“Milk, Muck and Minibeasts” – Vital link between Devon's wildlife, farming and food production brought to life for Westcountry school children The link between earthworms and milk production, what makes farms organic, and the role moths play in pollination are among the many insights gained by 240 East Devon primary school children taking part in [...]
Hundreds of people gathered to discuss climate and environmental issues at the University of Exeter last night (Thursday). Following the university’s declaration of an environment and climate emergency this week, researchers, activists, local politicians and the public debated what actions should be taken. A packed auditorium at the university’s Streatham Campus in Exeter – connected [...]
Today (17 May) the UK has used up all its natural resources for the year – overshooting what the earth can replenish by more than six months. Friends of the Earth warns that we must “think again about how we consume” as it outlines the solutions needed to push this date back. A country’s overshoot [...]
In print, Devonshire magazine was the largest circulation glossy in Devon, over 900 outlets across Devon received stocks of the magazine. In the photograph above, what you see is just one half of an issue’s magazines at store in East Devon, the other half being stored at our South Devon store at Newton Abbot ready [...]
Plastic journey from South-West beaches to Shangri-La Glastonbury Festival starts this weekend Plastic that could have ended up polluting our oceans will instead be used to build Shangri-La’s 360-degree Audio-Visual Arena - The Gas Tower - at Glastonbury Festival next month. Thanks to a ground-breaking collaboration between Orca Sound Project, Shangri-La and environmental charity Keep [...]
It's been an historic week for the energy sector. The National Grid confirmed on Wednesday (8th May 2019) that Britain was coal-free for an entire week: the first time since the industrial revolution. Fintan Slye, Director of @ng_eso - "As more and more renewables come onto our energy system, coal-free runs like this are going [...]
Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. Black Sigatoka disease emerged from Asia in the late 20th Century and has recently completed its invasion of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new study, by the University of Exeter, says changes to moisture [...]
If you subscribe to English Heritage and The National Trust annual membership, you'll receive their annual pack with the handbook and car stickers, something of a hefty pack, particularly with all the sales leaflets inside. Well, I have to say congrats to English Heritage, they're undoubtedly thinking green, because what I thought was a plastic [...]
To spread the ‘feel-good’ factor of organic food far and wide, Organic UK is inviting people up and down the nation to ‘Wake Up to Organic’ and celebrate with a free mini breakfast. On 12 June 2019, independent businesses will be throwing open their doors for ‘Wake Up To Organic’, helping to spread the joy [...]
Paper Boats sent to IMO Meeting in London to Protest Impact of Shipping Industry on Environment QE Students have found a creative way to call for change in the shipping industry to reduce its impact on Climate Change by sending over 1000 paper boats, with personal messages of protest, to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) [...]
