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Please watch this historic video. The world could eliminate fossil fuel use by 2090 — That’s what Reuters and NewScientist wrote today about our new Energy [R]evolution plan.
We can beat climate change. And with aggressive investment in renewable [...]

The Bradwell nuclear power station still remains a blot on the landscape and yet this beautiful area (please see Bradwell Cockle Spit walk) is being threatened with a new build nuclear power station. Several public meetings are being held and, particularly if you live in the area, we suggest you attend one of these if [...]

Phew! What a weekend!!
It began quite nicely Friday evening with my youngest daughter’s engagement party. Teri has been on her own for several years now, bringing up three young boys, holding down a job and, for the last couple of years, taking a management degree. Mike and I are so pleased that she has found some-one who [...]

The term for me evokes images of street parties and lots of community music, dance and fun!! But Street Scene Officers have a much more serious role to play. Their role will be to work with local residernts to tackle enviro-crime issues such as graffitti, littering and dumping of rubbish. They will be trained in various enforcement methods [...]

I am just so excited - I have just booked my places for the Chain Reaction event in London’s Southbank on 17th and 18th November. Do you have a mission? Are you a budding social entrepreneur? If so, perhaps you would like to join me on what promises to be a great couple of days.
Below gives [...]

Pam Wallis & Mary Clear of Todmorden in West Yorkshire launched their “Incredible Edible” mission in March 2008. They are determined to make their town self-sufficient in staple foods. Within ten years, they want their community producing and trading their own fruit, veg, meat and dairy. This, of course, is the concept behind Transition Towns [...]

I am back in the office working hard today as Mike and I managed to escape yesterday! We had to go to Chelmsford and took the opportunity to complete the Thrift Wood walk (we are just about to add a Country Walking section.)
We were really lucky as it was a lovely, sunny autumnal day. Thrift [...]

On Thurday evening I attended the regular monthly meeting of the South East Essex Women’s Environmental Network . There was a very good turn out, including some male guests!
 
We were showing the 2004 film The End of Suburbia. This gave a rather bleak look at the currect situation in the US and how, with Peak Oil fast [...]

You are what you eat. How often have we heard that phrase – and how often do we ignore the message to our peril? We know food matters, but perhaps do not fully realise just how significant good nutrition, including supplementation, really is.
 
On Tuesday night Mike and I went to Phillip Day’s meeting in Basildon. [...]

It is estimated that households across the nation throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food waste every year. This mostly goes into landfill and can produce potentially damaging greenhouse gasses.
Some councils already operate a food waste collection and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has just started to introduce its own. It has proved very successful so far. In the [...]