The Caledonian Forest is the name given to the small pockets of ancient, native woodland left in Scotland. A few hundred years ago, it would have covered the vast majority of the Scottish mainland, giving home to wolves, bears, wild boar, lynx, red squirrels, deer, golden eagles, osprey, beavers, badgers and barn owls, to nameContinue reading “The Ancient Caledonian Forest – A Woodland in Crisis”
Category Archives: Climate change
A Movember Collage, an Exciting Scottish Bank, and the New Climate Czar – Weekly Blog #6
The Men of Movember – A Collage This is the last Friday in Movember, so I thought I’d share some of the boy’s attempts to grow a sweet stache. We have strong efforts right across the board, except maybe myself. I look kind of like a teenage Borat. But the point isn’t to look good,Continue reading “A Movember Collage, an Exciting Scottish Bank, and the New Climate Czar – Weekly Blog #6”
Tier 4 Lockdown, SpaceX and Laser Boats – Weekly Blog #5
Here’s a nifty little tool to jump to each topic! Tier 4 LockdownThe Queen’s Gambit Jon Jones – The Most Terrifying Man on the Planet?SpaceXLaser Boats and a Space Force Tier 4 Lockdown The central belt of Scotland goes into a tier 4 lockdown today, meaning all non-essential shops, cafes, pubs and gyms will haveContinue reading “Tier 4 Lockdown, SpaceX and Laser Boats – Weekly Blog #5”
Social Media Detox, Renewables on the Increase, and Why I Love Martial Arts – Weekly Blog #4
Social Media Detox On Sunday evening, I was notified of my screen time, and subsequently deleted all social media apps from my phone. I’d spent more than 8 hours – a full work day – mindlessly scrolling through Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. To be fair, it was election week, so an elevated amount of timeContinue reading “Social Media Detox, Renewables on the Increase, and Why I Love Martial Arts – Weekly Blog #4”
The Balkans, Backpacking and the Environment
So there’s been a bit of a dip in blog posts recently. I’ve been doing a bit of backpacking in the Balkans and haven’t been particularly disciplined in updating the masses on the climate and how it’s changing. Turns out hostels aren’t the best places to practice high quality journalism. It’s been an awesome tripContinue reading “The Balkans, Backpacking and the Environment”
The Amazon Reef
Why is it in the news? The amazon reef is a 9500 sq. kilometer reef system of corals, sponges and rhodoliths that was discovered just last year. It is located in the area where the Amazon river meets the Atlantic ocean, and is a massively exciting find for marine biologists. It offers the opportunity toContinue reading “The Amazon Reef”
Plastic Free July
By 2025, it is estimated that there will be one pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish in the sea. It’s a scary statistic, but there’s something being done about it this month. The new movement, plastic free July, is a cool way to remind everyone that their everyday practices have a hugeContinue reading “Plastic Free July”
The Melting Icebergs
A common area of climate science for people to be misinformed about is the idea that sea levels are rising due to melting icebergs. This just is not true. If you pour yourself a glass of water with a few cubes of ice, as the ice starts to melt, the water level does not rise.Continue reading “The Melting Icebergs”
Cool Bin in Durness, Scotland.
(Photo credit: Ross himself – writer, manager and creator of the blog) For the past week I’ve been on a road trip all over the North coast of Scotland called the North Coast 500. One of the highlights of the trip was this really cool bin. The idea behind it was that you couldn’t useContinue reading “Cool Bin in Durness, Scotland.”
Palm Oil
(Orangutan burnt alive in the process of clearing the jungle for palm oil plantations) Palm oil is one of the most pressing and worrying problems on the climate change frontier. It’s cheap, has multiple uses and quick to produce, all of which are leading to the destruction of the Indonesian rain forest. The product isContinue reading “Palm Oil”
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