I attended a funeral recently, of a farming neighbour who passed away at the ripe old age of 82. The local Vicar was a great friend of Bill’s and Bill used to mow the grass around the church. One day Bill was cycling past the vicarage and the vicar was sweeping leaves outside. ‘Look ... [More]

For many of you, the issue of climate change and global warming will not be new. It is widely accepted by scientists and leading minds around the world, that our climate is radically changing and that we, humans, are primarily to blame.Greenhouse gasses and CO2 emissions are ... [More]

In these challenging times, we are constantly urged to do the right thing. Drive less, eat the correct foods, and only buy things that you need, and that have responsibly sourced or manufactured - you get the idea. Hopefully most of us try to do at least some of these things, some of the time..... [More]

So it’s a new year, and already here in the UK we are seeing some fairly extreme weather. At least it’s extreme in UK terms that is. With going on for three weeks of freezing temperatures, snow, cancelled trains and planes, you would think that most people have enough to worry about ju... [More]

If you find yourself at a loose end this weekend, you could do a lot worse than to check out your carbon footprint in preparation for National Carbon Footprint day which is coming up on October 2nd. It's all part of an ongoing effort to educate people in reducing their energy ... [More]