Spring is on its way. So if your thoughts are turning this summer’s green celebrations and festivals, check out our guide to some of the best. They sell out early so dig out your wellies and get planning.
Volunteers and sponsors are being urged to step forward to help this year’s Festival of Nature unleash Bristol’s wild side this summer.
A ‘green loan’ scheme which allows people to pay for energy-saving measures such as solar panels after they’ve had them installed, rather than before, has just been announced by the Government.
An event hosted by Bristol Zoo Gardens aims to investigate the rapid decline in the numbers of sparrows – once one of Britain’s most common birds.
Green campaigners have been celebrating since Bristol city councillors dramatically rejected their own legal officer’s advice and threw out plans to build a biofuel plant at Avonmouth earlier this week. So is that the end of the story? Not necessarily.
Bristol hosts two ethical fashion events this week – the Fairwear fashion show featuring a collection by Harry Potter actress Emma Watson and a conference for textile students looking at the reality behind cheap clothing.
A Bristol couple has beaten 8,000 other homeowners to win a £23,000 eco-makeover on their home, thanks to a campaign fronted by Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud.
A new film, Food, Inc, has just opened in the UK – and comes to Bristol tomorrow for a week – which lifts the veil on our industrialised food industry and the mega corporations that now control so much of it.
The National Trust has announced an ambitious plan to slash its use of fossil fuels by 50% within 10 years – using wind turbines and hydro power and by ‘growing its own energy’ in the form of wood fuel and solar panels.
A barrage across the Severn Estuary to create green electricity would be an environmental catastrophe – destroying wildlife and leading to disastrous flooding – if the Dutch experience is anything to go by, according to a conservation charity.
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Stokes Croft protest against new Tesco
Stokes Croft protest against new Tesco (2)
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Giving young people a voice to earn and learn
Minister visits Bristol’s solar-powered church
Olympic star sparks school’s appetite for healthy food