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Another Perverse Incentive

5th December 2008

A perverse incentive is an economic driver that encourages 'bad' behaviour. Examples in the sustainability field include the lack of tax on airline fuel (how...

The myth of the environment and recession…

3rd December 2008

...is that the environment and sustainability can only be addressed when there is plenty of money about.Let's be blunt - the current economic situation is...

Weekly Tip #36: Black & Grey Lists

1st December 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:Develop ‘grey’ and ‘black’ lists for your business to filter...

BBC Countryfile – blink and you’ll miss me!

30th November 2008

You can see me squinting into the sun and talking about energy security on BBC Countryfile for the next seven days - about 12mins in.This...

Brown ditches clean tech for home insulation

28th November 2008

A couple of weeks ago, Gordon Brown was trailing a big investment in green tech as part of yesterday's pre-budget report, but it seems to...

Weekly Tip #35: Overcoming internal resistance

24th November 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:If key individuals in your organisation think that the environment...

Yesterday @ LCIE Manchester

21st November 2008

At yesterday's Low Carbon Innovation Exchange in Manchester I facilitated two sessions on staff engagement. Both sessions went really well, although like last month's event...

The Green Business Bible

19th November 2008

It is here!At long last I have managed to distil 11 years of experience into 212 virtual pages of the Green Business Bible eBook. The...

As seen on TV…

19th November 2008

I spent yesterday lunchtime shivering my extremities off and squinting into the sun on Blyth Quayside while being interviewed for BBC TV's Countryfile programme. The...

Weekly Tip #34: Blowing in the wind

17th November 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Wind is currently the most cost effective source of...

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