Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Engineering the Future

27th July 2009

I'm a member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology - back when I was appointed a member it was the Institute of Electrical Engineers...

Jaime Lerner at TED

24th July 2009

Another TED talk, this time from visionary Brazilian architect-cum-mayor, Jaime Lerner who is most famous for creating the most sustainable city on earth. The talk...

Still can’t afford this Green Stuff?

22nd July 2009

I've just been interviewing Paula Widdowson, Director of CSR for Northern Foods for book#2. Their CSR efforts saved them £2m last year, and they expect...

M&S derides less green rivals

20th July 2009

Have you noticed these new ads for Marks & Spencers? Normally green marketing is cuddly, twee and/or semi-apologetic in nature, but this is one of...

Friday fun

17th July 2009

Green Wednesday?

17th July 2009

And lo! It came to pass that the UK did publish a huge raft of low carbon strategies on one day in July. And as...

Low carbon strategies – but are they too little, too late?

15th July 2009

The UK Government is launching a raft of strategies today: Low Carbon Transition Plan, a Renewable Energy Strategy and the Low Carbon Industrial Strategy. I'll...

Book Review: The Solar Economy by Hermann Scheer

13th July 2009

German MP and Solar Champion Hermann Scheer wrote this book about 10 years ago and it has been available in English for about 7 years,...

The Three Secrets of Green Business is on Amazon!

10th July 2009

My book is now on Amazon - for pre-orders only, I'm afraid.The Three Secrets of Green Business by Gareth KaneMore details and another way of...

A thought for Friday: Do you think…