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  • Whitelee
    Reliable Renewables are Here Now
    June 25, 2014, Comments Off on 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 […]

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    Environmental Reprieves
    June 19, 2014, Comments Off on 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 […]

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    Climate of Change
    June 11, 2014, Comments Off on Climate of Change

    Jenny Cottle                           At first, this may not seem to be a good news story but it is, […]

  • We Can Feed the World Without Destroying It
    June 5, 2014, Comments Off on 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 […]

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    Divestment Success
    May 27, 2014, Comments Off on Divestment Success

    Jenny Cottle                           Climate Change is a problem – weather patterns are more extreme and news out this […]

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    Chelsea Flower Show – a Magnificent Floral Celebration
    May 23, 2014, Comments Off on 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, […]

  • Plastic Pollution Solutions
    May 21, 2014, Comments Off on Plastic Pollution Solutions

    Jenny Cottle                           There is no denying it, plastic is the environmental scourge of the modern age. Bottles, […]

  • They Speak for the Trees
    May 15, 2014, Comments Off on They Speak for the Trees

    Jenny Cottle                           “I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees” – this is how the central […]

  • Let the Sun Shine In
    May 9, 2014, Comments Off on Let the Sun Shine In

    Jenny Cottle                           Rising electricity prices may be the wakeup call households need to make the change to […]

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    Are Governments Finally Waking Up?
    April 29, 2014, Comments Off on Are Governments Finally Waking Up?

    Jenny Cottle                           Reading through environmental stories this week, I started to realise a common thread, governments, at […]