Category Archives: Sustainability

Costing London’s Growth event – how do we achieve sustainability and what would it look like?

This October 7th event is timely given the recent publication of Bexley Council’s ‘Strategy for growth – our emerging vision’, and has been organised by the Centre for a Steady State Economy, to look at how London can assume full responsibility … Continue reading

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BNEF viewpoints on budget and bridges

Bexley Natural Environment Forum has the following concerns and views on these matters. Chair Ray Gray said ‘We would urge other groups and individuals to make submissions on these issues, as they have major implications for the long-term quality of … Continue reading

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Boris Island airport rejection

Local birdwatchers and RSPB members are delighted at the rejection of the ‘Boris Island’ Airport proposals by the Airports Commission. Welcoming the rejection of the Thames Estuary Airport at Cliffe, the RSPB have said. “Common sense has prevailed as the … Continue reading

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Environment Forum proposes positive alternative to Council ‘Growth’ strategy

Bexley Natural Environment Forum has today submitted to the Council a series of proposals for moving decisively towards true sustainability, instead of Bexley’s negative and irrational prospectus of a sustained and never-ending growth in resource consumption and concrete that can only … Continue reading

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