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The first First Fridays For Future event

The climate crisis has been growing, but we can’t just sit there and let doom and gloom ruin our lives.We can do something! In the book “Regeneration – Ending the Climate...

Category: Awareness, Blogposts, Climate, Events & Notices, General, Open Orchards, Pollinators, Trees, Videos

So What Can We Do for Insects in Skerries?

Last Wednesday (18 May 2022), Dave Goulson, the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse, joined Sustainable Skerries online for a fascinating talk on insects. We...

Category: Awareness, Biodiversity Plan, Blogposts, Events & Notices, Gardening, General, News about Sustainable Skerries, Pollinators, Videos

Carbon Cowboys

Charlie Heasman; 10/10/2019 Skerries allotment holders have been focusing their attention a lot lately on issues of soil management and sustainability. First was a visit from Klaus Laitenberger during which...

Category: Blogposts, Food, Gardening, Modern agriculture, Soil management, Videos

Batteries Not Included

The mass-produced electric car maybe a thing of the future, but the power struggle surrounding the vehicles of tomorrow is in full swing today. The ITN’s Lindsey Hilsum reports on the...

Category: In the Press, International, Videos

The Story of Stuff

Bronagh sent on a link to the Story of Stuff today. It’s a 20 minute animated film that examines the underbelly of modern production and consumption and calls for a more...

Category: Videos

Sustainability Ted-style

Alex Steffen is cofounder and executive editor of WorldChanging.com. Part blog and part eco-activist street team, WorldChanging.com serves as a source of information and inspiration for anyone interested in increasing sustainability...