On 21 July 2023, Emma Elgee reported: A private boarding school has been fined £50,000 after exposing five pupils, two employees and their children to high levels of radioactive radon gas. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Kingswood School in Bath had not monitored radon levels for eight years. …
James Hutton and the Theory of the Earth. 2026 is the tercentenary of the birth of James Hutton, enlightenment polymath, agricultural improver and natural philosopher. He is best known for his Theory of the Earth, presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1785, a seminal contribution to geology, geomorphology …
As a scientist, I am always trying to use the most reliable sources of information for my work. So that means papers in peer-reviewed journals, and the very best scientists. I first got into the topic of climate change through my association with Sir John Houghton. Although I trained as …
One of the challenges facing people wanting to communicate climate and environmental stories is how to reach outside the usual circles, one way of doing this is through cultural organisations like museums and art galleries. On a recent trip to Oxford I visited two very different exhibitions that explored environmental …
What would you like to be remembered for? What legacy will you leave after perhaps 80 years living on this planet? There is one thing that we in the UK will each leave behind, on average, after 80 years of present-day-typical living, unless we choose to change. That is a …
JRI has been pleased to support the work of the Theological Colleges Environment Network (TCEN) since its inception, and it helped put on a major online consultation in 2020.We are now delighted to announce that TCEN’s Elisha Project, which aims to deepen environmental work in theological colleges even further, has …
