Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

The deadliest word…

17th October 2011

The word I like to hear least when I'm working with a client or a group of businesspeople is "but...". "But" creeps in like a...

Treehuggers won't save the world

14th October 2011

There's an old joke about engineers and their pragmatism: An optimist says the glass is half full; A pessimist says the glass is half empty;...

The Price of Doing Nothing

12th October 2011

So why bother? There's a recession on, times are tight, people are cautious. Why not sit it out and deal with all this green stuff...

Richard Branson (and me): fossil fuel is fuelling the recession

10th October 2011

Sir Richard Branson said something very interesting this week. Speaking at the Slowlife Symposium in the Maldives (above, and no, I wasn't there, unfortunately), he...

It won't happen by magic…

7th October 2011

I am very saddened by a large organisation I know well which has lost its way on sustainability. It had been rated best in class by...

Exclusive: Chris Huhne on the Green Energy Economy

3rd October 2011

Last Thursday UK Energy & Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne MP spoke at an event on the Green Energy Economy organised by Newcastle Liberal Democrats...

Does Commerce Trump Charity?

26th September 2011

I spent a very pleasant evening on Friday listening to Chris Packham at a Northumberland Wildlife Trust fundraiser (he's vice-president of the Wildlife Trusts). He...

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