I work on climate, ecological and environmental issues, with a history in renewable energy and conservation. But most things I do now are in response to the climate emergency; I want to help people and wildlife adapt because I believe things are going to get a lot worse, pretty quickly. As a personal response I…
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ASDA doesn’t compromise
If you see a farmer in tears then it will either be tears of laughter over Theresa Villiers’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference or perhaps they are upset, for farmers do get upset by this type of thing, over ASDA’s advert for vegetarian food. This is a strange advert because the message is not…
Come on Tony – must do better
Tony Juniper has been at the helm of Natural England for nearly nine months and in July Natural England will report on their progress during his first year. Hopes were high that we would all see a positive change with a change of both Chief Exec and Chair but probably the best that can be…
Sunday book review – This is Not a Drill by Extinction Rebellion
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This is a series of essays penned by a wide variety of campaigners and environmentalists and covering a wide variety of topics related to the why and how of environmental protest. You will find here information on why direct peaceful action is needed and how to act if you so wish. The page ‘Block a…
Tim Melling – Ruff
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Tim writes: Ruff is one of only two British birds where the males are routinely called by a different name to the female (Reeve), the other being Blackcock and Greyhen. Ruffs and Reeves were both first noted in print in 1634 and were identified as such in Ray’s 1678 work, which was the first bird…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Suffolk
This week I spent some time at the World Land Trust HQ in Halesworth. I’ve been a Council member of WLT, and for the last couple of years a Trustee (the two roles are different) and now I find myself Chair of Trustees. This is almost akin to being a grown-up, which is a bit…
I liked getting this…
Yesterday I got an email from the USA; Hello, Mr. Avery. My name is ***********[girl’s name] and I’m a 9th grader at ********** North Junior High. I am doing a class project on passenger pigeons, and I see that you have quite a bit of expertise on the subject. A lot of people have varying…
Theresa Villiers’s speech at Oxford Farming Conference yesterday.
This is the text of Theresa Villiers’s speech to the Oxford Farming Conference yesterday with comments from me. A vision for future farming as we tackle the challenges of climate change and nature recovery Leading Defra to put farming at the heart of tackling the twin climate and nature crisis Thank you … I am…
New Shadow Secretary of State for Environment – Luke Pollard
Labour has, this week, and four weeks after Sue Hayman lost her seat as Workington woman, appointed Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, as the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Mr Pollard is the seventh Shadow SoS since the 2010 general election and, without wanting to be unkind…