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Some good news on sustainability
Groups campaigning for sustainability are often frustrated by how little happens and how slow change is. However the UK has made some real progress in terms of energy saving and renewable energy, albeit from a low base. We now produce 15% of our electricity from renewable sources – this is double what it was in … Continue Reading
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Wrinkled veg and half-eaten humous
Emma Barnett from Love Food Hate Waste came to talk to us on 7th July. She started off with some scary facts: In the UK we throw away enough food, from our homes, to fill Wembley Stadium to the brim nine times over – every year’; ‘Wasting food costs the average family £480 a year. … Continue Reading
Wood Fuel BBQ
MHSG’s Wood Fuel Group had a Summer BBQ on 22nd June. Stewart showed off his stores of wood, and inspired others to join the Wood Fuel Group whose aim is to use local felled wood for local homes. Woodburning stoves are becoming increasingly popular but many people are paying a lot of money to buy … Continue Reading
A great success!
Our 21st Century Homes Character Comfort Low Carbon event was a great success with around 140 visitors. There was a real buzz, and visitors seemed to appreciate the variety of stalls and the advice available. Despite a power outage at the start(!) the talks went very well too, and hopefully inspired visitors to take action … Continue Reading
21st Century Homes 15th/16th March
The banner is up outside the venue! Counting down to the weekend of 15/16 March when we are running another 21st Century Homes - Character Comfort Low Carbon event, this time at the Moravian Church in Hornsey. You can register at http://hce21ch.eventbrite.co.uk The idea of this event is to provide practical help and inspirational stories for people looking to improve … Continue Reading
Our next 21st Century Homes Event 15/16th March
On the weekend of 15/16 March we are running another 21st Century Homes - Character Comfort Low Carbon event, this time at the Moravian Church in Hornsey. The idea of this event is to provide practical help and inspirational stories for people looking to improve their homes. Originally devised by our friends in the Highgate Society Sustainable Homes Group, there have now been two successful 21st … Continue Reading
Fracking talk 4th November
We are pleased to welcome Bob Ward from the Grantham Institute at theLondon School of economics to discuss the future for tracking, including whether it will cut our fuel bills. The talk takes place at the Muswell Hill Methodist Church on 4th November at 8.00pm.
Haringey superhomes open 28th/29th September
Haringey Superhomes Group is holding its first Open Day at the end of September. Five very different houses are opening their doors over the weekend of 28th/29th September, while one house is also opening up on Sunday 22nd September. Two Edwardian terrace houses, an Edwardian semi, a 1960′s 2-storey tile-clad house and a 1980′s single-storey timber-frame house will … Continue Reading
A great day at Ally Pally
The MHSG stall at Ally Pally’s 150th anniversary on 21st July was a big success – a surprising number of people wanted to talk to us about draughtproofing despite the extreme heat! Lots of children took away cress seeds and we sold their parents radiator panels and light bulbs. A couple of new members as well, … Continue Reading
No time for pessimism
MHSG founder member Nancy Hocking writes: Professor Michael Jacobs brought good news to Muswell Hill Methodist Hall. The former Special Adviser to Gordon Brown, both at the Treasury and at No 10 and visiting Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science … Continue Reading
Guardian Environment blog
- Why I want to save the leopard that killed my dog
- Not investing in new nuclear power would be a costly gamble for the UK | Keith Parker
- India's forest cover is on the up but are the numbers too good to be true? | Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
- How the web is helping waste-pickers clean up Bangalore's rubbish | Shreya Dasgupta
- India's new policy puts roads ahead of wildlife concerns
- EDF nuclear deal is a bad economic bet
- Lego told 'everything is not awesome' in viral Greenpeace video | Adam Vaughan
- How the crocodile and gibbon epitomise an ongoing Indian conflict
- Our oceans will be infinitely poorer if we lose our sharks | Steve Backshall
- Blast fishing in Borneo: 'bombs are quick, but they kill the coral reefs' | Johnny Langenheim
