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District Heating in Brum

12th February 2009

I spent yesterday in Birmingham looking at the Utilicom District Heating Scheme which is growing fast organically like their Southampton example. The initial scheme for...

Sustainable Consumption with Tim Jackson

11th February 2009

I attended an excellent seminar at Newcastle University last Friday. Professor Tim Jackson was the keynote speaker and the reason why I was there –...

Weekly Tip(s) #43: The Don’ts of Green Claims

9th February 2009

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:Avoid the following while making green claims:Lying: don’t be tempted.Manipulating...

BTW…

6th February 2009

Just a quick note about comments on this blog - they are moderated and if you add something relevant and business-like it will be approved...

A Five Point Plan to Build a Green Economy

4th February 2009

Every political leader from Barack Obama to the head of the smallest district council appears to agree on one thing - that we should be...

Weekly Tip #42: water recycling

2nd February 2009

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:Use rainwater harvesting for a sustainable source of water but...

Two free seminars

28th January 2009

I'm giving two free seminars at Business Link's North East Business Fair 25/26th Feb at Gosforth Racecourse in Newcastle.Both my sessions are on the 26th...

Weekly Tip #41: Avoid the cliches

26th January 2009

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:Eco-clichés turn people off - particularly cynics. Personally I never...

Will BRIC Beat the West in the Clean Tech Race?

21st January 2009

Two interesting articles in the latest edition of Green Futures. One asks, given that everyone agrees that there is a great opportunity in the current...

Weekly Tip #40: Parking

19th January 2009

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:Manage on-site parking to encourage greener forms of commuting -...

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