I’ve posted before on the proposed Lime Down Solar farm expressing the reasons why large scale solar is needed. I’m not connected with the developers behind Lime Down in any way, and I do understand some of the concerns the local opposition group ‘Stop Lime Down’ have regarding scale, construction traffic, and the nature of […]
Category Archives: Sustainability
02
May
May
It’s four years since i stood for election and as i’m standing down in May I thought it worth a reflection on the achievements over the past four years as Town Councillor. It’s certainly been one of the hardest things i’ve ever done. As a young apprentice at Rolls-Royce I was fortunate to attend several […]
21
Apr
Apr
Lime Down Solar park is a proposal for a 500MW solar park across a number of sites in North Wiltshire. The panels are situated in areas North of the M4 and the battery storage and grid connection close to Melksham. None of this is directly in Chippenham, so why do I feel the need to […]
18
Apr
Apr
A couple of days ago I listened to a fantastic and informative zoom talk given by the Friends of the River Marden hosted by Avon Needs Trees. The talk described the fascinating aquatic ecosystems in the River Marden, and the River Avon at Chippenham. At the end of the talk I asked the question – […]
13
Apr
Apr
For almost all of us we rarely have the opportunity to change the fabric of our home or business premises. But given we need to be carbon neutral by 2050 and ideally a lot quicker, the new buildings we construct today, be they homes or business premises will last a very long time. We also […]
21
Mar
Mar
I’ve recently come across the work of philosopher Roman Krznaric and his excellent book The Good Ancestor. An idea that particularly struck home was the concept of Seventh Generation Decision making and the value of Deep Stewardship. In our fast moving world if you were to ask a career politician to make major policy decisions […]
13
Mar
Mar
United Nations Sustainability goal 14 looks at life below the water (1). The UN goals says… As much as 8 million tonnes of plastic is entering the oceans every year. That’s a rubbish truck a minute dumped into the ocean somewhere in the world. The micro-plastics overlap with the food prey of many marine animals, […]
07
Mar
Mar
Right now, we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale. Our greatest threat in thousands of years. Climate change.If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. – Naturalist Sir David Attenborough speaking at the opening ceremony of United Nations-sponsored […]