As reported in the Fakenham Times, Wells and the North Norfolk area in general are due a big financial boost from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind farm which is setting up a community fund which will give £100,000 a year to eco-friendly community schemes. Over the expected 50 year life of the project (due to… Continue reading
This post is published on Christmas day, and I have a heartening story for you. It comes from the desperately poor country of Malawi. William Kamkwamba was just an ordinary boy from a poor farming family. He loved science but when drought and famine struck his country his family could no longer afford to pay… Continue reading
The other day I answered the door to find a delivery man with a rather large parcel. I was a bit surprised as I had not ordered anything, but it was definitely my name on the box. So I signed for it and took it inside.
Setting it down on the desk, I cut the tape and opened… Continue reading
A great article in the EDP today tells of the small town of Reepham. Shocked by learning that they were one of the highest carbon emitting towns in the country (emitting an estimated 13,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, 48pc above the national average and the… Continue reading
The New York Times section of the Observer generally has some good eco articles and this week is no exception. An item which is apparently part of an ‘Urban Agriculture’ series, looks at growing food on walls. Green Walls.
Its a brilliant… Continue reading
I just came across this article here on the Inside Housing web-site. It is by a chap called Alan Yates. He is director of regeneration at Accord Housing Association (in the Midlands), and won the Green Social Housing Champion category at the Sustainable Housing Awards 2009.
The article is an interesting one… Continue reading
I HATE writing Christmas cards. As I spend most of my time typing nowadays, my hands have lost the ability to write easily for any length of time, and writing lots of cards really makes them ache. Also there is all the bother of buying the cards and the stamps, and remembering to post them. Plus, of course, thousands… Continue reading
Christmas trees are a bit of a difficult one, if you want to be green. If you have a family you can’t really not have one. However it always seems such a waste to grow a tree just to die in a sitting room for about 3 weeks in December as decoration (plus the needles… Continue reading
Corrupting local youth?
Did you know that in America, in some areas (or so I am given to understand) there is legislation against drying clothes outside? Did you ever hear anything so bonkers? I suppose the possibility of seeing Mrs Next Door’s knickers was considered to be a corrupting influence on the local youth… Continue reading
This blog is called ‘Green Blogging’ but how green is the blog itself?
All websites are stored on a physical server somewhere in the world, and these servers all use electricity, often a lot of electricity. As our collective way of life moves more and more towards using the internet for business, communication and entertainment, it is important that thought… Continue reading
