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With the massive upsurge in usage and ownership of electric vehicles, just how green are they really? is a massive hot topic. Yes the car may produce 0 emissions , but if it’s plugged into the grid, then unless it’s renewable clean energy being generated is it really that green ? There is an awful lotContinue reading “Green motoring, how green are electric vehicles?”

As mentioned in the previous blog, I am interested in plants that have a range of uses and this year one of the species I am trialling will be Balsamorhiza sagittata. Native to the western areas of the USA and Canada, it is a member of the Aster family. In its native range it canContinue reading “Balsamorhiza sagittata (Oregon sunflower / Arrowleaf balsalm root)”

Can you remember as a child, someone holding a buttercup flower under your chin to see if you liked butter or blowing dandelion seed heads to tell the time or maybe to attract the person that you were attracted to? It’s amazing what pops into my head when I’m traveling long distances on the train!Continue reading “Musings, ramblings and a little bit of plant lore”

Revisiting the sustainable development goals. Following on from the previous blog  looking at the definition of sustainability  I thought that it would be useful to revisit the sustainable development goals . The sustainable development goals (SDGs) arose from the report ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ which was adopted by all UN member states in 2015.Continue reading “Sustainable development goals.”

Sustainability (or trying to define what it is!) I’m often asked by friends, family and colleagues, ‘what sector do you work in?’ and my stock answer is sustainability. Over the years I have noticed that some people understand what this is, and some do not. I have also been called a tree hugger in theContinue reading “Sustainability”