by sk-admin | Jul 21, 2024 | News, Uncategorised
Thanks to Tony Marsh for taking these beautiful photos of the wildflower meadow at Borrowdale roundabout. Here’s what he observed: “I spent some time yesterday late morning at the Suskes wildflower meadow to check out the insect life there. The numbers and...
by sk-admin | Jul 21, 2024 | News, Notes from a Warming World, Uncategorised
Today as I write this, ten days before publication, yellow heat health alerts are in place for most of England, with daytime temperatures set to reach 30oC. These alerts will remain in place for the next four days. A yellow warning means that the conditions could...
by sk-admin | Jul 21, 2024 | News, Notes from a Warming World, Uncategorised
In her book Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life the Norwegian-American sociologist, Kari Marie Norgaard writes of the three forms of denial identified by the British sociologist Stanley Cohen: literal denial (It’s not true); interpretative...
by sk-admin | Jun 2, 2024 | News, Notes from a Warming World, Uncategorised
In a world where we are increasingly conscious of our environmental impact, the goal of living with less is becoming more common. This year’s Great Big Green Week theme of “swaps” offers an excellent opportunity to explore how we can make positive choices within our...
by sk-admin | Jun 2, 2024 | News, Notes from a Warming World, Uncategorised
I have recently completed Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) Carbon Literacy course and now want to share it with you. It’s a day’s online course, split into two half days, designed for the public on the climate crisis. Full of insightful...
by sk-admin | Jan 1, 2021 | News, Uncategorised
Sustainable Keswick will meet our MP, Trudy Harrison on Friday (3rd July) to discuss the rebuilding of Britainfollowing the present pandemic emergency. The conversation will go along the lines of a recent letter sent to Keswick Town Council which was relayed to her...
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