mycorrhizal is the symbiotic relationship between plant roots and fungi in the soil. Dr Miroslav Vosatka from the botany dept of The Academy of Science in the Czech Republic is an expert in the applications of this [...]
DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS [PART 3]
TOP TIPS FOR A LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS . By CHANTAL COOKE. Christmas isn't far away, and if you want to make it a low carbon one, here are a few tips ... 1) Ditch the turkey – meat production accounts for over 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions (higher than transport!) so cutting back on your meat can make a real difference. How [...]
DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS [PART 2]
TOP TIPS FOR A LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS . By CHANTAL COOKE. Christmas is getting closer – are you ready? And will it a low carbon Christmas? 2) If you are buying Christmas cards or wrapping paper – then buy recycled paper and ideally look to support a charity. Many charities offer lovely Christmas cards and [...]
DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS [PART 1]
TOP TIPS FOR A LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS . By CHANTAL COOKE. As we start gearing up for Christmas its time to think about how we can reduce our carbon footprint over the festive period. So here are a few top tips to help you have a low carbon Christmas without skimping on the fun and festivities… 1) Buying presents for [...]
TREES & CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERVIEW: PROF CLIVE BRASIER Climate change will not only affect the UK’s trees – it will also affect the pests and diseases associated with them. The question is though – will this shift in the balance be positive or negative? Professor Clive Brazier is from the Forest Research Agency UK.
EATING LESS MEAT
INTERVIEW: PROF SIR DAVID KING There’s more and more of move towards eating less meat with numbers of vegetarians in the UK increasing all the time. But is this just a lifestyle fad or a choice that can really make a difference to the future of the planet and its people? Professor Sir David King was the Chief Scientific Advisor to the [...]
VEGANS & MANURE
INTERVIEW: GRAHAM COLE The Vegan Organic movement is gradually growing in the UK. The idea is that farmers don’t use any animal products at all in the farming process. So although its easy to see why someone who cares about animals may be concerned about using bone meal or blood, its less obvious why they’d want to avoid manure - after all [...]
HOW TO BE GREEN
INTERVIEW: SARAH LEWIS People often moan that governments need to do more to encourage us to be green, but there in fact already many carrots and sticks urging us to change. So what more does the government need to do? Sarah Lewis is founder of change management consultancy Appreciating Change.
NITROGEN POLLUTION
INTERVIEW: PETE BLEZARD Over 80million tonnes of nitrogen is used in agriculture each year. A huge proportion of this runs off the crops causing a massive environmental problem – in particular polluting waterways and encouraging the growth of large algae blooms. But a new technology hopes to change this. Pete Blezard is Chief Executive of [...]
