Apple Moon

Moon cycle: New Moon: 21st September 2025 Full Moon: 7th October 2025 New Moon: 21st October 2025 Traditionally, the October moon is known in the northern hemisphere as the Hunter’s Moon. This was a time of slaughtering animals and preserving their meats in preparation for the coming winter. Native American names for this moon include…

The Future is Bright

Blog by Neil Kitching Solar power is cheap and clean.  Solar pv is the fastest growing energy source on the Planet and will soon become ubiquitous.  In this blog I explain why. Falling Costs The cost of electricity produced by solar power has been falling for the last two decades.  This trend is likely to continue due to…

How should climate change and nature feature in England’s revised school curriculum: a policy proposal?

UCL academics have released a policy proposal highlighting the key contributions of subjects to climate change and nature education. In the proposal, UCL’s Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education (CCCSE), based in the UCL Institute of Education, sets out a realistic way to embed more climate change and nature education into the school curriculum.…

Becoming Sustainable: Item three – New Metrics for Defining Success – Part 3

Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies.  His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by NAEE.…