by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog, Zero Carbon Shropshire
We’ve heard it all before. Refuse. Reuse. Recycle. But, how much difference does it make? Are plastics really that bad? Is it worth recycling? It’s a big topic to cover so let’s break it down. The Good Synthetic plastics have been around for 115 years....
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Jun 13, 2022 | Biodiversity, Blog, Love Nature
“There cannot be a more important event than the greening of the world, for it prepared the way for everything that happened on land thereafter.” (Richard Fortey, Palaeontologist) How did the Earth change from a rocky, naked, lifeless planet to a world blessed with a...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | May 9, 2022 | Biodiversity, Blog, Love Nature, Taking action, Volunteers
Photo by Gary Bendig (Unsplash) Citizen science is when research is conducted, wholly or partly, by members of the public, who don’t need to have a science background. Citizen science is sometimes described as “public participation in scientific...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
What is peat and why WAS it important to humans? Peat is a wonderful thing. But it is in many ways a victim of its own success. Let me explain. Peat is a soil-like substance made of accumulated dead plant material, mainly Sphagnum moss, that has grown...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Feb 16, 2022 | Blog
Tips and tricks that we can all do to help the environment were the subject of Mossy.Life’s recent series of blogs to welcome 2022 entitled “30 Day Challenge”. Here Caroline Talbot invites you to take that challenge…....
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Nov 19, 2021 | Zero Carbon Shropshire
COP26 was hailed as a ‘last chance saloon’ for the planet, as leaders from around the globe met to plan together to address the climate crisis. Given that greenhouse gas emissions must fall by 45% this decade in order to keep global temperature at the target...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Oct 7, 2021 | Unnecessary waste, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Article by Deborah Murphy We are about to enter possibly the most magical part of the year for our children and let’s face it, the grown ups enjoy this festive season too. The excitement of Halloween, is quickly followed by the sparkle of Bonfire Night and the...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Sep 29, 2021 | Zero Carbon Shropshire
It is hard to believe that Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire have now been active for six months. Since then, they have been up to lots of exciting things all aimed at encouraging the citizens of Shropshire to do their bit to make the county carbon neutral by...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Sep 17, 2021 | Generation Zero Carbon, Taking action, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Article by Deborah Murphy Rising Climate Anxiety Amongst the Young. Eco- or Climate Anxiety is a growing phenomenon. According to an article by Jonathan Webb and Denis Campbell (The Guardian: 20.11.21) ‘more than half of child and adolescent psychiatrists in...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Aug 18, 2021 | Biodiversity, Love Nature, Shropshire, Zero Carbon Shropshire
The Shropshire Love Nature Festival is up and running with loads of fantastic family fun to be had, while enhancing the natural world and biodiversity of our lovely county. The full programme of events is below or you can download the pdf via the link: SLNF...
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