One photo beats a million statistics
Last Thursday morning, with a lump in my throat, I finished the newspaper and folded it carefully. I didn't want the kids to see the pictures of...
Digging an ethical hole…
Interesting example from Daniel Kahneman's excellent psychology book, Thinking, Fast & Slow: A hardware store has been selling snow shovels for $15. The morning after...
If it looks like a SUV…
We've just bitten the bullet and bought a new family car. Having three kids needing car seats/boosters limited our options massively – few 5 seaters...
Solar subsidies must go… eventually
Just weeks after promising to "unleash a solar revolution", UK Energy & Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd has announced the Government is considering a massive 87%...
Your Sustainability Thought of the Week
When we need constancy on Climate Change, we get inconsistency
A slew of dissonant news items have hit our eyeballs in recent weeks: President Obama launching tough carbon reduction regulations for power stations, then approving oil drilling in the...
Waste is a verb, not a noun
Just saying...
Sustainability Strategy: First Things Last
Last week, straight back from my US sojourn, I had to get my jet-lagged, sleep-deprived brain quickly back in gear for a progress meeting with a major...
Happy Birthday to Us!
While I've been away in the US of A, Terra Infirma celebrated its ninth Birthday. I often take the excuse at this time of year to...
Getting off the grid
Anyone noticing/blessing my absence on social media action for the last 6 days need fear no longer, I'm back on-line after 6 days camping at Lost...