Youth Strike 4 Climate
By Mima Bone Young people gathered in Hastings once again on Friday 24th May to mark the 4th UK and 2nd international Youth Strike 4 Climate. Inspired by activist Greta Thunberg, in response to increasingly alarming news on climate and…
Rewilding To Avert Catastrophe?
Richard Price argues politicians are criminally negligent in ignoring climate change. Doom is coming to the world. No, I don’t think that’s too strong. I sincerely worry for the future generations and want to figure out why no one seems…
Sustainability on Sea
Helping you help the environment The last fortnight has seen an onslaught of apocalyptic news, catastrophic climate change on the horizon and one million species at risk of extinction. Things couldn’t be more serious, but when wondering what to do…
Blame The Cows
Cows are getting a really bad press again. Dramatic rises in levels of methane gas have put ‘farting cow stories’ back in the news. Methane is a big problem in terms of climate change. It’s 84 times more potent than…
RISING TIDE – Youth Climate Protest in Hastings
By Mima Bone “What does democracy look like? This is what democracy looks like!” So went one of the vocal and impassioned chants at Hastings’ second Youth Strike for Climate last Friday, 15th March. Around 180 people gathered in the…
If The Climate Can Change, So Should Our Attitudes!
By Safiya Young Last Friday 15th February, children in over 60 UK towns and cities took to the streets to call for climate action. And this national demonstration is only a warm-up for an international protest against climate change to…
‘No Smoke’ Makes A Perfect Fire
How to reduce air pollution and save money by keeping your stove-handling skills bright and shiny Though wood and coal are time-honoured materials for fires, they can still cause pollution by creating small particles in the air, but this can…
The Green Transformation
By Josie Demuth The Labour Party is driving forward a set of environmental policies that link social issues like housing, jobs and transport into a large array of progressive green ; If this sounds a little familiar, that’s because these…
Carbon Neutral By 2030?
Only if the Government allows, say Labour In response to the threat of climate change, Hastings Borough Council passed unanimously a motion brought by leader Peter Chowney last Wednesday that aims to make the town carbon neutral by 2030. The…