Have you ever watched the film “Pay It forward?” Well Jane over at ‘Live the Solution’ has written a fantastic post about how the pay it forward concept is being applied by an American Science Teacher who has made a series of very interesting (and funny) short films titled ‘How it all ends’. Through the [...]

……… the Sustrans Connect 2 project!  Which will create and connect more cycling and walking networks in the UK. Personal reaction to the results Although I am very disappointed that the Sherwood: Living Legend project did not win (as I live in Nottinghamshire and was helping to promote the bid as reported in the post [...]

What name do you give a whale? Mister Splashy Pants of course! For those who are wondering what I am talking about, cast your minds back to my post titled A whale by any other name…in October, when I reported that Greenpeace had launched a competition to name a whale. Apparently over 11,000 submissions were entered, [...]

Attention Nottinghamshire based GGG readers! Here is an interesting event for you. Event Name: Professor Tim Burt’s lecture, titled Long-term monitoring of the natural environment: perceptive science or mindless monitoring Date: Wednesday 23rd January 2008      Time: 6pm Location: Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Lecture Theatre, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, UK. Details: Long-term observation of the [...]

Made famous by tales of Robin Hood the Sherwood area of Nottinghamshire is known all around the world. Unfortunately though due to industrialisation and other factors this historic landscape is no longer the majestic place it used to be. However don’t despair as this could be about to change!  A project titled ‘Sherwood: The Living Legend’ [...]

Another positive news post following on from the last positive conservation news post titled ‘Endangered monkeys found in Vietnam’. The Berkshire, Buckinghamshires & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) has managed to raise enough money (£850,000) from a successful public appeal to be able to buy a piece of precious floodplain meadow habitat at Gallows Bridge Farm [...]

Have you ever wanted to have your say about local food producers? Is there one near you that deserves a pat on the back? Or perhaps one that needs “a little feedback”? Free Range Review is a website that gives you the chance to do just that. It’s the place to go if you want [...]

My dictionary defines the word volt as a unit of electromotive force.  I think that about sums up the new electric car called the Volt that is currently in development now. It is not lost on me that the car maker that is accused of killing the electric car is at the forefront of bringing [...]

Ladies if you have never been to a car show then may I suggest you high tail it to the next one that comes to town.  It’s pretty amazing to see what’s up and coming in the automotive world and not to mention fun (plus the place is just swirling with men!). I was lucky [...]

A user-friendly guide to organising an eco-friendly Christmas. So, you’ve taken steps to reduce the impact your lifestyle has on the environment; you wash your clothes at 30 degrees, you walk on short journeys, you carry re-usable bags, you’ve changed your light bulbs to energy saving ones, and perhaps you have even had an eco-friendly [...]