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Goldflush!

18th September 2015

Something I missed earlier in the year was the discovery that when we sit on the toilet, we are literally sitting on a goldmine. US...

Who is going to champion the UK’s green industry now?

16th September 2015

As the details of new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet trickled out this week, I became increasingly depressed. Carolyn Flint, the existing Energy & Climate...

Being right isn’t enough

14th September 2015

You'd have to have the heart of Katie Hopkins not to be moved by the refugee crisis – a humanitarian disaster unfolding in front of...

Thinking Fast and Slow about Sustainability

11th September 2015

Years ago, I got into a lengthy, but pretty pointless e-mail argument about climate science. On paper, I had no chance. My opponent was a...

The Circular Economy Rules

9th September 2015

In the latest edition of Ask Gareth, I consider the Circular Economy concept and propose some rules of thumb for success. We are always after...

One photo beats a million statistics

7th September 2015

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...

If it looks like a SUV…

2nd September 2015

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

31st August 2015

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

28th August 2015

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