Carl Sagan, an astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator, left an indelible mark on the world through his profound insights into the universe and his exceptional ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to the general public. Born on November 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, Sagan became a prominent...
Here’s a user’s guide to living with solar panels in an area with no gas supply like Portesham (where I happen to be selling my home, equipped with 3.4 kilowatt potential (kWp) of solar panels)…
Use Power In Daylight
Washing to do? Sunny day forecast for tomorrow but cloudy today? Put...
I set off for work at 2:50 am to complete what, to anyone who knows me, has been a dream of mine since I can remember.
I arrived at work and went to pick up David Attenborough and his film crew.
Sir David Attenborough walked down the driveway and...
When it comes to renovating, your garden is often the last thing to be done, and once you are ready to sort your garden out, you will need to think about whether you want to implement small, more subtle changes, or go all out with a statement piece.
Here are...
In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital, where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet, which...
Ecosafe Group, a leading provider delivering high quality building, construction, and maintenance to Homeowners, Landlords and Residents nationwide, is thrilled to announce its recent triumph in winning contracts on Fusion21's esteemed £346 million Building Improvements Framework. Ecosafe Group will be delivering services for Kitchens and Bathrooms, as well as...
Continuing our journey along the coast from Abbotsbury, as mentioned in a previous instalment (22 on Chesil Beach), peat can be washed up on the Beach during storms as seen in the picture below. This would have formed in the Fleet when Chesil Beach was further off-shore. Over the centuries and even...
This section is probably best covered as a split trip, walking along the beach from Eype and from Seatown. The section between Great Ebb and East Ebb is quite challenging with a boulder strewn beach and this is likely to be difficult unless you are physically fit! East Ebb is the furthest point in...
Common sense dictates that a doubling of industrial global infrastructure will only further the ecological crisis. #NetZero is the continuation of the industrial-capitalist system being restructured under the fourth industrial revolution architecture. The Global South serves, and will serve, as the continued sacrifice zone.
Nicholas Stern, Green Horizon Summit: "Green...
The Fleet is a lagoon behind Chesil Beach and extends from Abbotsbury to Ferry Bridge from where it opens into Portland Harbour and then into Weymouth Bay. The picture below shows Lyme Bay on the left, then Chesil Beach and the land of south Dorset on the right
The Fleet is tidal...
