Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

When we need constancy on Climate Change, we get inconsistency

25th August 2015

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

20th August 2015

Just saying...

Sustainability Strategy: First Things Last

18th August 2015

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!

12th August 2015

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

10th August 2015

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...

Book Review: Happy City by Charles Montgomery

3rd August 2015

One of my closest school friends, Conor, now lives with his wife and two kids in a dormitory commuter town in Maryland, USA. My partner...

Sustainability in Portland, Oregon (Part III)

30th July 2015

So I had my meeting with sustainability officials at the City Council of Portland, which is unlike any local Government I've come across before. It...

Sustainability in Portland, OR (Part II)

28th July 2015

I've now been in Portland Oregon a week - long enough for my body clock to adjust (almost) to the local time zone. And in...

Greetings from sunny, sustainable Portland, Oregon

23rd July 2015

So, I'm in sunny Portland with the family, recently declared the most sustainable city in the US by the Mother Nature Network and the second...

The holidays start here…

20th July 2015

As of today, I'm on my usual summer mixture of holiday, work and childcare - blogs will be less frequent, less regular and more informal....

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