Prince Charles is using his new green campaign to urge everyone to take shorter showers. Start, an initiative from the Prince’s Charities Foundation, has published 20 easy ways to go green as part of his 12-day festival of imaginative ways […]
Continue reading...17. August 2010
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Floods in Pakistan, drought in Russia and record temperatures across the USA during summer 2010 raises the question whether these far-flung disasters are connected and if global warming is causing such weather extremes. The collective answer of the scientific community can be boiled down to a single word: probably. “The climate is changing,” said Jay Lawrimore, chief […]
Continue reading...16. August 2010
Comments Off on Grow your Own Tomatoes
This is a great year for tomatoes. I am busy harvesting a bumper crop from my little space in The Village Allotment on the South Coast. Green or red – it doesn’t matter what colour – they all go to making chutneys, salsas, sauce or are eaten in delicious home grown salads. Anyone can grow […]
Continue reading...14. August 2010
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Sustainable Agriculture is tipped to be the next big investment potential in the USA and Canada. Venture capitalists predict that a growing awareness of conventional agriculture’s contribution to climate change and concerns over its consumption of water and energy are creating markets for technological innovation to minimize those effects. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/business/energy-environment/22AG.html?ref=start-ups http://www.newseedadvisors.com/ http://www.investeco.com/
Continue reading...11. August 2010
Comments Off on Grow your own and bake bread to make a difference
Wheat prices are rising as a result of severe drought in Russia this summer which could have an ongoing effect on the world’s food chain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10859883 Beat the unpredictable global weather this summer by growing your own food and baking your own bread.http://www.allotment.org.uk/allotment_foods/bread-making/index.php
Continue reading...19. July 2010
Comments Off on Hottest year on record?
http://vodpod.com/watch/4018941-2010-hottest-year-so-far-on-record http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/07/2010717132048381555.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/7895681/Worlds-hottest-year-on-record-expected.html http://climateprogress.org/2010/07/10/nasa-hottest-year-solar-minimum/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/wl_nm/us_weather_hottest_record http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/hottest-year-on-record/story-e6frg12c-1225892772028 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/World+simmers+hottest+year+record/3290162/story.html
Continue reading...10. July 2010
Comments Off on Heatwave threatens America
The UK is not the only country feeling the heat at the moment. America is basking in record temperatures – particularly on the East Coast where it reached a staggering 38c degrees in Central Park, New York on 6th July. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6247737-heatwave-threatens-eastern-america These temperatures are challenging American gardeners to think about the future effects of climate […]
Continue reading...18. June 2010
If you are interested in growing tropical or exotic plants in your garden this summer then the man who knows everything about this subject is the guru of exotica – Mr Will Giles. Will is a flamboyant character who combines excellent plantsmanship with unique creativity on his stimulating blog and colourful web-site. This year he […]
Continue reading...6. June 2010
Comments Off on UN Video for 2010 Year of Biodiversity
Biodiversity is life – Biodiversity is our life 70% of plants are threatened by extinction as a result of climate change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1VYmpTikgw&feature=related
Continue reading...2. June 2010
Comments Off on Loose the Lawn?
“Lose the Lawn” is an American campaign that is gaining momentum as water restrictions force gardeners, expecially in California, to re-think how they maintain their green spaces. http://www.losethelawn.com/ http://www.seabreezenurseries.com/FireYourLawnGuys.htm
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19. August 2010
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