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Author Archives: Mike Andrews
Right to roam: paths to 2,500 public areas are being blocked by landowners due to outdated laws
Vixen Tor on Dartmoor in Devon is one of many access islands where right to roam laws prevent people reaching an area without trespassing or arriving by helicopter. PJ photography/Shutterstock Ben Mayfield, Lancaster University Vixen Tor is a distinctive, craggy … Continue reading
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Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
A large floating wind turbine is installed in France, October 2023. Obatala-photography Emma C. Edwards, University of Oxford Yes, you read that right – float. You may have seen a wind turbine in the sea before, but chances are you … Continue reading
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Oil firms want to drill in four of the UK’s areas of outstanding natural beauty
There’s oil under them thar Lincolnshire Wolds. Gill Kennett Tom Rogers, Nottingham Trent University Think of onshore oil fields and images of oil derricks and “nodding donkeys” may spring to mind, perhaps in Texas or the Middle East. So it … Continue reading
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Three secrets to successful climate litigation
The number of lawsuits related to climate justice is increasing. chayanuphol/Shutterstock Morgiane Noel, Trinity College Dublin Courts around the world are handling an increasing number of climate and environmental cases due to the urgent need to combat worsening warming and … Continue reading
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Wild solitary bees offer a vital pollination service – but their nutritional needs aren’t understood
Solitary bees, including this Nomada goodeniana, often feed on nectar from specific flowers – in this case, white hawthorn. HWall/Shutterstock Ellen Baker, University of Oxford As I walk around the supermarket, I pick up vegetables for tomorrow’s dinner, eggs and … Continue reading
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Hertfordshire Building Control is excited to introduce their latest guide: the U-Values Gold Guide
This is a useful guidance document issued by Hertfordshire Building Control, download here: https://www.hertfordshirebc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HertfordsireBC-New-Gold-Guide-v10.pdf
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Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years – new study
Ines Lange, University of Exeter; Tim Lamont, Lancaster University, and Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University The coral reefs of south Sulawesi are some of the most diverse, colourful and vibrant in the world. At least, they used to be, until … Continue reading
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Carbon markets are broken. Here are three ways we can start fixing them
Dudaeva/Shutterstock Stephen Lezak, University of Oxford and Kaya Axelsson, University of Oxford Carbon offsetting – where companies or governments atone for their carbon emissions by buying credits to fund projects that are supposed to remove emissions from the atmosphere – … Continue reading
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ABBE L3 in Energy Efficiency for Older and Traditional Building qualification
I have just completed the ABBE L3 in Energy Efficiency for Older and Traditional Building qualification, this is to add a particular stream to my Retrofit Assessor knowledge base
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Plants are flowering earlier than ever – here’s how they sense the seasons
Paul Ashton, Edge Hill University Hedgerows in mid-February might have traditionally appeared white with snow; this year the white was the work of blackthorn blossoms – a harbinger of spring. Although a welcome sign after a wet and gloomy winter, … Continue reading
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