March 2012

Actually, it seems a long while since a decent declaration crossed my desk.  This new one comes ahead of Rio+20 and is supported by UNEP, UNESCO and the UNU and has been send round the SHED-SHARE network.   It asks us all...

Power output from Semington A has been fluctuating wildly lately over the last month.  A gloriously sunny Sunday resulted in 18.1 kWHrs whereas a foggy Monday gave rise to only 4.2.  This was almost exactly the same 2 weeks ago...

Every two years, the UNEP Foresight Process produces what is says is a "careful and authoritative ranking" of the most important emerging issues related to the global environment, in order to inform the UN and wider international community, as well...

I've been re-watching the redoubtable Albert Bartlet on You Tube.  AB says that it's really important that everyone understand the exponential function – and, of course, it is.  But, given that a vast range of people seem to struggle with...

Eco-Schools Scotland reports that 98% of local authority schools have now joined the movement. Given that the Holyrood administration sees Eco-schools as a vector for its policies, and has told schools to sign up, this is no surprise, perhaps.  Or...

As is drearily predictable, the BBC's much trailed new Earth science programme – Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey – turned out to be another excuse for collecting air miles and for presenters to have fun.  For once, however, Brian Cox missed...

It's a brave school that posts a Ken Robinson RSAnimate video on its website, but this is what Montgomery school in Devon has done. And the school isn't backward about coming forward: Welcome to Montgomery Primary School, the first Zero...

As I have noted already, the expert panel set up by government to think about revisions to the national curriculum, has proposed that one of the high-level curriculum aim statement is this … The school curriculum should develop pupils’ knowledge, understanding,...

Keep Scotland Beautiful sports a number of blogs which were established back in September 2011 in an obvious fit of enthusiasm for new-ish media.  One of these is that rare species, the environmental education blog.   This is written by...