Recent investigations show that shops like Primark, H&M, Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Zara have been paying suppliers in Bangladesh less than the cost of production for their wares, which means…
Author: Adam Hardy
Zoologist at heart. Environmentalist by necessity. Stage hand, financial trader, secretary, card payments designer, software developer, fossil fuel big data warehouse consultant. Amateur psychologist. Now climate change salvage engineer.
Sustainable Fish
Not a lot of people know this but species-rich, undamaged marine ecosystems actually draw down CO2 and sequester it through natural processes, which is very good in the fight against…
Coping with Climate Anxiety
Climate anxiety is a straight-forward expression of stress from our subconscious telling us that we feel threatened. It can take several forms, from sleep disturbance to feelings of dread. It…
The Big One
In case somehow you have not heard about the Big One, this is it: a huge demonstration at the Houses of Parliament involving originally Extinction Rebellion and now everyone from…
Hugh Archibald White
Sadly Hugh died on Monday (27th March 2023), unexpectedly to most, although he had been recently diagnosed with a heart condition. As the chair of the trustees, he was always…
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the garden centre…
The government in 2022 banned the sale of bagged peat-based compost from 2024, which is a big step in the right direction and should save thousands of acres of peat…
Plant-based Milks and Dairy Milk
Milk from dairy cows has a higher carbon footprint by any measure than any plant-based milk on the market, including soya, oat, hazelnut, cashew, almond, rice, hemp, pea, potato or…
Grand Designs Workshop
I ran the climate fresk for a group from St Luke’s on Hillmarton Road at Bernadette’s house. She also helped me make the gingered carrot soup and baked some bread,…
Kid’s Climate Workshop
The kids at St Mary Magdalene’s year 5 class were all 9 to 10 years old. They did well, concentrating for a whole 2 hours. Teachers probably deal with this…
February’s Workshop
Another interesting mix of people. It was really interesting to hear about one participant’s involvement in the aftermath of the London fires in July 2022 last year. It was shocking…