Articles

Explore! Our articles cover anything and everything to do with West Lothian, West Edinburgh and Falkirk. A selection of what goes into print is published here.

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Dec 16, 2019
4 min

Howden Weir: The UK's Largest Rock Ramp

It looks like a natural rock fall in the river, but is actually a sophisticated piece of engineering work. In the River Almond at Howden Bridge, Livingston, ...

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Oct 31, 2019
2 min

Pesticide-Free Balerno

Last summer, the residents of Cherry Tree, Balerno, successfully petitioned Edinburgh City Council to stop using pesticides to treat weeds. With overwhelmin...

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Oct 10, 2019
1 min

My favourite zero waste changes

Emms Choice is a West Lothian business that stocks products with a strong ethical focus. We embrace zero waste and all things eco-friendly. Visit our online...

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Oct 10, 2019
2 min

What’s your favourite garden tool?

The Garden Project column from New Hopetoun Gardens: sustainability special We both might have said our spade was our favourite garden tool ten years ago but...

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Oct 10, 2019
2 min

The Pursuit of Convenience

The October 2019 issue: sustainability special edition. We’re all in constant pursuit of convenience, so anything that makes life easier wins in everyday dec...

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Oct 10, 2019
2 min

Ocean waste recycled : roller blinds

We can’t get away from the plastics problem; the debate about how to deal with our environmentally devastating plastic habit permeates every part of our live...

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Oct 10, 2019
3 min

Menstrual cups are the way forward, period.

Guys, gals and non-binary pals, please welcome to the stage the rising star of the period world: the menstrual cup, fast becoming known as the new eco-friend...

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Oct 10, 2019
2 min

Going green and keeping kids keen!

Sustainability isn’t just for adults. Kids need to learn to think about the consequences of their choices and behaviours too, just as adults do. Or like to...

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Oct 10, 2019
4 min

Plant for bees!

The strap line of the Balerno Village Trust (BVT) is “towards a sustainable community” and, with various members of the community at its core, it has been wo...

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Oct 10, 2019
2 min

Local Lab: Building a sustainable future

Professor Gabriela Medero is a civil engineer at Heriot-Watt University who, for years, has been concerned about the huge amounts of waste produced in the co...

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Oct 10, 2019
3 min

Falkirk Nappy Library

“We are all cloth-bum parents, and we run the nappy library to help other parents and carers understand and use cloth nappies and other re-useable items.” In...

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Oct 10, 2019
1 min

Local food – fresh, free, no packaging.

We’ve forgotten how to feed ourselves. To a large extent, for this most basic of human needs, we’re totally dependent on supermarkets and their supply chains...

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Oct 10, 2019
3 min

What is a Tool Library? (or, a Thing Library?)

What do you think of when you hear “Tool Library”? I had assumed it was a place you could hire garden or DIY tools, until I visited the Transition Linlithgow...

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Oct 10, 2019
3 min

Pure passion for food equality

The Sustainable Thinking Scotland Foodbank Farm It all started when a couple of guys working for a large supermarket were involved in delivering the supermar...

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Sep 9, 2019
2 min

Local Lab: Is there still hope for our endangered coral reefs?

Around the world, the long-term survival of reefs is in question because of the environmental stress that climate change is placing on them.

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Articles

Howden Weir: The UK's Largest Rock Ramp

Pesticide-Free Balerno

My favourite zero waste changes

What’s your favourite garden tool?

The Pursuit of Convenience

Ocean waste recycled : roller blinds

Menstrual cups are the way forward, period.

Going green and keeping kids keen!

Plant for bees!

Local Lab: Building a sustainable future

Falkirk Nappy Library

Local food – fresh, free, no packaging.

What is a Tool Library? (or, a Thing Library?)

Pure passion for food equality

Local Lab: Is there still hope for our endangered coral reefs?