Many attempts are being made to create scalable carbon capture and storage technology to suck CO2 from the air, store it and then use it. But within nature there already exists a means by which this can be achieved that’s easily scalable. Planting trees represents one of the most effective…
The responsibility we have for the waste we produce in our homes goes beyond separating it and throwing it in bins for collection, and it’s time we recognised that.
I recently started documenting the environmental boundaries between the natural and the industrial — a project I’ve called Industrial Borderlands. …
If it’s your first time setting up a website, the various steps you must take prior to being able to make your site available to the world can be a bit daunting.
The first step is choosing a domain name — such as openeyemedia.net or chriskingphotography.com — and what follows…
How the impact of our diet is less about what we eat, and more about how it was produced.
Walking into Morley Butchers in Crouch End, the smell immediately transports me back to my childhood in Belfast — accompanying my mother to the local butcher, parting the metal chain curtain, and walking through the doorway into a domain of freshly-prepared meat. …
For tree planting to have the necessary impact on mitigating climate change we must also preserve the trees that already populate our woods and line our streets.
One of my favourite smells is that of a forest after rainfall — that distinctive blend of freshness and rejuvenation mixed with decay and decomposition. …
We are in a geological epoch defined by human impact — the Anthropocene. What we do with that knowledge will shape the world forever.
I listen intently to Ed Santry, the new Nature Conservation Officer for Haringey Council, as he gives a talk on the latest Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) he’s working on for the borough. …
We all have a role to play when it comes to the issue of food waste — even what occurs outside of the household — but how do we take action against something we cannot always see?
When we think of food waste, we tend to think about what we ourselves are throwing away — that half-eaten burger, that bag of unopened salad leaves forgotten at the back of the fridge. And for good reason — we can see it, and we feel the sense of guilt…
How much significance do you attribute to the best before date? And why do you trust it as an indicator of freshness?
When we buy food, we are putting our trust in the shops we get it from. By association, we also put trust in their manufacturers and suppliers. Broadly speaking, we expect the products they offer us to be of good quality and not detrimental to our health and wellbeing, and…
Some forward-thinking individuals are turning food that might otherwise go to waste, into a source of revenue — here’s why…
In an ideal world none of our systems — especially those providing our basic, essential needs — would produce any waste. But the food system in its current form, be it at a national or global level, produces a criminal amount of waste — much of it avoidable. …
