Monthly Archives: November 2010
Warm and Toasty
Brrr. Just as the temperature is really dropping, we’ve got some good news for people who like warm feet. Heat holders socks have been tested to achieve a thermal tog rating of 2.34, which is pretty impressive! They kept my … Continue reading
Newbattle Student Learns to Love School
Ever felt that school had nothing for you? Thousands of pupils do and they are just waiting for the day when they can leave, while some are not even attending at all and risking imprisonment for their parents. As we recognise that schools … Continue reading
Experts joins forces to stop bogs going down the drain
Scientists, land managers and industry officials joined forces in Edinburgh this month as a Commission of Inquiry investigates the steps needed to repair our important peatbogs, such as those in Midlothian, and return them to a state where they remove carbon from the atmosphere … Continue reading
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A Forgotten Tourist
I was leaving my doctor after a fortunately rare visit when I saw that a plaque had appeared on an outside wall of his surgery since I had last been there. It commemorated the visit which Hans Christian Andersen had … Continue reading
An Obituary for Cancun
2010 may be remembered as the year that the climate change campaign movement, at least in its current form, officially gave up and died. The mortal injuries were inflicted at Copenhagen in December 2009, and since then it has been … Continue reading
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Miscanthus sinensis – An ornamental grass for modern times
17 species of Miscanthus exist but it is the Miscanthus sinensis cultivars that provide successful garden plants that have grown in popularity in recent years.