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- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
A prayer of godwits
It can be really tricky to identify these birds, they don’t have the nickname “little brown jobs” or “LBJ’s” for no reason!
Editor
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Engineering a miniature world: Almondell Model Engineering Centre
Almondell Engineering Centre is a beautiful natural environmental setting, and ecology goes hand in hand with the engineering here.
Editor
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
“Loved ones are near when robins appear"
Whilst we weren’t lucky enough to have a white Christmas, we were certainly treated to a few days of the white stuff, which created a...
Editor
- Dec 17, 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
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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...
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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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
Editor
- 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...
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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.