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Our Earth Week Special - How can we as individuals contribute to reducing carbon emissions?  Sangeeta Dewan and Penny Southgate talk about the different levels of action we can take, from making small practical changes, to bigger levers such as voting and where we put our money, and finally to the more fundamental shifts in the way we think about the world.  Music: Rainy Eyes - produced by Tom Sou...

As part of this year's Our Earth Week, Charlie Morris from BCfm's Saturday Edition show talks to composer David Adams about the Bozarts World's End Poetry Competition 2024, inviting people to craft climate change-inspired poetry to one of two iconic melodies.    David Adams creates, produces and manages projects under the Bozarts umbrella.  Based in Bristol UK, Bozarts is a collective of leading l...

Bristol Airport plans to increase its passenger numbers to 15 Million a year.  It has been less than two years since the airport gained approval to expand from 10 million to 12 million passengers annually. Residents and Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) campaign group are gearing up for another battle against the airport as they now want to expand to 15M passengers annually.  Keep up to date w...

OUR EARTH WEEK 2024 - featuring highlights from BCfm's contribution to this national event on community radio, which broadcast in November.  This episode features the Roma Widger Show featuring Christina Wheeler talking about the Green Pledge Project. Christina is the Project Manager of the Green Pledge Project at Gloucestershire Archives. The project delves into the rich seam of environmentally s...

We talk to Laura Bottin from the Avon Gleaning Network all about the ancient practice of gleaning, which is seeing a resurgence, and how this benefits our mental health while also tackling food poverty and food waste. We even get into the details of different types of pumpkins and which ones are best for cooking!   You can find out more about them here, including about volunteering: https://avongl...

Chris and Maurice, founders and co-directors of the Friends of Lyncombe Hill Fields, tell us all about the volunteer project to preserve wild space in the centre of Bath - and different mowing techniques, and how local schools have been able to get involved!   https://friendsoflyncombehillfields.co.uk/

We talk to Dr Adrian Cooper, one of the founders of the Felixstowe Community Nature Reserve, a reserve set up by local residents after they got sick of waiting for the government to take action on nature and biodiversity. They've also been carrying out their own Citizen Science and have launched their own Climate Justice Agenda to push for wider change, and now are speaking to representatives from...

We speak with Levar Jackson, Founder and CEO of Yogh Group, and previous president of NEWH New York, about the exciting scientific developments happening in the hospitality industry to make it more sustainable! We also talk about how to make eco-friendly choices easier for everyone, and why seaweed makes surprisingly good curtain fabric! Find out more about the Yogh Group: https://www.yogh.group/

What do environmental lawyers actually do? How can a company be treated as a person in the court of law? And how can nature actually sit on a company board??? We cover all of this and more with Brontie Ansell from Lawyers For Nature!   https://www.lawyersfornature.com/    

We speak to veteran activist, author, podcaster and co-founder of the Transition Network, Rob Hopkins - about the psychology of activism and grassroots organising, and how we collectively imagine a better future to fight for.   Rob's website: https://www.robhopkins.net/  

We catch up with the award-winning director and producer of this powerful documentary about the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, an anti-Shell activist in Nigeria. The trailer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhxUpxsSN8M Tickets to the Bristol Independent Film Festival are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-independent-film-festival-saturday-screening-tickets-743056831987  

Nohelia joins us to talk all about Easton Community Garden and how anyone can pop along with no commitment! Plus, Kim from Houria tells us about Salha's Sudanese Kitchen.   Easton Community Garden: http://eastoncommunitygarden.org.uk/   Sudanese Supper Club tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sudanese-supper-club-fundraiser-tickets-721107400647  

Henry Coleman, one of the organisers of the Planet Local Summit in Bristol this weekend, tells us all about localisation and the role it can play in tackling the climate crisis.

Last time we heard from local folk who support the controversial proposed Low Traffic Neighbourhood Scheme - now we hear from Abdihakin Asir as to why other residents in Barton Hill are opposed to it!

There's a Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme proposed for the Barton Hill and St George areas in East Bristol, and it's proving quite controversial in the community. We hear from locals Rob and Tom who support the scheme - and in a future show very soon we'll be hearing from a local resident opposed to it.

We catch up with Marian Hill, illustrator and insect enthusiast, all about her project of inspiring both young and old to learn about insects. From school workshops to working with councils, Marian is busy using her artistic talents to teach hundreds if not thousands about these crucial little critters.   https://www.buzzandscuttle.com/

We talk to Deborah and Simon from St Matthews Church in Kingsdown all about their brand new chandelier heating system that's saving them money as well as saving the planet, and is taking the Anglican Church by storm!

Thomas Doggett comes into the studio to tell us all about the upcoming Great Ant Exhibition, touring the country and coming to Keynsham on 5th August. We find out the role of cotton wool in antkeeping, which ants eat their own wings, and what's really the cause of Flying Ant Day.   www.antsonarock.com

We speak to Linda Benfield, one of the organisers of the Green Gathering, happening 3rd-6th August 2023 - a long-established off-grid festival of music, workshops, activism, and low-impact living. What on earth is danger bunting, or moon loos??   https://www.greengathering.org.uk/

We speak to three young people from the Grassroot Activators Programme, a course in Bristol that aims to support young folk from disadvantaged backgrounds, upskill them and connect them with nature. We also visit the Re-Fuse project in Sparks in Broadmead, where schoolkids from St Barnabas are busy doing some hands-on learning all about recycling e-waste!

We talk to visual artist and PhD scientist Chris Perry about his time in the Amazon, his upcoming exhibitions, and the relationship between science and art.   Check out Chris' website here: www.cjperryart.com  

Translation consultant Michael Jemphrey tells us all about the work SIL is doing with speakers of indigenous and minority languages, and how the knowledge passed on through specific words may have a role to play in fighting the climate crisis.   BBC Ideas - Can Saving Languages Save Nature? https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/can-saving-languages-save-nature/p0fh50s5

Caroline Dennett very publicly quit her contract at Shell a year ago in a video that went viral. This year, she addressed their Executive Committee at the AGM and presented a report on their epic fails in safety performance which she says have contributed to leaks and spills in the Niger Delta, as well as grave impacts on the safety of the workers in Nigeria. We speak to her all about this whistle...

We have two interviews on this week's show! One with Rachel Moffat from Bristol Energy Network, telling us all about community-owned energy as well as projects and tips that can reduce energy and fuel use... ...and another with Katie Clubb from Future Leap, talking about the upcoming Festival of Sustainable Business and how you can get involved.

We chat with Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza all about her work in the Amazon jungle (including the natural phenomena of the Boiling River and stingless bees); science communication; respecting and promoting local knowledge; and what's it's like to be an indigenous woman in this field!   Dr Espinoza's website: https://www.rosavespinoza.com/