Amazing that the court of appeal has reinstated the right to wild camp on Dartmoor! Massive thanks to all those who have been pushing for this, and a little bit of hope in an otherwise bleak time.
#Dartmoor #WildCamping #RightToRoam

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/wild-camping-dartmoor-court-appeal

Did some quick and dirty pre retrofit airtightness testing last night. House is a 1952 cavity masonry semi in the south west. All figures ach @50Pa. Right off the bat we got 7.7, slightly disappointing but entirely unsurprising.

I then went through a series of steps if temporary sealing to get an idea of which (easy to get to) leaks where contributing to the total.

First up I sealed the remaining vent openings in the bed rooms. These are ~
100x150 mm grilles through the wall...

Investing £20 bn into home insulation would reduce emissions AND fuel poverty.

Investing it into carbon capture is merely an indulgence towards fossil fuel companies and billionaires with private jets (and isn't even backed by a tax on them).

#Climate #FuelPoverty #UkPolitics

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23379125.chancellor-invest-carbon-capture-projects-20bn-funding/

I've been struggling with this myself, so I thought I'd repeat it for other people that might be dealing with the same thing:

Not every hobby needs to be a project. Not everything needs to be a whole *thing* with a goal and an endpoint. It's okay to not finish something. It's okay to pick up something for a bit, explore it, start making something, and then drop it without making any "progress".

Productivity is capitalist bullshit that doesn't need to infect your free time too. Have some fun