by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Jul 13, 2021 | Biodiversity, Generation Zero Carbon, Taking action
Written and produced by Sally Lancaster. Sources: https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/how-bee-friendly https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/what-are-causes-bee-decline https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/plants-for-pollinators Tweet Share...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Jun 23, 2021 | Global, Zero Carbon Shropshire
We often talk about climate change in the context of science. We talk about the ever-increasing amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and the resulting changes to our weather systems. However, reducing climate change to a purely scientific problem can sometimes make it...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Jun 16, 2021 | Generation Zero Carbon, Taking action
Written and produced by Sally Lancaster. Sources: https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/food-drink https://www.edf.org/climate/methane-crucial-opportunity-climate-fight https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20376/problems_with_your_bins_or_collections/3861/food_waste_recycling ...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Jun 14, 2021 | Taking action, Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Before and After – The 1980s extension didn’t have the arch or the plinth and was in modern brick which was rectified. Shows air source heat pump. We have always loved vernacular older buildings for their character, not only for their external features...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Apr 5, 2021 | Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
| Images by Jessica Delp on Unsplash; text by Lorna Divers | If you are reading this you have almost certainly already signed up to the Shropshire Carbon Zero by 2030 Call to Action. “Sorted!!” Well, at least someone has a plan and knows what they are doing – phew....
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 30, 2021 | Biodiversity, Taking action, Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
| Oak Sapling by Pavlenko on Unsplash; text and image by Jack Rennie | “People who gave a kidney to a stranger reported that the act made them feel happier and more fulfilled.” It’s Lockdown 2021 and I’ve run out of books so I have turned to a little...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog, Shropshire
| Text by Jack Rennie, images and source text from Alison Caffyn (2021) | It was suggested to me recently that I read an article about the effect IPUs have on the Shropshire countryside. I think we can all agree that if someone asks you to read more than a page of...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 13, 2021 | Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Photo and text by Jack Rennie | Dear Diary, My workplace put me on annual leave early in February because I hadn’t really used any holiday for a whole year, and all of a sudden I felt that feeling everyone around me had been describing this whole time. Yes, with...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Feb 23, 2021 | Newsletter, Volunteers
We interviewed Helena Hale, a Zero Carbon Shropshire volunteer, about her life and how she’s helping Shropshire achieve zero carbon by 2030. Where in Shropshire do you live? I’m in South Shropshire in Oreton, a rural community of around 400 households. How long...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Feb 1, 2021 | Biodiversity, Taking action
By Nancy Lowe As a follow up to my recent blog post Emergent Shoots of a Green Shropshire here’s an infographic on planting veg all year round. Tweet Share...
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