A guest blog by Bryan Hopkins Bryan Hopkins The words carbon capture pop up in our news these days with increasing frequency, particularly in this region as there are plans to install carbon capture technology in the biomass power station at Drax. But what exactly is ‘carbon capture’, and is it going to be worthContinue reading "Carbon capture — what are the chances?"
A major cause of species loss, and one that is within our grasp to end, is the continued application of pesticides and herbicides.
A guest blog by Jane Houldcroft Each week this paper reports on the excellent work being done across the city by individuals, schools, friends groups, charities and communities to try to stem and reverse the devastating decline in biodiversity. Most often cited is the loss of bees and other insects which play such a vitalContinue reading "A major cause of species loss, and one that is within our grasp to end, is the continued application of pesticides and herbicides."
Politicians are supporting Climate Genocide.
Much newsprint has been devoted to Climate Change this week. But as most journalists concentrate on Rishi Sunak’s love affair with Big Oil, I want to emphasise what an unprecedented situation we are currently in. Firstly let's look at the statistics for worldwide average temperatures. This graph has really got climate scientists worried. https://twitter.com/ProfBillMcGuire/status/1685259080498106368?s=20 HereContinue reading "Politicians are supporting Climate Genocide. "
Sheffield Council Agree to New Climate Pathway.
I visited the Council’s Climate Committee to give them a wake-up call. With our seas overheating by five degrees, our ocean ecosystems are threatened. With heatwaves in most of Europe, farmers are struggling to produce the crops that are usually exported to us. Holidaymakers in Rhodes came face to face with what a Climate EmergencyContinue reading "Sheffield Council Agree to New Climate Pathway."
Football Unites, Racism Divides. A fabulous low carbon Community Project
A guest blog by Karine Nohr Normally, my son-in-law James uses his bicycle to get around the City. He does this because he is very aware of the carbon footprint he leaves, each and every time he drives the car. But unusually, on Tuesday nights, he has to use a car to collect surplus food,Continue reading "Football Unites, Racism Divides. A fabulous low carbon Community Project"
Any reaction less than a war footing spells disaster.
Ian Wray again attempts to misinform readers about climate change (Sheffield Telegraph 20/07/23), but I don’t think they will fall for his ridiculous argument. He tells us there are many scientists who state there is no climate emergency. Who are they? I challenge him to name some suitably qualified climate scientists who do not believeContinue reading "Any reaction less than a war footing spells disaster."
We’re all in this together.
A guest blog by Karine Nohr. Time to read-5 minutes Early in the Pandemic, I remember passing through Woodseats and noticing many people were carrying packets of toilet paper. This first manifestation of fear, which was starting to play out and was to run over the next few weeks of the lockdown, soon transformed intoContinue reading "We’re all in this together."
Birds in Norfolk Heritage Park
I recently downloaded a bird-spotting app called Merlin. It's free and it identifies birds from their song. Inspired by the work of Ian Rotherham in Graves Park I took a short walk in Norfolk Park today and identified 11 different birds. I'm not sure if this is particularly good or not, but to help monitorContinue reading "Birds in Norfolk Heritage Park"
Please help Park Hill residents prevent their green spaces from becoming car parks.
Urban Splash has submitted plans for Phase 4 of Park Hill flats redevelopment, which is the block adjacent to Duke Street. Unfortunately, the plans for an Art Gallery here fell through as S1 Artspace could not raise the necessary funds. So now the plan is to return them to residential units. You can view andContinue reading "Please help Park Hill residents prevent their green spaces from becoming car parks."
How can parents and schools deal with Climate Anxiety?
This is the second article in a series. Part 1 here. Time to read Last week we started to think about climate anxiety. How does this impact schools and parents? A survey of 10,000 young people in 10 different countries found climate anxiety to be a very serious problem. 59% were very or extremely worried about climateContinue reading "How can parents and schools deal with Climate Anxiety?"
