Kate Davis

Kate’s first environmental action was picking cans out of the bins at school for recycling, leading to a green Blue Peter badge, and developing in to a career as an environmental consultant. At home she spends her time trying to convince her two children to turn off lights and tap and her husband to consider eco features as they turn an old care home into their family home. Kate is originally from Yorkshire, but now lives in Oxfordshire. She blogs at darktea www.darktea.co.uk/blog and is on Twitter @katedavis.

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Environment Round-up: Sustainability

It is great to see you writing more posts about sustainability. When I was at university we had to learn official definitions of sustainability, because the word wasn’t in …

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Environment Round-up: Should I buy a diesel car?

I may have stopped writing environment posts for a while but not because or a shortage of posts. In fact, the environment appears to be increasingly in the news. Hopefully …

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Blenheim Palace: A family day out in Oxfordshire

If you are near Oxford it is well worth heading to the market town of Woodstock to visit Blenheim Palace. The Palace sits in 2000 acres of grounds containing several …

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Environment Round-up: The election

In a few days we will vote for our next governing party and I’m disappointed to have heard so little discussion about the environment. I agree with Caroline Lucas from …

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Environment Round-up: Spring

I always feel my behaviour becomes more environmentally friendly in Spring because the days are longer so I use the lights less, the temperatures are higher so the heating is on less …

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Environment Round-up: Easter eggs

I think Easter must be one of the most wasteful times of the year. Just think of all those Easter eggs in unnecessarily large packaging as they vie for your …

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Environment Round-up: Welcoming spring

Now spring is here may have started thinking about what to do for your summer holiday. If you haven’t decided yet read the post on Green and Rosie Life which …

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Environment Round-up: Make it easy

I’m a big believer that people are more likely to reduce their negative environmental impact if it is easy for them. I know the issue is so important that we should …

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Environment Round-up: New habits

2017 is here and the excitement of Christmas has calmed down ready to be thinking of goals and resolutions. Unlike Rosie at A Green and Rosie Life who is Thinking Green …